Senior Optical Fabrication Engineer - Lean Innovator

Delve Search - Global Search Consultants; New Hampshire; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Delve Search - Global Search Consultants is seeking a Senior Fabrication Engineer to drive process improvement and manufacturing innovation for a precision optics manufacturer in New Hampshire.

You will lead continuous improvement across grinding, polishing, edging and finishing to boost yield, quality and throughput; develop robust processes for new products; and collaborate with production, quality and engineering teams to adopt new technologies.

Qualifications

• Experience in precision optics, photonics, or high-precision manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of grinding and polishing processes.
• Proven track record in process improvement, lean manufacturing, and production optimisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives across precision optics manufacturing processes.
• Optimise grinding, polishing, edging and finishing operations to improve yield, quality and throughput.
• Develop and implement robust manufacturing processes for new and existing products.
• Support root cause analysis, process validation and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with production, quality and engineering teams to introduce new technologies and best practices.
• Drive manufacturing process innovation through automation, tooling improvements and data-driven decision making.

Skills

Process improvement

Lean manufacturing

Precision fabrication

Grinding

Polishing

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Delve Search - Global Search Consultants is seeking a Senior Fabrication Engineer to drive process improvement and manufacturing innovation for a precision optics manufacturer in New Hampshire.

You will lead continuous improvement across grinding, polishing, edging and finishing to boost yield, quality and throughput; develop robust processes for new products; and collaborate with production, quality and engineering teams to adopt new technologies.