Fiber and Cable Development Manager (5844)

SubCom•Newington, NH

27d•Onsite

About The Position

Are you looking for an opportunity with plenty of growth potential? Do you enjoy working in an exciting, fast-paced, collaborative environment? Are you interested in working with the world’s most innovative companies to create a more connected world? Connecting Continents. Impacting Communities. The backbone of the Internet is a series of high-tech subsea fiber optic cables deployed throughout the globe - SubCom has deployed over 50% of them. Our employees ensure data communications networks are engineered, manufactured, deployed to the highest standards, enabling faster and more reliable connectivity to communities worldwide. Every member of the SubCom team plays a role in an end-to-end process that is critical to enterprises, governments, big cities, and rural towns. We encourage, expect, and value creativity, thoughtful risk taking, openness to change, and diverse perspectives. Whether you’re a seasoned applicant seeking a new and exciting challenge, or you’re new to the workforce and looking for a flexible, rewarding, and fast-paced position with an innovative and stable organization (since 1953), SubCom has opportunities to advance your career. Position Overview Lead a group of optical, mechanical, materials, reliability, and process engineers in teams focused on the design, development, qualification, and introduction to manufacturing of undersea cables.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or similar field, or substantial technical experience in the undersea cable industry.
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to lead a team of diverse experts including factory engineers, reliability engineers, and program managers.
Must be familiar with optical measurements and interpretation of the results.
Familiarity with quality methodologies and Design Of Experiments (DOE).
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.

Nice To Haves

Experience in cable design and/or cable manufacturing, and an understanding of undersea cable operations desirable.

Responsibilities

Provide technical and managerial leadership for the NPDI product design and implementation process, from the concept phase through the production ramp, for undersea cable designs.
Participate in cable manufacturing process development including VAVE activities, process improvements, equipment upgrades, cost reductions, etc.
Define and implement development program plans, including qualification testing for undersea cables; assess and manage cost and schedule.
Gather, organize, and prepare program data for development program reviews with SubCom top leadership.
Act as the technical interface with SubCom’s three primary fiber suppliers to provide feedback on current fiber designs and to guide and provide design input on new fiber developments.
Lead cross functional program and problem-solving teams while providing design expertise and sustaining engineering support to factory and field.
Perform design/cost trade offs and schedule implications to aid in the selection of the optimal design alternative.
Oversee the development and delivery of documents defining fiber requirements for projects, liasioning with wet system design and system engineering.
Support sales and marketing efforts as required, especially in the area of new product introduction (First Office Application) support.
Recruit, guide, mentor, and grow personnel to support continuity of R&D expertise, experience, knowledge, and succession while maintaining and fostering a positive work environment.