Engineer III

Scope of Position:

Develop and integrates the Measurement and Inspection systems that enable Global Manufacturing to characterize and verify compliance of products manufactured and sold to our customers. The position is responsible of design and implementation of measurement processes and equipment, providing continuous improvement in process, cost, quality, and throughput.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Work with functional groups to define, develop and implement measurement methods, inspection systems and establish timing requirements and expectations for measurement requests and communicating any/all notifications to the affected parties.
• Lead projects for cost reduction, process improvements to address measurement cycle time reduction, measurement uncertainty (improving quality and yield issues) or equipment cost/availability and responsible of development roadmap.
• Provide advice on equipment maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting and repair, identify root cause of failures and implement corrective actions.
• Utilize statistical tools, engineering data, and DMAIC/DESGN/Lean/MEE methodologies to develop process understanding to support robust manufacturing processes and Measurement systems.
• Protocols for development of studies and experiments, champion measurement uncertainty / measurement system analysis techniques to ensure proper measurement system application and capability, design of experiments and analyze data to identify and implement measurement integrity and efficiency improvements
• Transfer measurement technology from other location/region or in early-stage development to a system ready for use in a manufacturing environment
• Coordinate efforts for the development of documentation in support of measurement system deployments including machine specifications, operating procedures, and drawing packages
• Leverage external suppliers with key technologies or systems integration expertise to develop, procure, build, and install test equipment for capacity expansion needs
• Train, coach, and mentor fellow employees in areas pertaining to the job responsibilities, provide performance assessment and development of career plans

• BS in Optical Science / Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical, Physics, Mechanics, or Mechatronics
• 5+ years of experience in measurement and process engineering, visual inspection automation or related
• MS or PhD in Optics Sciences, Metrology or similar 
• Fluent in english
• Knowledge of fiber optic cable assembly measurement equipment (optical attenuation, reflectometry, surface profile interferometry, and video microscopy (end-face inspection)
• Science and engineering fundamentals: scientific method, Lean methodologies, and DMAIC tools
• FMEA, PFMEA or Causal tree analysis applications and use of SPC, comparative methods and design of experiments tools
• Statistical analysis of data: standard deviation, mean, statistical agreement tests, data transformation, trend identification, regression analysis, curve fitting, etc.
• Measurement Uncertainty Analysis, Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility (GR R), and/or Measurement System Analysis (MSA)

• Application of measurement science in the fields of fiber optics, surface profiling interferometry, microscopy, optical refractometry and/or other optical or physical measurement disciplines
• Machine Vision system development for manufacturing inspection applications (optics, lighting, cameras, image acquisition, and basic knowledge of image processing algorithms)
• CAD software for mechanical assemblies and drawings, optical and electrical schematics, and general design layouts
• standards relating to dimensional metrology and measurement uncertainty (ISO, GPS and ASME B89)
• computer-based measurement or automation equipment, design, setup, support and data systems architecture.
• SQL