Mechanical Engineer

Role Purpose

• Maintain, develop, and industrialize Optical Fiber manufacturing platforms (platform = process + equipment) for revolutionary manufacturing processes, thereby enabling step-change reductions in manufacturing cost and/or enabling new products with advantaged attributes.  
• Drive for root-cause fundamental understanding and apply scientific method and engineering principles to solve process and equipment problems.
• Work within a plant or technology team chartered with improving one or more of the following: manufacturing yields, machine utilization, Operator efficiency, product attributes, product reliability, and material cost reduction.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor downstream process and equipment issues related to, reliability, obsolescence, performance variations between sites, and any safety related concerns.
• Design, develop, and industrialize manufacturing platforms (process, equipment) to solve safety, performance, quality, or cost issues.
• Provide mechanical engineering support to development and deployment teams with a goal to ensure that best-in-class equipment designs are readily available for the downstream equipment areas.
• Participate on cross functional teams in support of various Development, Engineering, or Operations initiatives.
• Analyze, package and present data to support hypotheses, conclusions, and recommendations.   
• Complete documentation following all plant and division standards, train, and transfer projects to Plant Operations and Engineering receivers.
• Communicate status and results within team and to upper management.
• Work with global team members to solve problems that could impact multiple manufacturing sites.

Work Schedule

• 40+ hours per week, primarily 8AM to 5PM with flexibility based upon personal preference and project need.  The position is overtime exempt.  Overtime is expected at times, however the amount and duration will vary as a function of the job position, particular project, and point in the project life cycle

Travel Requirements

• <5% domestic and international possible

Experiences/Education - Required

• Minimum BS or MS in Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering
• 1-3 years of engineering experience.

Skills - Required

• Demonstrated working knowledge of electro-mechanically controlled systems, material properties, thermodynamics, as well as physical phenomena (heat and mass transfer, fluid mechanics, rheological behaviors, etc.),
• Application of the scientific method and engineering principles to gain fundamental understanding and to identify root cause.
• Sound AutoCAD 2D and Inventor 3D skills
• Understanding of data analysis data analysis and statistical methods. 
• Desire to be hands-on and display a bias for action to achieve results.
• Work well both within a multi-disciplined team, and independently with minimal oversight, and thoroughly carries assignments to completion.

Skills - Desired

• Knowledge of fiber optics and materials.
• Experience with data processing software (e.g. Jump, Python, PowerBI) and Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).  Basic understanding of PLC control systems
• Ability to work hands-on with the equipment using typical hand tools, instruments, and measurement devices.
• Ability to manage multiple work streams, adjust to changing priorities, and maintain a strong focus on job site safety.
• Attention to detail and organizational skills