Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Fibre optics

Job Overview

TE's Aerospace Defense & Marine Division is currently seeking a highly motivated Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Fiber Optics to deliver the engineering design, development, and implementation of next generation manufacturing technologies and processes. Manufacturing Development works closely with Product Development and Operations onsite to:

• Launch new product at world class quality and cost at pace of customer demand.
• Infuse strong DFM/DFA principles to ensure delivery of robust, efficient and cost-effective designs that are manufacturable at full scale.
• Deliver product designs that align with current manufacturing capabilities.
• Develop new manufacturing processes to support customer driven product innovation as needed.

The candidate must have prior experience with:

• Optical manufacturing principles such as single and multi-fiber termination
• Test methods of optical connectors
• Active optical assembly.

Additionally, this candidate should have basic knowledge of industry standards surrounding environmental and mechanical performance of optical connectors

Your main tasks

• New process and equipment compliance with TE safety and ergonomic policies
• DFM/A input into the early stages of product design
• PFMEA and implementation of high-risk mitigation plans
• Manufacturing capacity analysis
• Value stream mapping
• Assembly tooling and equipment development
• Process qualification via capability studies
• Support in the execution of sample builds and first article inspection
• Generation of process specifications
• Develop and implement new manufacturing technologies and automation appropriately to support customer driven new product innovation.
• Apply a lean manufacturing focus to drive world class cost on new product and fuel plant-level productivity initiatives on fiber optic manufacturing processes.
• Support TE's global operations footprint as a subject matter expert for fiber optic manufacturing processes.
• Liaise with manufacturing facilities to support preliminary cost estimates on new product concepts.

Your ideal background

• A Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Optical, or Manufacturing Engineering with 5 years of hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment, at least 2 of which is related to fiber optic product.
• Experience with machine, equipment and process design, development, and deployment into a production environment.
• Hands-on problem solver with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge and experience implementing Lean Six Sigma principles preferred. Green or Black Belt certification a plus.
• Must be able to effectively operate in remote teams with broad geographic footprints.
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to balance priorities while working under the pressure of demanding project schedules.
• Strong written and oral communication skills across all levels of the organization.
• Proficient with 3D CAD software as well as general Microsoft Office applications.

UK MIL access required

Location

SWINDON, SWD, GB, SN3 5HH

City: SWINDON

State: SWD

Country/Region: GB

Travel: Less than 10%

Requisition ID: 140414

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