Product Engineer nLight Photonics

Product Engineer

About nLIGHT

nLight is a privately held company established in 2000 that develops and manufactures high-power semiconductor lasers for industrial, defense, medical and consumer applications. With state-of-the-art manufacturing in over 100,000 sq. ft. of facilities in Vancouver, WA, Hillsboro, OR, China and Finland, nLight is a leader in key growth markets. nLight has received numerous awards and acclaim for its growth, leadership, and innovation.

Summary

The Product Engineering group is charged with oversight of all aspects of product life cycle including NPI (New Product Introduction) associated costs, performance metrics, and schedules to enable next-generation product realization at nLIGHT. The preferred candidate will be highly motivated with an excellent track record of performance and innovation in photonics as well as bring their passion about developing and producing the best in class semiconductor lasers products.

Functions

• Own and complete NPI design-oriented elements, including specifications, product/design FMEAs, DFX, qualification plans, drawings, test requirements, etc.
• Focus on all technical details of products â€" ranging from initial designs to volume production issues to end of life management.
• Collaborate with development and manufacturing engineer teams to determine development and build schedules
• Work with finance to estimate project costs including ROIs and establish product costs through detailed yielded BOMs.
• Support Sales and Product Line Managers to cultivate customer relationships and establish broad understanding of customer applications associated product use.
• Work with buyer/planners to identify key vendor engagement regarding BOM costs, material cost reduction targets, vendor qualification, piece part design trade-offs, and managing deliver of pre-pilot products
• Lead improvements in reliability based on FA of external RMAs and internal NCMs establishing root cause failures and appropriate corrective actions.
• Review production data (e.g., yield, cycle time, DL hours, BOM cost) across entire MFG process to facilitate continual improvement plans.
• Collaborate with development and marketing on product roadmaps that promote the investigation and application of new technologies to meet forecasted industry demands.
• Ensures shipped products meet cost, performance specifications, reliability, and quality goals.
• Support the planning, development, implementation and maintenance of manufacturing methods, processes and operations for new and existing products
• Assist in development of systems to maintain reports and record keeping of company products/processes.
• Establish disciplined Six Sigma (DMAIC, SPC, DOE, Gage R&R, etc.) approach to improvement and use 8 Disciplines of problem solving or equivalent tools to manage engineering activities.
• Manage multiple projects with multi-disciplinary indirectly reporting team members

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Physics, Quantum Electronics, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or similar discipline
• 5 years of commercial/industrial laser industry experience
• Program and Project Management competency
• The ability to coordinate teams across organizational boundaries and work within a matrix organization
• Excellent communication, listening and collaboration skills
• Attention to detail and an ability to absorb and assimilate information rapidly
• Ability to solve complex problems in high order multi-dimensional spaces
• Direct optical, Laser, Mechanical, and/or Electrical design experience is preferred.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt is preferred

Applicant must be a US Person to comply with US government ITAR export control regulations for this position. A US Person is either a US Citizen or valid Permanent Resident.

nLIGHT is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in its workforce.