Staff Product Engineer

About the role

This position is a key on-site technical resource within Nokia’s Delivery and Operations Optics Manufacturing Team to provide support for transitioning from new product development to high-volume production. The Product Engineer will ensure that product designs are cost-effective and manufactured in high-volume, manage products through the manufacturing line, drive overall process improvement, and handle yield and WIP reporting.

Responsibilities

• Introduce new optical systems into production by collaborating closely with development, operations, and contract manufacturing (CM) teams.
• Review design specifications (optical, electrical, and mechanical) to ensure cost-effectiveness, manufacturability, and high quality.
• Drive qualifications of new product components.
• Serve as a key member of the cross-functional product development and operations team.
• Review product test plans, methodology, specifications, and manufacturing process flow.
• Implement Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) based on design or product changes.
• Partner with process engineers and contract manufacturers for yield and process improvements.
• Work with component engineering on quality and cost-reduction opportunities, including defining and driving cost-reduction initiatives or alternative sourcing requirements.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for field or production failures.
• Report and summarize product yields and Work-In-Progress (WIP) positioning to the company.
• Lead meetings to track process and product yield improvements.
• Transition the manufacturing line to a contract manufacturer (CM) when needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Physics; advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years of direct experience with complex, high-speed optical systems, preferably in the communications industry.
• Working knowledge of active and passive optical components and modules.
• Hands-on experience with high-speed optical and electrical test and measurement equipment, control, data acquisition, and testing automation.
• Experience with products utilizing embedded processors, Ethernet/PCIe switches, FPGAs, DSPs, and power sequencing.
• Ability to understand designs sufficiently to troubleshoot and debug root causes.
• Proficiency with statistical analysis.
• Strong understanding of change controls and process flow.
• Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) like SAP.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

The ideal candidate is analytic, detail-oriented, possesses strong quantitative analysis skills, is self-motivated, able to effectively communicate with cross-functional teams, and works well in a fast-paced environment.

Nice-to-have

• Strong analytical background.
• High-volume manufacturing experience.
• Leadership and collaboration experience.