Lead NPI Engineer, Optical Components

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Duties & Responsibilities
* Product, Technology Development, and Program Management (60%)
* Design and deploy new thermal and thermoelectric products with minimal manager supervision to meet or exceed customer technical requirements.
* Conceive of and perform thermal-mechanical design/modeling analyses using both internal TE design software and Ansys Mechanical simulation tools.
* Independently verify model and design results for accuracy using first-law principles and empirical testing.
* Manage assigned projects with minimal manager supervision to ensure and adherence to project delivery dates and budgets.
* Effectively use application tools (spreadsheets, modeling tools, product management processes, etc.) to meet or exceed schedule targets.
* Follow the Product Development Process and actively maintain project statuses in the Phase Gate project development tool.
* Participate in internal and external Quality audits.
* Proactively identify and communicate technical and schedule risks to management and work to identify and solve problems before they occur.
* Conceive of, propose, and champion product-related technology development projects.
* Communicate design and testing results to the technical community through technical reports/memos, presentations, and training sessions.
* Provide status updates on project progress during weekly engineering team meetings.
* Support other team members in completing assigned tasks independently and on-time.
* Follow and propose updates for internal engineering design guidelines.
* Contribute to the improvement of engineering design tools.
* Support identifying causes and proposing resolutions to Return Goods and Failure Analysis issues.
* Respond directly to product reliability and qualification requests with limited manager supervision, author reliability reports/data, and manage product specific reliability and qualification testing.
* Participate in problem solving sessions with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems.
* Support the manufacturing floor during prototype builds and testing of new products.
* Develop working (hands-on) familiarity with our internal manufacturing processes - ceramic and element dicing, metallization plating, thick-film metallization, lapping, stencil printing, soldering, dispensing, pick-n-place machinery, cleaning processes, etc.
* Develop a working (hands-on) familiarity with internal laboratory equipment - power supplies, Delta T tester, EZ tester, thermal chambers, DAQ's, flow meters, IR camera, ACR meter, fume hoods, thermal cycle tester, etc.
* Work with Procurement Team and external suppliers to ensure purchased parts meet technical and quality requirements.
* Business Operations and Product Sales (30%)
* Directly communicate with strategic customers in a timely and professional manner. Portray a positive image of Coherent and Coherent Thermal Solutions.
* Develop, review, and publish costing for new NPI products in a timely manner.
* Support sales with sales opportunity requests, customer calls, and customer visits
* National and International travel as needed to support Vietnam manufacturing factory and global customer base.
* Demonstrate high standards for ethics, professionalism, leadership, and quality focus and encourage it in others.
* Effective collaboration with our Vietnam manufacturing team and the Asian Design Center. Includes participation in scheduled weekly calls (typically in the evening) with these teams as needed.
* Intellectual Property (5%)
* Apply standard technologies (internal and external) to new products and capabilities.
* Document new internal technology developments for possible patent application.
* Develop and demonstrate knowledge of performance differences between Coherent Thermal Solutions products and similar competitive products.
* Publish internal technical reports.
* Personal Development (5%)
* Actively review and update yearly goals with manager.
* Actively participate in available training sessions.
* Participate in technical conferences and workshops.
* Follow company policies, with special attention to ergonomics and housekeeping. Education & Experience
* Technical Degree
* BS or higher degree in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering preferred)
* Related non-engineering BS or higher technical degrees considered.
* Demonstrated Experience
* Background in thermal design and engineering.
* Background in general manufacturing processes.
* Background in direct customer communication, with strong communication and customer management skills.
* Design Engineering - 7+ years experience in thermal management design, engineering thermal and stress analysis, engineering modeling tools, and associated engineering disciplines (5+ years with Masters or above). Direct experience with thermoelectric is preferred.
* Project Management - Direct experience with product design and development processes, project management tools, and direct customer interaction.
* Global Teamwork - Direct…