Optics Product Manufacturing Engineer

Irving Knight Group; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Irving Knight Group seeks an experienced Optics Product Manufacturing Engineer in Colorado Springs to drive manufacturability and testability of optical transceiver products. You will partner with product teams to transition designs into scalable, cost-effective manufacturing processes, owning design integrity from Beta to production and guiding engineering changes.

You will apply DFMA and DT concepts, manage control plans, and work with production, supply chain, and process engineering to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field is required.
• Experience with manufacturing and assembly processes for optics or electronics.
• Familiarity with design for manufacturing and design for test concepts.
• Ability to apply FMEA, SPC, DOE and phase gate processes.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to product development through design for manufacturing and testing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to transition designs into scalable production.
• Develop control plans and manufacturing tests to meet market needs.
• Ensure documentation and design artifacts are maintained post-transition.
• Troubleshoot optoelectronic performance issues during production ramp.
• Track orders through development to ensure on-schedule delivery within cost targets.

Skills

Hands-on problem solving

Strong reasoning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Physics

Tools

FMEA

SPC

DOE

Phase gate processes

GD&T

PCB manufacturing

Job description

Job Title: Optics Product Manufacturing Engineer

Salary: $130,000 to $150,000 base salary + bonus (can be improved based on experience)

Irving Knight are partnered with a global leader in the interconnect industry. Their Optical Group specializing in industry-leading mid-board optical transceivers and co-packaged optics designed to solve the physical limitations of copper over distance. They are seeking an experience Optics Product Manufacturing Engineer.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to product development through Design For Manufacturing and Design For Test
• Join product development team at the Alpha to Beta transition to ensure design is well documented and has sufficient margin for performance validation, reliability qualification, production ramp, and manufacturing yield
• Collaborate with Process Engineering teams to develop and Implement control plans and manufacturing tests to ensure production satisfies market needs
• Partner with production and supply chain teams to transition designs into scalable manufacturing processes, ensuring compliance with industry standards
• Own design integrity for product after transition from Beta to production. Maintain the set of product requirements and design artifacts and coordinate engineering change management post product release.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges related to optoelectronic performance.
• Track engineering orders through product development lifecycle to ensure delivery of new optoelectronic products on schedule and within cost targets

Requirements:

• Understanding of industry standard manufacturing and assembly processes, such as PCB manufacturing (plating, solder mask, SMT), epoxy dispense and cure, wirebonding, etc, their operation and common failure modes.
• Demonstratable reasoning skills. Hands-on problem solving with experience in the use of FMEA, SPC, DOE, phase gate processes
• Working knowledge of mechanical design, interpretation of drawings, CTQ and tolerance analysis (GD&T).
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Physics or a related field is required.