Senior Product Development Engineer

About the role

The individual as a Product Development Engineer will lead and support product development projects and provide technical leadership for glass materials and components that support the Advanced Optics business. This person will translate customer and market requirements into product concepts, develop material and process solutions, and help move new products from early-stage development through qualification and manufacturing readiness.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute product-development experiments, including design of experiments, prototype builds, data analysis, performance validation, and communication of results and recommendations
• Translate technical learning into product specifications, process windows, qualification plans, and manufacturing transfer requirements
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and commercial teams to evaluate new product concepts, reduce technical risk, and support scale-up to production
• Support customer-facing technical discussions by connecting material and process capabilities to product performance, reliability, and manufacturability
• Lead technicians as required and coordinate work needed to deliver prototypes, testing, qualification data, and development milestones
• 30-50% travel is required

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical/Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Science or related discipline with minimum 3 years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated expertise in ceramic and/or glass material and process/product development, with emphasis on translating technical capability into product performance
• Strong data analysis skills and ability to use experimental results to guide design decisions, qualification plans, and product readiness
• Ability to define product requirements, evaluate performance trade-offs, and connect material/process variables to customer-facing product attributes
• Experience with planning and executing experiments in a team environment
• Strategizing and thinking critically about product-development pathways, technical risks, scale-up needs, and manufacturability and cost

Qualifications

• Experience with product qualification, reliability testing, and performance validation for advanced materials or optical components
• Expertise in glass or ceramic optical metrology methodologies and ability to link metrology results to product requirements
• Broad understanding of ceramic processing technologies and how they influence product design, cost, yield, and scalability
• Structured problem-solving techniques, applied statistics, and design of experiments for product-development decision making
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes, process control, and transfer of new products into production

Skills

• Broad technical skills
• Strong product-development judgment
• Effective communication skills
• Leadership and coordination abilities

Benefits

• Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives
• 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions that grow throughout your career
• Matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan
• Health and well-being benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Recognition program to celebrate successes and reward colleagues who make exceptional contributions

Pay

The range for this position is $81,989.00 - $112,735.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.

Schedule

This position requires 30-50% travel.