Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical Engineer III

Scope of Position (i.e. projects involved with and role within group):

• Mechanical Engineer responsible for leading or working within multi-discipline teams to Prototype and Pilot Equipment Design for optical fiber manufacturing processes and products.

• Design, develop, improve and industrialize Optical Fiber manufacturing platforms (platform = process + equipment) for existing or revolutionary manufacturing processes, thereby enabling new products with advantaged attributes and/or step-change reductions in manufacturing cost.

• Translate understanding and experimental solutions to engineering requirements, then further to process and/or equipment designs which deliver performance criteria.

• Work is typically completed as a member of a technology development team chartered with improving one or more of the following: manufacturing yields (selections), process rate, machine utilization, product quality, new product quality, environmental compliance, raw material yield, and/or energy usage.

Major Responsibilities:

• Use established processes to identify concepts for manufacturing equipment, design, build and test selected concepts as an individual and in teams, and utilize risk management tools to ensure on-time delivery.

• Designing and executing equipment validation test in a manufacturing plant; analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and making recommendations

• Collaborating with other equipment/machine design experts within and outside of OFC development organization

• Securing funding via appropriation requests and expense budgeting processes to support equipment design and development

• Communicating and documenting results and equipment designs

Travel Requirements (please note if international): 10%. Domestic only.

Hours of work/work schedule/flex-time: Typical work hours are M-F 8am to 5pm. Some flexibility available upon request.

Required Skills (These are skills that candidates MUST possess)

• Working knowledge of physical phenomena (static and dynamic physics, heat and mass transfer, fluid mechanics, optics, etc.) with a strong background in machine design or machine systems integration

• The ability to work with other engineering disciplines (Electrical/Controls, Chemical/Materials) to create prototype and industrial process equipment design solutions

• Sound understanding of material properties and capabilities for use in machine design

• Knowledge/experience in materials processing equipment for manufacturing

• Ability to design and carry out experiments in lab and manufacturing environments

• Familiarity with 3-D CAD software (Autodesk Inventor preferred)

Desired Skills (These are skills that would be nice for candidates to possess)

• Working knowledge experience of Machine Controls (motion control, sensor technologies, PLC programming, etc…) and safety systems.

• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously

• Knowledge of optical fiber properties, applications, and manufacturing

• Experience with data processing software (e.g. Jump, Python, PowerBI) and MS Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). Modeling simulation software optional (e.g. Aspen, Matlab, Fluent).

• Proficient in Autodesk Inventor 3-D CAD

Education and Experience (minimum required for consideration)

• B.S. degree in mechanical engineering or similar technical field (e.g. physics); M.S. degree in similar discipline strongly encouraged

• 5-10 years’ work experience

• Desired – knowledge / experience with optical fiber process development or manufacturing

Soft Skills (Communication/Team/Leadership)

• Strong independent work ethic

• Attention to detail with excellent organizational skill

• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)