Optical Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer

Keysight Technologies; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision

Health Savings Account

401(k) Plan

Flexible Time Off, Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

ESPP

Job summary

Keysight Technologies is seeking an Optical Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer to drive manufacturability and cost effectiveness across the product lifecycle. You will partner with production to introduce new designs, develop tooling, and ensure high-quality interference-based instruments are manufacturable.

The role emphasizes cross-functional teamwork, data-driven decision making, and leadership in manufacturing process documentation and improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Optical Sciences, or related field.
• 4–7 years in a technical manufacturing environment.
• Strong communicator with cross-functional collaboration and data-driven discussions.
• Ability to think critically and translate concepts into practical, results-driven solutions.

Responsibilities

• Improve products, processes, and manufacturing methodologies to meet requirements.
• Work with production teams on NPI initiatives and transfer designs to production floor.
• Lead tooling design and upgrades using Siemens NX/3D CAD tools and model-based approaches.
• Lead CAPA investigations, determine root causes, and drive corrective actions with technicians.

Skills

Strong communicator

Critical thinking

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Tools

Siemens NX

PTC CREO

ANSYS

Job description

Overview

Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~16,800 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do.

Our award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.

Responsibilities

As a Optical Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer, you will be responsible for improving products, processes, and components to meet customer and system performance requirements. You will have the opportunity to directly work with production teams and introduce new technologies while transform state-of-art engineering designs into valuable and manufacturable products. You will make key contributions and provide leadership to develop, document and drive our manufacturing processes to deliver top-quality products to meet customer quality requirements. You will play a key role throughout the product lifecycle ensuring manufacturability, quality, reliability, and cost effectiveness.

• Work directly with production teams to support manufacturing and new-product-introduction (NPI) initiatives, installing new designs to production floor.
• Participate in Manufacturing tooling design and upgrades using Siemens NX 3D CAD simulation program or modeling.
• Transfer NPI precision opto-mechanical tooling, processes and procedures to build up production line capacity, conducting training to technicians, and able to evaluate and qualify manufacturing processes.
• Support customer returns by leading failure investigations, determining root causes, developing corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), directing the work of production technicians, generating quotes and dispositions, and authoring customer-faccing technical reports.
• Actively participate in the release of new product introductions (NPI). Support product tooling and process designs to ensure reliable manufacturability.
• Define and develop assembly processes and documentation, support production trouble shooting, and lead manufacturing personal to make corrective actions for product test, assembly and packaging.
• Support, implement, and update optics products' assembly and test procedures while continuously making relevant improvements.
• Develop on-the-job expertise to troubleshoot and resolve optical interferometer product issues.
• Resolve production issues related to final assembly and test of interferometer products.
• Work closely with different function groups to support production on MRB, RMA and process improvement activities.
• Develop new and update existing manufacturing procedures in collaboration with technical writers (address return-driven preventive actions, production feedback, change requests, and tooling improvements).
• Lead production test station upgrades to include: hardware design support, coordination of software updates, and qualification of new or modified test methods.
• Support supply-chain department on second-source developments and qualifications.
• Develop, review, and provide technical feedback for engineering change orders affecting interferometer product BOMs, drawings, procedures, and other related documentation.
• Drive cost-reduction initiatives while establishing robust process controls to consistently deliver high-quality products to customers.
• Work collaboratively with a cross-functional team to deliver long-term, cost-effective solutions.
• Develop and maintain yield tracking tools across product families.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Optical Sciences, or a closely related technical discipline.
• 4-7 years of experience working in technical manufacturing environment.
• Strong communicator who collaborates effectively across functions and supports technical discussions with data and analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to think critically and work independently to develop ideas and translate new concepts into practical, results-driven solutions.

Manufacturing Engineer III / Advanced Level

• Independently applies engineering judgment to improve products, processes, and manufacturing methodologies.
• Experience with translating interferometer product requirements to optical component specifications and optical assembly techniques.
• Working knowledge of geometrical optics, optomechanical, and kinematic design principles.
• Handson experience in one or more of the following:
  • Precision optomechanical manufacturing
  • Optics assembly and test
  • Optics, lasers, and fiberoptics industry standards
  • Kinematic mechanical designs
• Experience of using CAD designs to create assembly tools with design analysis such Siemens NX, PTC CREO or ANSYS preferred
• Familiarity with structured problemsolving methodologies and quality systems (e.g., CAPA, 5 Why's, 8D, Lean Six Sigma).

Careers Privacy Statement Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The level of role will be based on applicable experience, education and skills; Most offers will be between the minimum and the midpoint of the Salary Range listed below.

California Pay Range MIN $110,660.00 MIDPOINT $147,540.00 MAX $184,430.00

Note: For other locations, pay ranges will vary by region

US Employees may be eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision
• Health Savings Account
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life, Accident, Disability insurance
• Business Travel Accident and Business Travel Health
• 401(k) Plan
• Flexible Time Off, Paid Holidays
• Paid Family Leave
• Discounts, Perks
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Adoption Assistance
• ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)