Manufacturing Engineer I: Lean Process Improvement

Thorlabs (old); New Jersey, United States, Northern America, Americas; Hybrid; USD 71,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Thorlabs is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to oversee and improve production processes in the AST division, ensuring quality and manufacturability across electronic products.

The role involves cross-functional collaboration, training, design reviews, and implementing process improvements to scale with demand. Strong Six Sigma knowledge and familiarity with manufacturing tools are desired for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent is required.
• Experience with Lean and Six Sigma methodologies is desirable.
• Familiarity with SolidWorks, MS Office, and ERP systems (Axapta) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify manufacturing issues and develop corrective solutions for current products and processes.
• Plan layouts to support lean manufacturing and Six Sigma standards.
• Participate in design reviews to ensure producibility and proper procedures before release to production.
• Train production personnel to improve manufacturing and testing processes across the division.
• Create and update manufacturing process documents and production routing steps.

Skills

Six Sigma

Lean manufacturing

Detail oriented

Teamwork

ITAR

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Microsoft products

Axapta

Job description

Thorlabs is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to oversee and improve production processes in the AST division, ensuring quality and manufacturability across electronic products.

The role involves cross-functional collaboration, training, design reviews, and implementing process improvements to scale with demand. Strong Six Sigma knowledge and familiarity with manufacturing tools are desired for success.