Manufacturing Engineer- Optical Systems & Sustaining Engineer

IDEX•West Henrietta, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Join a team of passionate engineers dedicated to delivering next-generation healthcare technology with exceptional quality, performance, and cost-effectiveness. As part of the Manufacturing Engineering organization, you will play a critical role in transferring advanced optical technologies from concept and prototype into scalable, high-quality production environments. This highly visible position offers the opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams including R&D, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Production. You will leverage your technical expertise, creativity, and problem-solving skills to develop manufacturing processes, support new product introductions for successful launches, and optimize existing production systems.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Optics, Optical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Minimum 5 years of manufacturing engineering experience maintaining existing products and scaling up production throughput.
Experience leading the transfer of technology from development into manufacturing.
Experience developing manufacturing processes, documentation, and training programs.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Ability to lead projects and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Nice To Haves

Optical assembly, alignment, and metrology
Precision lens manufacturing and optical system production
Laser illumination systems
Opto-mechanical assemblies
Optical tabletop setup and alignment
Optical testing, detectors, and data acquisition systems
New Product Introduction with production ramp-up and manufacturing readiness activities.
Sustaining engineering in a production environment

Responsibilities

Lead the transition of new optical and laser-based products into manufacturing.
Implement robust manufacturing processes, work instructions, test methods, and training.
Collaborate with R&D teams during product development to ensure manufacturability and production scalability.
Support stage-gate development activities and manufacturing readiness reviews.
Support qualification & validate manufacturing process and test stations prior to release.
Align and optimize optical tabletop systems and production optical assemblies.
Support optical system integration, metrology, testing, and performance verification.
Apply knowledge of optical principles, system tolerancing, and opto-mechanical integration.
Support laser illumination systems, optical alignment techniques, and detector-based measurements.
Develop fixtures, tooling, and automation to improve manufacturing efficiency and quality.
Support existing products through continuous improvement, cost reduction, quality improvement, and obsolescence mitigation initiatives.
Investigate and resolve manufacturing, supplier, and/or quality issues.
Drive corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and root cause analysis activities.
Partner with Operations and Quality teams to improve production performance and customer satisfaction.
Maintain technical documentation including work instructions, process specifications, and manufacturing standards.
Provide technical support for production ramp activities and manufacturing operations.
Mentor technicians and production personnel in troubleshooting, process execution, and continuous improvement.
Identify and implement productivity improvements through Lean Manufacturing.
Improve production throughput, yield, labor efficiency, and operational performance.