Staff Technical Lead Engineer

Job Summary:

This is an advanced level and/or lead position in which work assignments require the regular application of generally acknowledged expertise in the electro-optics engineering field, and the use of considerable initiative and creativity.

The incumbent provides technical leadership in significant design, development and research projects, and in the preparation of technical proposals.

Project management assignments for large technical proposals and R & D programs require substantial coordination with internal sources of information, oversight of the work of other engineers, and may involve representing the company where technical credibility is required.

Provides expert explanations, techniques or approaches to colleagues, management and customers.

Provides technical direction and oversight within a development project.

Responsibilities and Tasks:


* Provide technical leadership over complex, major design, and development projects


* Prepare project requests detailing proposed engineering work costs and product timetable


* Provide technical presentation support and consultation to marketing


* Represent company unit to customers


* Recommend the addition, expansion or termination of projects and assure the technical soundness of engineering programs


* Evaluate and select optimum design alternatives


* Prepare cost estimates on proposed major design products


* Plan and lead experiments to evaluate operating characteristics of products or processes


* Produce innovative technical solutions to customers' problems


* Prepare technical proposals for competitive bids


* Research information on equipment and cost for project proposals


* Perform preliminary engineering necessary to confirm plans and programs


* Develop potential applications to exploit new business opportunities


* Collect and analyze information on competitor product performance


* Initiate and conduct field testing and research work for new applications.


* Translate experimental results into design criteria


* Provide application engineering to customers


* On a project or on-going basis, supervise the work of other engineering personnel


* Utilize project planning and monitoring methods to ensure timely completion and communicate project status to appropriate departments.


* Assist in developing engineering budgets


* Originate and communicate concepts which could lead to new products


* Review and approve completed design work

Education, Experience & License or Certification:


* Bachelor's degree in engineering, optics, physics, or similar with 12 years of experience, master's degree and 10 years' experience, or Doctorate and 7 years' experience, preferably in a design-to-manufacture environment


* Incumbents should possess an extensive knowledge of electro-optics engineering with specific capabilities in areas such as optical design, imaging system development, elect...