OFC Career Zone

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides development and NPI engineering support for micro optics products
• Identifies new opportunities and works directly with customers to propose innovative solutions to complex optical problems
• Defines new products and evaluates predicted performance and manufacturability
• Provides results of analyses in the form of written reports to customers and suggests improvements based on optical design/applications expertise
• Interacts with process engineering and manufacturing personnel to ensure that design proposals are consistent with manufacturing capabilities
• Passion for understanding new technologies and drive to see new product opportunities through the early development process
• Leads design and delivery of new products/process
• Strong project management and interpersonal/communications skills
• Functional breadth and depth, plus expert in complementary fields
• Applies broad concepts and theories to achieve innovative and effective solutions to complex problems
• Job Complexity / Contribution: Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Networks with key contacts outside own area of expertise
• Will champion significant projects, programs and business initiatives using demonstrated creativity and ingenuity
• Team leader
• Leads major projects
• Influences or impacts others'
• Priorities, decisions or activities
• Escalation point for complex issues
• Coaches and mentors other junior team members - Supervision : Incumbents provide a leadership role for the work group through knowledge in his/her area of specialization. Generally free to determine work priorities based on general direction from managers
• Determines methods and procedures on new assignments
• Consults with management on long-range goals
• Determines own priorities, both tactical and strategic

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s and 8+ years of related experience; at this level post-graduate coursework may be desirable or master’s degree and 6+ years of related experience or PhD and 3+ years of related experience
• Knowledge: Having wide-ranging experience, uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways
• Experience with state-of-the-art optical engineering tools and ability to work directly with customers to propose innovative solutions
• Familiarity with semiconductor manufacturing processes and fluency in manufacturing data analysis and optimization tools (DOE, JMP)
• The ideal candidate will have knowledge of diffractive optics design principles and applications