Lead Project Engineer

Coherent•Tustin, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Are you ready to lead cutting-edge engineering initiatives that bring complex optical systems from concept to reality? You'll lead technical teams and coordinate engineering activities for design, development, and implementation of new products and manufacturing processes. Support program management and operations personnel with technical guidance on assigned projects. Ensure that design concepts comply with customer’s specifications and are manufacturable. Support acceptance testing, qualification testing, and troubleshooting efforts on assigned programs. Participate in configuration control (CCD), change control (ECO, NOR, RCN), and MRB activities to support assigned programs. Adhere to program financial goals and provides financial estimates and status updates to program management.

Requirements

Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in optical, mechanical, electrical, or manufacturing engineering, optical-physics, or a related discipline.
An understanding of optical and mechanical manufacturing and test processes and the ability to apply engineering theories and concepts are essential.
Minimum of 7 years of related experience in a professional role with Bachelor’s degree; or equivalent experience; or 5+ years with a Master’s degree or higher
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Experience with networked PC based computer system (MS Office, spreadsheets, access, graphics, Email, MRP systems, and accounting software)
Using CAD software; SOLIDWORKS experience preferred
Conducting trade studies and engineering analyses of optical alignment and tests for optical instruments
Error budgets & error analysis
Knowledge of thermal, mechanical, vibration, and shock effects on optical systems
Opto-mechanical assembly techniques
Optical alignment and optical alignment tools and methods
Crystalline, glass, and polymer materials for refractive systems in the IR, SWIR, NIR, Visible, and UV portions of the spectrum
Anti-Reflective (AR), High-Reflective (HR), and filter optical coatings
Metals, plating, conversion film, and coating materials for mechanical structures or reflective optical system substrates
Materials and mounting methods for opto-mechanical systems; preparation and use of primers, one and two part adhesives, and elastomers
Optical element cleaning, handling, and packaging
Optical metrology and/or alignment instruments and techniques (interferometers, spectrophotometers, autocollimators, theodolites, measuring/toolmaker microscope, lasers, etc.)
Optical component or system test and metrology instruments, techniques, and performance testing, e.g. Modulation Transfer Function (MTF), Transmitted Wavefront Error, Surface Figure, focal length, encircled or ensquared energy, transmission, relative illumination, veiling glare, etc
Mechanical metrology instruments and techniques and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing

Responsibilities

Leads technical teams and coordinates engineering activities for design, development, and implementation of new products and manufacturing processes
Responsible for product design and development activities on assigned projects
Ensures product designs meet customer specifications and technical requirements
Experience with problem analysis and resolution.
Uses advanced knowledge to resolve a wide range of issues and develops new methods to solve problems.
Lays out conceptual manufacturing plans to ensure design concepts are manufacturable and product can be built using existing Coherent processes
Develops design documentation, test procedures, Bills of Materials, and manufacturing work instructions with assistance from manufacturing engineering and operations personnel
Demonstrated ability to achieve results independently and working with others
Ability to recommend and implement improvements
Optical design and analysis; hands-on experience with Zemax, CODE V, OSLO, etc. is a plus
Experience in Clean room protocols and processes
Experience in Vendor/supplier sub-contract management including optics, mechanics, tooling fabrication, and optical coatings
Resolves technical issues as they arise during fabrication with assistance from manufacturing engineering, quality engineering and operations personnel
Identifies root causes of manufacturing problems using analytical techniques
Provides clear and concise corrective action reports
Works with Production Engineering to develop qualification and acceptance test procedures
Supports program management with technical advice and direction on assigned programs
Adheres to program financial goals and provides financial estimates and status updates to program management
Supports business development activities through participation in customer presentations and proposal preparation
Supports quotation process by reviewing customer drawings and internal quotations
Identifies technical issues that require either exceptions or development activities