Lead Integration and Test Engineer

Coherent Aerospace & Defense Inc, Emerging Products & Technologies (EP&T) Business Unit is seeking a Senior Integration & Test Engineer to plan, design, communicate, and execute the sequence of manufacturing, integration, and test operations for high performance electro-optomechanical assemblies, and to determine the following: (1) integration & test build plan and manufacturing process flow bridging the structural and electric design teams with the assembly staff, (2) required assembly, alignment, and test tooling, (3) layout of manufacturing and test area to be used, (4) necessary equipment utilization and/or modification to machine, assemble, align, test, package, and transport component parts and/or final products and optical assemblies in support of the total manufacturing process, (5) Investigate, identify, and resolve engineering problems involved in the manufacturing of products and implement a smooth transition into routine production as appropriate.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

The Sr.

Integration and Test Engineer responsibilities include:


* Integration and Test Engineering (60%)
+ Leads and coordinates integration and test engineering activities for assembly, alignment, and test tooling, development and implementation of new manufacturing and test processes.

Work is accomplished without considerable direction to achieve goals and objectives.
+ Responsible for assembly/alignment and test plan development on assigned projects; determines methods and procedures on new assignments independently, and coordinates activities of other personnel; develops and releases assembly and alignment documentation, manufacturing work instructions, test plans and test documentation with assistance as required from design engineering and operations personnel.
+ Supports proposal process by reviewing customer specifications, drawings and internal quotations; lays out conceptual manufacturing and test plans; works concurrently with design engineers to ensure product concepts and designs are manufacturable and designed for test using existing processes; identifies technical, manufacturing, or test equipment issues that require either exceptions or development activities.
+ Responsible for red-lining router tasks with assistance from design engineering as required.
+ Resolves technical issues as they arise during manufacturing, integration, and testing with assistance as required from design engineering, quality engineering, and operations personnel; identifies root causes of manufacturing, integration, and test problems using analytical techniques; provides clear and concise corrective action reports.

Exercises wide latitude to solve high level problems while developing new processes to address future issues.

Serves as subject matter expert for the organization.
+ Collaborates with quality engineering on the development of qualification and acceptance test procedures.
+ Part...