Optical Manufacturing Engineer – NPI & Sustaining

IDEX Health & Science, LLC; West Henrietta (NY); On-site; USD 78,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement savings with company

Paid time off

Job summary

IDEX Health & Science LLC. seeks a Manufacturing Engineer – Optical Systems & Sustaining Engineering to lead manufacturing transfer and scale-up for next-generation optical products.

You will drive process development, documentation, and training while collaborating with R&D, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure manufacturability and successful launches. The role focuses on production readiness, precision optics, laser-driven systems, and sustaining engineering to improve performance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of manufacturing engineering experience.
• Experience leading the transfer of technology from development into manufacturing.
• Experience developing manufacturing processes, documentation, and training programs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to lead projects and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transition of new optical and laser-based products into manufacturing.
• Implement robust manufacturing processes, work instructions, test methods, and training.
• Collaborate with R&D teams during product development to ensure manufacturability and production scalability.
• Support stage-gate development activities and manufacturing readiness reviews.
• Support qualification & validate manufacturing process and test stations prior to release.
• Align and optimize optical tabletop systems and production optical assemblies.
• Support optical system integration, metrology, testing, and performance verification.
• Apply knowledge of optical principles, system tolerancing, and opto-mechanical integration.
• Support laser illumination systems, optical alignment techniques, and detector-based measurements.
• Develop fixtures, tooling, and automation to improve manufacturing efficiency and quality.
• Support existing products through continuous improvement, cost reduction, quality improvement, and obsolescence mitigation initiatives.
• Investigate and resolve manufacturing, supplier, and/or quality issues.
• Drive corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and root cause analysis activities.
• Partner with Operations and Quality teams to improve production performance and customer satisfaction.
• Maintain technical documentation including work instructions, process specifications, and manufacturing standards.
• Provide technical support for production ramp activities and manufacturing operations.
• Mentor technicians and production personnel in troubleshooting, process execution, and continuous improvement.
• Identify and implement productivity improvements through Lean Manufacturing.
• Improve production throughput, yield, labor efficiency, and operational performance.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Technical leadership

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Optics, Optical Engineering, or related

Job description

IDEX Health & Science LLC. seeks a Manufacturing Engineer – Optical Systems & Sustaining Engineering to lead manufacturing transfer and scale-up for next-generation optical products.

You will drive process development, documentation, and training while collaborating with R&D, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure manufacturability and successful launches. The role focuses on production readiness, precision optics, laser-driven systems, and sustaining engineering to improve performance