OpTek Systems is a global supplier of laser processing tools and sub-contract laser machining services.
Role Purpose: Directs and coordinates the activities of the Engineering Department to turn customer needs into manufacturable designs using appropriate and cost effective processing methods and test protocols. This position requires a blend of engineering prowess, process knowledge, and business acumen to drive successful project outcomes and customer satisfaction.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities:
- Provide day-to-day oversight and management of the engineering team including mentoring
- Work closely with Sales and Customers, providing expertise in optical fiber technologies, lens design, precision optical assembly and testing to support product development and sales opportunities.
- Lead product commercialization stages through concept, prototype, and ramp up.
- Generate appropriate product designs using design for manufacturability protocols as well as simulation and modeling tools.
- Define and develop specifications, designs, drawings, BOMs, routings, cost estimates, procedures, work instructions, test protocols, outside processes, and packaging requirements.
- Plans, coordinates, analyzes, reports on research testing into product performance and reliability, test variability, process performance and variability, and material performance.
- Apply manufacturing engineering skills to ensure product design is scalable and manufacturable.
- Conduct experiments and data analysis to develop cost-efficient, commercial manufacturing processes.
- Works with customers to investigate and resolve product performance and test issues.
- Develops, documents and improves test and process procedures with written instructions.
- Resolve customer technical issues (both pre- and post-sales).
- Performs statistical analysis as a part of analyzing data.
- Writes reports on test results.
- Prepares and presents presentations of studies for internal and external customers.
- Create product documentation, presentations, and demos that highlight our capabilities.
- Stay current with fiber optics, laser, and optical technologies / industry trends as well as market trends.
- Other duties as assigned.
Other Significant Role Requirements:
- Application of Project Management approach to deliver scope, schedule, and cost.
- Hands-on use of fiber optics systems (fiber coupling, alignment, splicing, connectors, lensing, cleaving).
- Use of optical test equipment (e.g., OTDRs, light sources, power meters, Interferometers, polarization extinction ratio test sets, beam profilers, and various forms of imaging and precision metrology).
- Ability to model optical systems with data (e.g. beam propagation, coupling efficiency, insertion loss).
- Understanding of materials and systems of materials including glasses, polymers, epoxies, adhesives ceramics, metals, and optical coatings.
- Occasional travel to customer and other OpTek sites.
Education and/or Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Optical Engineering, Physics, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
- 8+ years experience in fiber optics, photonics, precision laser-based manufacturing or equivalent experience
- Experience in fiber optic product design (sensors, assemblies, etc.) is preferred
- Proficiency in precision measurement techniques and tools for optical and mechanical validation.
- Strong skills in 3D mechanical design software for core designs, assemblies, and packaging.
- In-depth knowledge of Optics and Fiber Optics design, validation, and manufacturing processes.
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