Lead Opto-Mechanical Process Engineering

Avo Photonics; Fort Washington (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Avo Photonics is seeking a diligent professional to lead the Process Engineering Team in advanced opto-electronic packaging. You will manage die bonding, wire bonding, laser welding, and alignment processes, while driving quality and documentation across development and manufacturing interfaces.

The role emphasizes engineering leadership, DOE-driven process development, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure successful transfer to production and compliance with Quality System requirements.

Qualifications

• 10 years experience in electronics packaging, including die bonding and wire bonding.
• Experience in opto-electronics strongly preferred.
• 6 years experience in engineering management.
• Demonstrated experience creating design of experiments, developing processes, and monitoring process control limits.
• Demonstrated ability to manage technical personnel.
• Demonstrated problem-solving, organization, and analytical skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Process Engineering Team responsible for opto-mechanical assembly processes including die bonding, wire bonding, seam sealing, laser welding, optical alignment, and epoxy attach processes.
• Oversee training and development of Process Engineers to grow capability and cross-training.
• Ensure all manufacturing and development tools are maintained, calibrated, and documented per Quality System.
• Promote adoption of new techniques and options for opto-electronic packaging; present findings to other teams.
• Facilitate communications between System Engineers and Process Engineers to ensure understanding and ownership of processes.
• Support training and qualification of manufacturing personnel on developed processes transferred to manufacturing.
• Review DOE, process development, and equipment process control monitoring by the team.
• Oversee creation and maintenance of Work Instructions and Quality Documents for developed processes.
• Support System Engineering in developing Travelers for Process Engineering steps and procedures.
• Update documentation for Consumables, Epoxy, Fixtures, and Software in the Document Control system.

Skills

Team leadership

Quality systems

Documentation

Verbal and written communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Avo Photonics is seeking a diligent professional to lead the Process Engineering Team in advanced opto-electronic packaging. You will manage die bonding, wire bonding, laser welding, and alignment processes, while driving quality and documentation across development and manufacturing interfaces.

The role emphasizes engineering leadership, DOE-driven process development, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure successful transfer to production and compliance with Quality System requirements.