Principal Process Development Engineer

Job Description T he Principal Process D e vel o p m e n t E n g i n eer is r esponsible for d eveloping n ew a n d/or e xpanding cu r r ent asse m bly p r ocess platf o rm s and t r ansfe r r ing th e m to m anuf a ctu r in g . He or she m u st be a m ultitasking team p layer a n d able to inte r f a ce with m u ltiple engin e e r ing g r ou p s. T h e pe r son sh o uld have h ands - on expe r ience with p r ocess develop m ent a n d be well ve r sed in m echanic a l enginee r ing or m a t e r ials science as well as with a u to m at e d equip m ent in a high - volu m e m anu f actu r ing envi r o n m en t . He or she sh o uld be a dept in a uto m a ted eq u i p m ent, such as b u t not li m i t ed to, optical device alignm e nt, pick and place, fiber attach, flip chip asse m bly, th e rm o co m p r ession b o nding, fl e x ci r cuit int e r conn e ct techn o l o gies such as u - flex, o r pick a n d place m achines with adhesive d i s p ensing ca p ability; Design of E xp e r i m e n ts ( DO E ) , F ailu r e M ode E ff e cts A n alysis ( F M E A ) , in n ovative da t a r e d uction, a n d statistical a n alysis. E x p e r ience wo r king in a cl e an r o om e n v i r on m ent is a p l u s. Candid a te m ust be able to p r ecisely d ocume n t and c o mm u nicate asse m bly p r ocess det a i l s for succ e ssful t r a n sfer o f assigned p r ocess e s to m a nufactu r ing. How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn Devel o p, cha r acte r iz e , and q u alify m a n ufactu r ing p r ocesses f r om co n cept th r ough d evelop m ent and t r a n sfer to m an u factu r i n g, inclu d i n g specifying and p r ocuri n g r e q ui r ed e quip m e nt, p r ocess flow, p r ocess d evelop m ent/ve r ification, a n d qualificati o n plan Desig n , execute, and a n alyze expe r i m en t s th r o u gh DOE and sta t i s t i c a l techniqu e s using statistical tools Design tooling and fixturing for assigned processes. Set up and conduct process checks and complete process documentation for assigned processes to be successfully transitioned from Development into Manufacturing Lead and perform Failure Mode Analysis (FMA) techniques as part of process characterization and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) plans Train technicians and oversee equipment calibration and maintenance scheduling Develop all required documentation for processes that transfer to manufacturing Key Skills And Experience B S d egr e e in E nginee r ing with 6 t o 10 yea r s of expe r ience or M S d e g r ee i n E n g ineeri n g, 5 Plus years of expe r ience De m onst r ated a b i lity t o independently initiate, p r io r itiz e , and d r ive p r ojects to co m pletion A bility to ef f ectively co m m unicate ideas, co n cepts, and r esults to b o th highly t e chnical and non- t echnical co - wo r ke r s within cross-functional teams A bility to fu n ction inde p enden t l y as well as in a t eam e nvi r on m ent Han d s - on e xperie n ce with opt o elect r o nic m od u le asse m bly p r ocesses incl u ding optic a l device align m ent, free space optics, fi b er at t ach of fib e r pig - tails, flex ci r cuit inte r connect, vacuum solder chamb e r s, h o t bar sold e r eq u ip m en t , flip chip p r ocessing, pick and pl a ce, adh e s i ve disp e nse and thermal cycling P r ov e n expe r ience in d esign and p r oc e ss develop m ent f u nctions Highly m otivate d , team player adept a t wo r king and m eeting g o als c r oss - fu n ctionally E xpe r i e nce in high volu m e m an u factu r i n g a plus E xcellent w r itten and ve r b a l co m m unication skills co m bined w ith a high attenti o n to de t ail A bility to use C A D to o l s such as C r eo and / or S olidWorks Wo r king knowled g e of m echanical d r awings a nd di m e nsional tol e r ances Und e r stan d ing of o p tics is a plus A bility to m aintain a c l e an and safe wo r king envi r onm e nt