Senior Engineer - Field Quality

A leading provider of innovative laser systems to help people in various global markets, including but not limited to renewables, microelectronics, research, life science, automotive, and medicine. We seek an experienced NPI Engineer who will work alongside the mechanical and optical development team to ensure design for manufacturing remains a key focus during the development cycle of our laser systems. Through Prototype and Pilot production, the role will provide DFX feedback, aid the design team in resolving issues and supply documentation, tooling and training to allow the product to be built in a clean manufacturing environment. With a focus on manufacturability, you will help contribute to the development of new processes and capabilities and assist with the adoption of automation and new technologies to ensure repeatability and reliability in the laser build process. A hands-on approach to work is key, with direct engagement with the manufacturing team to understand and resolve issues on the line. Building prototype and pilot laser systems. Defining, testing, and implementing production tooling. Ownership of the transfer of new laser products from design engineering into manufacturing, ensuring build documentation, bill of materials, tooling and training are present and valid. Monitoring Prototype and Pilot production, ensuring yields and cycle times are within expectation, and identifying improvement opportunities where they are not. Influencing design to ensure design for manufacturing is incorporated. Interfacing with Operations team (all aspects including planning, quality, manufacturing etc.) to ensure the smooth transition of products from development to production. Interfacing with subcontractors and suppliers. Liaising with field service to gather customer validation data. Helping to maintain the lab and the standards of the lab space. Defining GUIs and automation routines to facilitate manufacturing flow. Experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally including the transfer from design engineering into manufacturing in a high-tech environment. Degree in science, technology or engineering, or equivalent industrial experience. Knowledge of the New Product Introduction (NPI) process and elements of project planning. Experience of using PLM software (e.g., Agile or similar). Knowledge of lasers, optics, electronics, and opto-mechanics. Experience with LabVIEW, Python, C#, or other object-oriented programming languages. Experience with Solidworks or another CAD package.