NPI Engineer: Photonics Manufacturing Lead

Gooch & Housego PLC; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Gooch & Housego PLC in Fremont, CA, seeks an experienced NPI Engineer to bridge R&D and manufacturing, leading industrialization and transfer of photonic products to volume production. You will partner with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Program Management to ensure robust, cost-efficient, manufacturable designs.

You thrive in a highly technical setting, tackling complex manufacturing challenges and driving product maturity from prototype to scalable production, with emphasis on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Optical, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in New Product Introduction, Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, or Product Development in a high-technology manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading product industrialization and transferring products from R&D/prototype phases into production manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of DFM/DFA principles, process validation, and product industrialization.
• Experience with engineering change management, configuration control, and product lifecycle management (PLM) systems.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, PFMEA, Control Plans, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Experience with process qualification, risk assessment, manufacturing readiness reviews, and production ramp activities.
• Excellent project management, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transfer and industrialization of new products and technologies from R&D into manufacturing, ensuring technical readiness, documentation completeness, and successful production release.
• Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design for Excellence (DFX) activities to optimize product performance, quality, manufacturability, and cost.
• Plan and execute prototype builds, pilot runs, process characterization activities, and manufacturing trials to validate product designs and production processes.
• Develop and execute product maturation plans to improve yield, reliability, manufacturability, and cost throughout the product lifecycle.

Skills

New Product Introduction

Manufacturing Engineering

Process Engineering

Project Management

Cross-functional collaboration

DFM/DFA/DFX

PLM

Lean/Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Optical Engineering

Tools

PLM systems

Job description

Gooch & Housego PLC in Fremont, CA, seeks an experienced NPI Engineer to bridge R&D and manufacturing, leading industrialization and transfer of photonic products to volume production. You will partner with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Program Management to ensure robust, cost-efficient, manufacturable designs.

You thrive in a highly technical setting, tackling complex manufacturing challenges and driving product maturity from prototype to scalable production, with emphasis on