Engineer Principal, Quality

Lumentum; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in optical engineering seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer to join their dynamic team. The role involves collaborating with suppliers and cross-functional teams to ensure the quality of optical components. Candidates should possess a Master's degree in a relevant field and have strong experience in supplier management and optical design.

Qualifications

• Supplier management experience with optical component design.
• Strong knowledge of Active/Passive Optics and Optical Interconnects.
• Experience applying PPAP methodologies is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Advise and approve specifications of custom optical components.
• Drive engagement to build predictability with suppliers.
• Manage Supplier Product Change Notifications and analyze risks.

Skills

Supplier management

Optical component design

Problem solving techniques

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree in Optical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Applied Physics

Job description

• This position reports to the optical component engineer responsible for supplier quality engineering. As a key member, working within a small, fast paced multi-disciplinary team, you will :
• Working with Supply Chain, SQE, and R&D, you will advise and approve specifications of custom optical components for new products based on supplier process capabilities, DFMs and DFMEAs;
• Drive proactive engagement to build predictability and end to end process visibility with suppliers;
• Plan FAIs as needed and work with cross-functional teams to create part qualification plans;
• Analyze alternative suppliers as needed and ensure their suitability against capability, specifications, and reliability;
• Engage with suppliers and R&D to access the process capability of suppliers;
• Manage Supplier Product Change Notifications by analyzing the risks of such changes and advise R&D and Operations through a product specific Change Control Board;
• Work with cross-functional and cross-regional resources to drive proactive engagement with suppliers, build predictability, support component related issues and customer returns, initiate supplier failure analysis and drive corrective and preventative activities.

Requirements

• Supplier management experience coupled with optical component design experience;
• Master's degree in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics or a related field
• Strong knowledge of Active Optics, Passive Optics, Fiber, and Optical Interconnects design and application.
• Strong knowledge of problem solving techniques;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English;
• Experience applying PPAP methodologies therefore Automotive quality management experience is a plus;
• High energy, enthusiastic problem solver with a strong desire to learn new things.