Mechanical Engineer
Scope of Position (i.e. projects involved with and role within group):
* Mechanical Engineer responsible for leading or working within multi-discipline teams to Prototype and Pilot Equipment Design for optical fiber manufacturing processes and products.
* Design, develop, improve and industrialize Optical Fiber manufacturing platforms (platform = process + equipment) for existing or revolutionary manufacturing processes, thereby enabling new products with advantaged attributes and/or step-change reductions in manufacturing cost.
* Translate understanding and experimental solutions to engineering requirements, then further to process and/or equipment designs which deliver performance criteria.
* Work is typically completed as a member of a technology development team chartered with improving one or more of the following: manufacturing yields (selections), process rate, machine utilization, product quality, new product quality, environmental compliance, raw material yield, and/or energy usage.
Major Responsibilities:
* Use established processes to identify concepts for manufacturing equipment, design, build and test selected concepts as an individual and in teams, and utilize risk management tools to ensure on-time delivery.
* Designing and executing equipment validation test in a manufacturing plant; analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and making recommendations
* Collaborating with other equipment/machine design experts within and outside of OFC development organization
* Securing funding via appropriation requests and expense budgeting processes to support equipment design and development
* Communicating and documenting results and equipment designs
Travel Requirements (please note if international):
* ?10%. Domestic only.
Hours of work/work schedule/flex-time:
* Typical work hours are M-F 8am to 5pm. Some flexibility available upon request.