Senior Opto-Mech Engineer

Responsibilities

• Work closely with our Engineering team (Mechanical, Electrical, and Systems), conceptualize opto-mechanical designs and maintain existing subassemblies.
• This will include working in the lab to build and test optics equipment.
• Collaborate with Operations, such as Sourcing, Planning, Quality, Manufacturing, Production, and Field Service to support released products, ensure continued production, and troubleshoot issues seen during assembly and in the field.
• This could include interfacing directly with vendors on technical issues.
• Perform engineering analysis of parts and assemblies that can include optics mounting strategies, detailed tolerance, thermal, stress, fatigue, lifetime, manufacturability, failure modes, and cost.
• Collaborate directly with cross functional teams to specify system requirements, implement designs, and troubleshoot issues.
• Create and maintain documentation (eg. drawings, ECOs, etc) to enable effective knowledge transfer throughout the company.

Requirements

• B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related technical degree.
• 3+ years of experience working on opto-mechanical designs and sub-systems.
• A strong mechanical engineering background with fluency in CAD and a solid understanding of dimensioning / tolerancing principles.
• Proficiency in Solidworks or similar CAD software.
• Experience developing specifications for optical/opto-mechanical/optoelectronic assemblies.
• Understanding of product quality metrics and methods including GD&T, DFMEA, Statistical Process Control (SPC).
• Demonstrated experience in developing systems and processes for optical alignment and metrology for optical elements and optical systems preferred.
• Knowledge of precision optical/mechanical alignment tools and techniques.

Skills

• Scripting and UI development expertise for automated alignment tools with motion control, sensors, and/or machine vision components.
• Proficiency in MATLAB/LabVIEW/Python preferred.
• Experience in a production environment / comfort working with technicians on the manufacturing floor as well as in the lab.

Nice to Have

• Portfolio of previous work.

Pay

The compensation bracket for this position is $137,600 - $206,400 (per year).

Schedule

This is an in office role with 4-5 days expected in office in Sunnyvale California. Flexible working from home is allowed and expected during different phases of our projects.