Optical Manufacturing Engineer

Picarro; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and HS

401K

Paid Time Off and Holidays

On-site Health & Wellness programs

Job summary

Picarro is seeking an innovative Optical Manufacturing Engineer to optimize processes in our Manufacturing Assembly Operation. You will collaborate with our Manufacturing Technology Team to enhance production/testing efficiency, improve product quality, and lower costs.

You will support the Clean Room with tooling, fixtures, documentation, and setup. The role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and a continuous improvement mindset to deliver value to customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Optical Engineering or the like. Master’s Degree preferred.
• 3-5 years of related experience in a high-tech production/manufacturing environment.
• Experience with quality improvement tools and techniques (Lean, Six Sigma, PFMEA, DOE) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support and improve manufacturing, assembly, quality, and cost of the product portfolio while satisfying customer needs.
• Data mining, analysis, and remediation to prevent recurrence of defects.
• Establish, implement, and sustain processes and procedures to maintain high quality in design, manufacturing, and assembly.
• Organize and layout production cells for optimal efficiency and ensure safety and efficiency of assembly.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Communication

Independent work

Team collaboration

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Optical Engineering

Master’s Degree preferred

Tools

SolidWorks

ERP software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking an innovative, hands-on Optical Manufacturing Engineer to optimize current processes within our opto-mechanical Manufacturing Assembly Operation. The incumbent will work collaboratively with our Manufacturing Technology Team to maximize production/testing efficiency, continually improve product quality while lowering cost. This includes maintaining and enforcing the high-quality standards of components and products produced within the Clean Room (driven by the needs of the customers). This individual will support and act on behalf of the manufacturing engineering group regarding product design, manufacture, production, assembly training, troubleshooting, and critical decision-making. He/she will support the Clean Room with technical knowledge and guidance, assembly tooling, jigs and fixtures, manufacturing/assembly process documentation and product set-up. The incumbent will serve as a key contributor for driving root cause analyses and effective corrective actions within Manufacturing and Assembly.

The ideal candidate must be highly organized with strict a vast attention to detail bringing energy, enthusiasm, and a continual improvement mindset to deliver the best value to our customers.

Essential Job Functions

• Support and improve the Manufacturing, Assembly (capacity/scale-up and repeatability), Quality, and Cost of the product portfolio while understanding and fully satisfying the needs of our customers.
• Data mining, analysis, and remediation to ensure that failure modes and defects are fully understood and prevented from recurrence.
• Establish, implement, and sustain processes and procedures to ensure that the high standard of quality is maintained in all aspects of design, manufacturing, and assembly.
• Be aware of critical inventory conditions and product urgencies as well as production and supply concerns, providing assistance and options where possible.
• Support the production floor with technical knowledge and guidance, assisting in product troubleshooting and assembly issues to minimize or eliminate production downtime.
• Monitor, review, and enhance assembly cell efficiencies by utilizing assembly time studies, design or assembly improvements, and assembly aides for legacy products.
• Organize and layout production cells for optimal efficiency, providing all necessary equipment and assembly tools. Ensure cells are fully equipped to build product safely and efficiently.
• Ensure assembly personnel are clearly trained on new product introductions and/or product changes, advising assembly techniques and identifying critical features and functions.
• Implement product improvements and minor redesigns for manufacturability and ease of assembly.
• Embed testing, inspection, and quality assurance steps within the assembly process.
• Create and/or update/revise Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Work Instructions (WIs) to ensure consistency and logical flow of assembly steps.
• Conduct and record continual improvement projects for impactful cost-saving measures.
• Identify, specify, and acquire appropriate equipment and essential assembly tools, jigs, and fixtures.
• Provide feedback to: (1) engineering on manufacturability, product concerns, and improvement ideas for design standards, (2) supply chain to resolve part quality issues, (3) customer service and support when RMA issues require the same, (4) quality with required updated performance metrics, (5) product management/market upon request.
• Utilize automation where possible to improve the assembly process.
• Perform risk assessments of manufacturing processes and implement risk remediation where and when necessary.

Qualifications

Experience

• 3-5 years of related experience within a high-tech environment. production manufacturing environment.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Optical Engineering or the like. Master’s Degree preferred.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills

• Computer proficiency and knowledge of, but not limited to, Microsoft products, ERP software, and Solidworks.
• Understanding of blueprint interpretation, geometric tolerancing, and classifications of fit.
• Knowledge of standard inspection and test methods and tools.
• Experience with quality improvement tools and techniques (i.e., Lean, Six Sigma (DFSS, DMAIC), Statistical Process Control, and Process Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (PFMEA), Process Audit and Process Activity Value Analyses, Gage R & R, Root Cause Analysis (Ishikawa diagramming), Design, conduct and analyze DOE’s, etc.).
• Strong ability to work independently within a team environment and comply with high-quality standards.
• Strong leadership, attention to detail, and multi-tasking skills.
• Demonstrated assembly, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong sense of ownership and work ethic.
• Solid technical writing, verbal, and active listening communication skills.
• Flexibility within a rapidly changing environment.

Possess a passion for excellence.

Salary & Benefits

This full-time position's base salary range is $80,000 - $100,000 USD annually. Your base salary and title will be determined based on the location, experience, qualification, skills, and knowledge, level, and pay of other employees in similar positions.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) plans
• Life, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Employee Referral Program
• 401K
• Social events (summer picnic, holiday party, team lunches, etc.)
• On-site Health & Wellness programs (fitness challenges, outdoor boot camp, flu-shots, etc.)

About Picarro

Picarro is pioneering a unique confluence of hardware, software and cloud-based computing unlike anything being done today. By manufacturing the precision instruments at the core of this technology as well as developing the algorithms that enable cogent information to be derived from the data, we are transforming how world-class scientific, industrial, and regulatory compliance measurements are made, and more importantly, who makes them. Infrared optical spectroscopy is a proven technology for delivering precise, real-time measurements of the constituents in a gas stream with high sensitivity and selectivity. Recent developments in laser technology allow for a very significant increase in the number of species that can be measured simultaneously, leading to an unprecedented increase in the amount of information that can be collected and corresponding challenges in extracting information from the results.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, gender identity, social orientation, nor based on disability.

If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact Picarro, Inc. at [e-mail] for assistance.