Manufacturing Design Engineer
Core
Lead the development of manufacturing processes and equipment for precision brittle products (glass, ceramics, crystals) and optical parts, bridging product design and mass production.
Role type
Senior Manufacturing Design Engineer (Process & Equipment)
Builds
Custom manufacturing equipment, end-to-end processes, and optical manufacturing solutions for brittle materials.
Domain
Consumer electronics manufacturing, optical engineering, brittle material processing.
Required skills
Custom equipment design, process parameter optimization, optical metrology, Design of Experiments (DOEs), failure analysis, vendor management, Design for Manufacturability (DFM), yield improvement.
Preferred skills
Scaling early-stage technologies to high-volume mass production, international travel for site support.
Technologies
CNC, polishing, Ion Exchange (IOX), pad printing, optical metrology tools.
Responsibilities
Architect and qualify custom manufacturing equipment and processes; define and optimize optical manufacturing processes and metrology strategies; manage external equipment and contract manufacturing vendors; collaborate on DFM and quality control plans; resolve complex manufacturing defects using data-driven root cause analysis.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC