NPI Optical Manufacturing Engineer – Precision Optics

NextGenEnergyJobs; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

NextGenEnergyJobs seeks an experienced Optical/NPI Manufacturing Engineer to own new product introduction for optical components and assemblies. You will develop, validate, and scale manufacturing processes, define metrology and quality controls, and drive supplier qualifications and cost improvements.

Travel to domestic and international sites is required. Qualifications include 4+ years in precision optics manufacturing, hands-on metrology experience, and a degree in

Qualifications

• 4+ years of manufacturing, process, or NPI engineering experience with precision optical components or optomechanical assemblies
• Knowledge of optical fabrication and assembly processes and volume manufacturing implications
• Hands-on experience with optical metrology tools and methods
• Experience taking hardware through NPI phase gates into volume production
• Supplier-facing experience: qualification builds, audits, first article inspection, corrective actions
• Fluency with GD&T, SPC, PFMEA, control plans, and structured root cause methods
• Bachelor's degree in Optical, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Eng, Physics, or related field
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally
• Experience manufacturing optics for cost-driven high-volume applications
• Familiarity with Fresnel lenses, lamination, reflector/concentrator optics, or non-imaging optics

Responsibilities

• Own new product introduction (NPI) for optical components and assemblies from development through pilot builds, qualification, and ramp
• Develop, document, and validate manufacturing and assembly processes for precision optics including alignment, bonding, coating, cleaning, and handling
• Define and implement optical metrology and quality controls and acceptance criteria for suppliers
• Qualify and develop optics suppliers domestically and internationally: audits, first article inspections, PPAP/qualification builds
• Collaborate with design engineering to translate optical requirements into manufacturable specs and tolerances
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for yield, quality, and reliability issues
• Drive cost reduction and yield improvement as production scales
• Build documentation backbone: work instructions, control plans, PFMEAs, process diagrams
• Travel to supplier and manufacturing sites to support builds and issue resolution

Education

Bachelor's degree in Optical/Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial Eng or Physics

Tools

Optical metrology tools

CMM

Interferometer

Spectrophotometer

Job description

NextGenEnergyJobs seeks an experienced Optical/NPI Manufacturing Engineer to own new product introduction for optical components and assemblies. You will develop, validate, and scale manufacturing processes, define metrology and quality controls, and drive supplier qualifications and cost improvements.

Travel to domestic and international sites is required. Qualifications include 4+ years in precision optics manufacturing, hands-on metrology experience, and a degree in