Senior Product Engineer - Manufacturing

We are looking for a Senior Product Engineer - Manufacturing to plan and establish manufacturing processes and systems for our initial production.  Partnering with R&D and Operations, the Senior Product Engineer will work to stand up critical product and business processes, tools, and systems in support of manufacturing of our products.   As a Senior Product Engineer, you will be responsible for BOMs, routings, FMA / RMA / MRB, change control, continuous improvement, and maintenance of manufacturing processes in a production environment.  This critical team member will work to establish, characterize, and improve our current and future processes through a disciplined engineering approach as we progress on our mission to build the world’s best quantum computers to solve the world’s most complex problems. 

Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for configuration and change management, BOMs, process flows, routings, and release to manufacturing 
• Create work instructions (SOP’s) including EH&S guidelines, LOTO procedures, technician training plans, and maintenance SOPs for area of responsibility
• Establish quality system processes such as NCM/MRB, in-process audits, RCCA/FA, and begin the journey toward ISO Certification
• Initiate / support / implement lean manufacturing principles such as 5S, kaizen, continuous improvement, RCCA, MDI, statistical process controls, and establish/monitor key measurables
• Partner with key stakeholders to select, implement, and maintain a Manufacturing Execution System supporting routings, work instructions, defective materials, incoming inspection, label printing, and/or traceability
• Develop, implement, and track a yield management program for assembly and test
• Extract and analyze data from assembly and test engineering databases
• Review yield data aimed at identifying yield improvement opportunities
• Assemble, task and drive to conclusion cross functional yield improvement teams to address any specific or systemic issues
• Interact with Strategic Procurement to implement required material cost reductions to meet or exceed required material cost roadmap
• Work with Manufacturing Process Engineers to increase yield through vendor material quality improvement initiatives and internal process improvement activities
• Partner with development team to select components and vendors that support yield requirements
• Provide feedback to R&D and Procurement on new product yield opportunities
• Work with Manufacturing and Development on New Product Introduction Activities
• Set up BOMS and Routings for new products
• Establish processes and procedures in compliance with our QMS, consistent with in industry standards (i.e.TL9k)
• Perform manufacturing engineering and quality system functions to support early production
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective action on production failures
• Meet business OKR’s and key results

You’d be a good fit with: 

• 5+ years' experience in high-tech, engineering driven, manufacturing environment of complex electro-optical systems, sub systems and components
• Experience with complex optical systems, lasers, free-space optical systems and components
• The ideal candidate is mechanically inclined, analytic, detail-oriented, possesses quantitative analysis skills, is self-motivated, a great team member, able to proactively communicate with employees at all levels, delivering excellence in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
• Experience as a manufacturing engineer with practice and knowledge within quality systems, especially within regulated industries such as medical or aerospace
• Mechanical, electrical, and optical equipment troubleshooting experience
• Optical Alignment Processing experience, including experience in aligning lenses, mirrors, prisms, and optical/opto-mechanical components on an optical breadboard
• Experience in implementation, use and configuration of PLM/ERP/MRP/MES systems
• Experience transforming R&D prototypes into highly reliable products
• Collaboration with cross-functional development teams including engineering, research, and development
• Strong hands-on attitude and ability to spend significant time "on the floor" with the team, being involved at the detail level
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or Science

You’d be a great fit with: 

• Broad knowledge of complex optical, electrical, or mechanical products and systems
• Experience as a quality systems engineer, specifically with CAPA and Audit 
• Additional experience desired with semiconductor, optics, and photonics components, opto-electronic modules, vacuum assemblies, and cryogenic systems
• Experience/success in interacting directly with suppliers.  Collaboration with supply chain sourcing, fostering partnerships for critical development and risk reduction
• Effective interpersonal skills and ability to work well with customers, suppliers, and in a team environment
• Ability to act independently to uncover and resolve issues with various production issues such as defective materials, process issues, training, etc.
• Best-in-class cross-functional communication, collaboration & presentation skills
• Ability to be on-site every day