Optical Alignment Process Engineer
Job Description/Responsibilities: The Senior Optical Process Engineer, as part of the larger product solutions development team, provides process engineering solutions in support of product development, NPI, and manufacturing of a variety of different optical product families. We are looking for an experienced Optical Process Engineer, with a strong focus on optical active optical alignment to work with a worldwide end-to-end product development team, to successfully develop and implement into manufacturing advanced Opto/microelectronic components, modules and sub-systems.
- Work directly with optical product design and development team to provide process engineering solutions in support of new product development, with subsequent NPI and manufacturing support.
- Support new technology research and development pertaining to optical process solutions. Manage projects and timelines in order to meet milestones on various customer projects.
- Develop active alignment recipes on automated optical alignment systems for free space optics, grating, coupling, edge coupling, fiber arrays, etc.
- Troubleshoot and analyzes process performance problems. Provides technical guidance to less experienced team members.
- Provide sound methodical approach to troubleshooting and analyzing process performance problems. Supports new technology research and development pertaining to optical and microelectronic process solutions.
- Conduct research into complex engineering problems to develop new operating policies, capabilities, and processes.
- Assist the Process Engineering team to deliver on accountabilities. Takes ownership for processes under his/her control.
- Help to create Process Assembly documentation.
- Tooling and fixture conceptualization.
- Perform qualification on new processes being introduced.
- Implements and suggests engineering changes.
- Research, procure, and accept new pieces of equipment for continuously evolving technologies.
- Support customer NPI builds within tight timelines.
- Provide DFx type feedback to the internal design team as well as external customers to help optimize manufacturability of products as well as increase yields and throughput.
Qualifications:
- Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
- 3+ years' experience in a Process or Manufacturing Engineering role.
- Experience with active optical alignment of free space optics.
- Experience with ficonTEC automated aligners would be a strong asset.
- Experience with equipment programming (automation) on different pieces of equipment.
- A background in the execution of "best practice" process control is required.
- Understanding of operating methodologies in an electronics assembly environment.
- Experience with implementing Engineering changes.
- Experience with organizing and structuring file folders and naming conventions for reference.
- Experience with Labview or other motion control software programming would be an asset.
- Hands-on build experience would be an asset (handling bare dies or miniature components with tweezers, use of microscopes, camera systems, etc.)
- Experience with laser welding would be an asset.
- Experience establishing active alignment requirements and setup of eng bench type systems would be an asset.
- Experience with Auto cad/SolidWorks would be an asset.
- Must be able to commit to two months in China for training, have a current and ready to go passport with a minimum eight months on passport and the ability to qualify for/obtain a visa into China.
- Experience with lean manufacturing principles.
- Experience with DFM and FMEA would be an asset.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Ability to speak, read, write Mandarin highly preferred.