Mechanical Design Engineer

Optical Coating Laboratory, LLC; Santa Rosa (CA); On-site; USD 73,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

VIAVI Solutions in Santa Rosa, CA, is seeking a tooling engineer to design, procure, and maintain coating tooling and related equipment. You will assemble and prepare tooling, coordinate with vendors, and create detailed engineering drawings for production use.

You will work closely with Equipment Engineering to implement improvements, support tooling scheduling, and drive continuous enhancement of coating processes. Strong CAD skills and Teamcenter knowledge are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Self-direction and leadership skills a must.
• Design of complex mechanical assemblies.
• Use of basic hand tools and measuring tools.
• Ability to read and understand mechanical drawings and engineering standards.
• Understanding of basic engineering principles such as torque, pressure, mass, standard metrics and measurement systems.
• Ability to write clear and concise instructions and communications.
• Ability to get along and communicate with others.
• Basic understanding of vacuum systems, thin film coatings, and appropriate materials used in a vacuum chamber.
• High-level problem-solving skills for both mechanical and procedural tasks.
• Excellent computer skills with ability to learn and apply various company specific and general use programs.
• Knowledge of PLM/ PDM systems will be required, Teamcenter preferred.
• Experience with 3D CAD required, SolidWorks and NX preferred.
• Exhibits exceptional organizational discipline.

Responsibilities

• Procure and maintain tooling inventory and work instructions.
• Manage outside vendors for tool cleaning and chamber shield treatments.
• Create material requisitions in Oracle and process POs.
• Support equipment engineering in tooling and fixture CAD work.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts in coating processes and production flow.
• Collaborate with Engineering on new tooling integration and PI/PCN processes.
• Provide floor support for tooling scheduling and troubleshooting when needed.

Skills

Self-direction and leadership

Reading mechanical drawings

Engineering principles

Instruction writing

Communication

3D CAD

Teamcenter

Vacuum systems knowledge

Problem-solving

General computer skills

PLM/PDM systems

SolidWorks

NX

Organizational discipline

Tools

SolidWorks

NX

Teamcenter

Job description

Summary

VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions for telecommunications, cloud, enterprises, first responders, military, aerospace, and railway. VIAVI is also a leader in light management technologies for 3D sensing, anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, government and aerospace applications. We are the people behind the products that help keep the world connected at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between. VIAVI employees are passionate about supporting customer success and we welcome people who bring their best every day to the company – to question, to collaborate and to push for solutions that will delight our customers.

Duties & Responsibilities

Procure and maintain tooling inventory, materials, drawings, and work instructions for the tooling techs to allow uninterrupted scheduled coating as much as possible. Managing outside vendors for tool cleaning and chamber shield treatments. This includes shipping out and receiving in materials for the coating chambers, inspecting and stocking incoming parts, and communicating any special or changing business needs with the vendors. Maintaining valid and up-to-date work instructions for the required tasks. Replacing worn, or damaged components as needed by using PLM/ PDM systems (Teamcenter) to identify and supply engineering drawings for vendors for quote requests, identifying the correct vendors for the type of work required. Create material requisitions in Oracle to purchase new parts and follow through with getting approvals for a purchase order. Work through any issues with the vendors including providing any files and/or solid models needed. Finally, track and receive the new parts and have them prepared per area requirements. Managing the UCP Target Tracking System and providing assistance to operators, coating schedulers, purchasing and engineering as needed to allow uninterrupted machine scheduling as much as possible. This also includes UCP Production and R&D. Maintaining valid and up-to-date work instructions for the required tasks. Purchasing other tools and materials for not only coating, but all production areas as requested by the operations supervisors and leads with Purchasing Card or Material Requisition as required. Working closely with Equipment Engineering on receiving in new tooling, support equipment, and prototypes. This will include assembling and preparing new coating tooling and support equipment, sometimes creating PCN’s to integrate these new tools into the production systems. Coating tooling will need to be cataloged into the specific area’s system, cleaned, test fit and stored with all the necessary documentation. Is highly proactive about improving manufacturing processes, organization, and documentation per standard procedures. Provide troubleshooting and floor support as needed for all areas of production. This includes, but is not limited to, metrology equipment, WLP, cleanrooms, ovens, cleanliness, and coating machines. Using appropriate engineering principles, create designs for coating tooling, tooling support equipment, and fixtures as required. From these designs, create and release proper engineering drawings per VIAVI standards and release procedures. Participate and occasionally lead focused teams for yield improvements, brainstorming new ideas, problem solving, and data collection in collaborative efforts. Work with operators throughout the production groups to identify and lead continuous improvement efforts, particularly in the area of coating and handling substrate. Takes the initiative and communicate across Production, Maintenance, Facilities, and Engineering groups to streamline processes, reduce downtime, and address problems as they occur. Takes direction from the Manager of Operations on special projects and enlists help from other groups and personnel as needed to complete the tasks. Support Equipment Engineering group with CAD work for new tooling as time allows.

Pre-Requisites / Skills / Experience Requirements

• Self-direction and leadership skills a must.
• Design of complex mechanical assemblies.
• Use of basic hand tools and measuring tools.
• Ability to read and understand mechanical drawings and engineering standards.
• Understanding of basic engineering principles such as torque, pressure, mass, standard metrics and measurement systems.
• Ability to write clear and concise instructions and communications.
• Ability to get along and communicate with others.
• Basic understanding of vacuum systems, thin film coatings, and appropriate materials used in a vacuum chamber.
• High-level problem-solving skills for both mechanical and procedural tasks.
• Excellent computer skills with ability to learn and apply various company specific and general use programs.
• Knowledge of PLM/ PDM systems will be required, Teamcenter preferred.
• Experience with 3D CAD required, SolidWorks and NX preferred.
• Exhibits exceptional organizational discipline.

If you have what it takes to push boundaries and seize opportunities, apply to join our team today.

VIAVI Solutions is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer – minorities/females/veterans/persons with disabilities.

Job Posting Pay Range: 72,800 to 135,200 Exceptional qualifications, experience and location may impact salary.

VIAVI offers a competitive benefits package that includes paid time off, health, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and a bonus program.

VIAVI empowers Service Providers and IT organizations to manage the network lifecycle for complex 5G and Fiber networks with intuitive instruments, systems and technologies; and our expertise in light management and optical coatings help protect the world's bank notes from counterfeiters, enhance the colors you see, and enable advanced technology such as 3D sensing. We are a team of thought leaders who have the freedom to support and innovate and look for new effective and efficient solutions for our customers.