Lead Optical Product Engineer

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

Introduce and help develop efficient and improved methods for optical system assembly and inspection as needed.

Involved directly with new product development projects incorporating optical, electrical, mechanical, software and system integration engineering functions for high-speed optical transceivers.

Ensure meeting project schedule and timelines and milestones, and the completion of complex cross-disciplinary activities within project team.

Conduct and well manage design documents, ECO, design change implementation in new product release process.

Communicates project status and progresses to management as appropriate, including recommendations on resources, process development, and product improvement and management.

Individual contributor on the project team in addition to project management responsibilities.

Keep abreast of customer needs and new competitive products, assessing the related impact on company projects/products development plans.

Identify, select, and implement new development, component, manufacturing and/or testing technologies.

Maintain technical relationships with key suppliers, as needed.

Provide professional technical support to internal departments, sales and marketing teams worldwide, and customers as needed.

Education & Experience

MS or Ph.

D in Optics, Optical Engineering, Opto-mechanical instrumentation.

Advanced education qualifications would be a plus.

Candidates with suitable hands-on experience with a BS degree will be considered in exceptional circumstances.

3+ years' experience in design, simulation, testing, and inspection of fiber optics, optical imaging systems, laser, illumination or other optical systems.

A minimum of 3 years' experience in optical design and simulations for fiber optics, Si-Photonics, laser, life science, LiDAR, machine vision and other related industries.

Experienced in working with customers and engineering team to effectively and successfully bring optical products through product life cycle from prototyping to volume production.

Skills

Strong foundation in optics, physics, fiber optics, optical networks system.

Proficient in using optical design tools - e.g.

OptiStudio, Code-V etc.

to do Optical system design, simulations, optimization, tolerance analysis.

Hands-on experiences in optical design for industries within semiconductors, fiber optics, machine vision, and laser.

Experience of Co-package optical design/architecture and Si-Photonics is preferable.

Knowledgeable and experienced with precision mechanical components and manufacturing, materials for fiber optical modules and assemblies.

Able to utilize various equipment and to develop test plans for optical devices and optical components, assemblies and systems for engineering and production.

Demonstrate ability to DfX, DfM and to solve complex issues in optical design and opto-mechanical product development.

Preferred experience of...