PsiQuantum
Manager, Optical Process Engineering
Milpitas, California, United States · Senior · Full-time
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About the role
- This role combines technical expertise in optics, materials, and manufacturing with leadership responsibilities to ensure the high-quality, cost-effective production of optical products, including lasers, photonic devices, fiber optics, and sensors.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and improve optical manufacturing processes.
- Optimize yield, throughput, cycle time, and product quality.
- Support process transfer from R&D to production.
- Develop process control methodologies and statistical monitoring systems.
- Lead and mentor a team of process, manufacturing, and optical engineers.
- Drive root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA).
- Implement Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.
- Manage engineering projects, budgets, schedules, and resource allocation.
- Support new product introduction (NPI) activities.
- DOE (Design of Experiments).
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in:
- 7-12+ years of experience in optical manufacturing or process engineering.
- 2-5+ years of leadership or people management experience.
- Experience with high-volume manufacturing and process scale-up.
- Experience with metrology and characterization tools.
- Proficiency in engineering software and data analysis tools.
- Optical Engineering
- Physics
- Photonics
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Materials Science
- Related engineering discipline
Nice to have
- Preferred Skills
Compensation
- $160,000 - $185,000 USD
- Bay Area Pay Range
- $200,000 - $225,000 USD
Company info
- Note: PsiQuantum will only reach out to you using an official PsiQuantum email address and will never ask you for bank account information as part of the interview process.
- We are not accepting unsolicited resumes from employment agencies.
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