Manager of Robotic Process Development Engineering

About the role

Join our fast-paced and passionate team as a Manager of Robotic Process Development Engineering. As we scale, you will be instrumental in building our foundation from the ground up. This is a dynamic, hands-on role for a self-starter who thrives in a fluid startup environment. You'll have the opportunity to work on cutting edge technologies, work closely with leadership, and develop and implement engineering practices that support our mission and growth.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, develop and manage a team of robotic process development engineers.
• Lead the translation of optical and mechanical product designs into robust, scalable manufacturing processes, including process architecture, equipment requirements, work instructions, process controls, measurement strategies, and verification/validation plans.
• Partner with Design Engineering to identify design-for-manufacturability and design-for-automation opportunities, resolve process/design conflicts, and ensure products can be reliably built to specification.
• Contribute to design, integration, verification and lead transition to production for complex laser and photonic systems.
• Create and maintain active optic alignment engineering processes and tools.
• Responsible for execution of engineering process development projects from requirement development and architecting to verification, validation and qualification.
• As a member of cross-functional leadership team, responsible for planning and execution of company projects on schedule and to budget.

Requirements

• Export Control: This position requires access to export-controlled information. Employment is contingent upon the applicant being a U.S. person as defined by 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3).
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field; advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of relevant engineering experience, including experience in optical, photonics, robotics, automation, mechanical engineering, manufacturing, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing multidisciplinary engineering teams, preferably teams consisting of optical, mechanical, robotics, automation, controls, or manufacturing engineers.
• Proven ability to translate complex optical and mechanical product designs into executable manufacturing and process-development strategies, including defining process steps, equipment requirements, alignment strategies, critical process parameters, inspection methods, and acceptance criteria.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing automated processes for precision optical or photonic assemblies, including applications involving robotics, machine vision, precision motion, optical measurement, or closed-loop feedback.
• Understanding of optical alignment and photonic assembly processes, including fiber coupling, precision component alignment, optical measurement, alignment sensitivity, tolerancing, and sources of process variation.
• Demonstrated experience with process characterization, optimization, and qualification, including appropriate use of tolerance analysis, Design of Experiments (DOE), statistical analysis, root-cause analysis, process capability, and data-driven decision making.
• Proven ability to design, build, integrate, and verify automated equipment and processes, with an emphasis on demonstrating repeatability, robustness, and performance before deployment.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple concurrent, technically complex engineering programs, balancing technical performance, schedule, resources, and risk.
• Experience establishing process verification and validation strategies, including development of test methods, measurement systems, fixtures, instrumentation, and data-analysis methods needed to demonstrate process capability.
• Experience developing and utilizing process development kits to influence upstream optical, mechanical, electrical, and software design teams to resolve them.
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively with Optical, Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Manufacturing, Quality, and Operations teams to deliver integrated hardware/software solutions