Manufacturing Engineer
Date:	2010/2/16	Job Code :	JOS0194
Region:	USA - Pacific	Status:	Full Time
Function:	Manufacturing/Fabrication
Salary:	$70,000 - $85,000
Job Description:
We've made numerous placements with this client. Great company! Summary: Develop and implement new manufacturing processes, tooling, and testing for optical fabrication and assembly. Identify process variables and the means of controlling the processes to have acceptable quality and cycle times. Preferred skills include optical fabrication, assembly and test. Fabrication includes grinding, pitch polishing, pad polishing, MRF, CP operation, edging, and shaping of optical components. Assembly includes alignment using both mechanical means (fixtures, physical measurement of edge location) and optical (alignment telescopes, autocollimators, computerized alignment stations). Test includes interferometeric characterization of single and multiple surfaces, MTF, stray light, focal length, magnification, and other important characteristics of optical materials, components and systems.
Skill Sets:
Requirements: • 5-10 years manufacturing engineering experience. Experience with optical fabrication or assembly highly preferred. • BS degree in Engineering or related discipline (preferably ME, IE or OE), or substantial experience working as a manufacturing engineer in an optics fabrication or assembly environment. Special Abilities: • Strong verbal and written technical communication skills. • Computer skills in word processing and spreadsheet software including MS Word, Excel, Access; CAD software knowledge required (Solidworks preferred). • Strong analytical, fault isolation, and problem solving skills. • Strong organization skills and attention to details required. • Must be capable of reading blueprints. • Experience in machining and conventional optical fabrication technologies (grinding, polishing, coating, testing) is highly preferred • Experience in assembly of optical components/opto-mechanical assemblies highly desired. • Experience in process design, development and project planning is desired. • Experience in preparing and maintaining drawings, procedures, process routers and Bills of Materials with full documentation and configuration control required. • Must understand production flow and be capable of logically developing planning within this flow that correctly and efficiently builds product. • Demonstrated abilities in developing and executing Statistical Process Control for Manufacturing is required.
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