Optics - Engineering Manager - Orlando, FL

Lead Manufacturing Engineer

Leads manufacturing engineering for precision optical and photonic products. Drive process development, NPI, and CI across complex, high-precision production.

About Our Client

A publicly traded advanced manufacturing organization specializing in high-precision optical and photonic systems. The company operates in regulated industries with a strong focus on quality, compliance, and scalable production.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Lead development and optimization of manufacturing processes for optical components and assemblies
• Drive NPI, process validation, and production scale-up
• Oversee documentation including SOPs, work instructions, and process flows
• Manage and develop a team of manufacturing engineers and technicians
• Collaborate with design, quality, operations, and supply chain teams
• Ensure design for manufacturability (DFM/DFA) integration into production
• Drive Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Support compliance with MIL specs, ITAR, ISO 9001 / AS9100, and ANSI standards
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for manufacturing issues
• Manage budgets, capital equipment planning, and resource allocation

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

Ideal Candidate:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or related)
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering
• 1-3+ years of leadership or supervisory experience
• Strong background in optical or photonic manufacturing processes
• Experience with precision machining, alignment, metrology, and assembly
• Familiar with regulated environments (MIL, ITAR, ISO, AS standards)
• Proven experience with NPI, process scaling, and yield improvement
• Lean / Six Sigma experience preferred
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills

What's On Offer

What's To Offer:

• Competitive compensation package
• Opportunity to lead engineering within a highly specialized, cutting-edge manufacturing environment
• Exposure to complex, precision technologies and advanced production systems
• Career growth within a structured, publicly traded organization

Job Summary

Sector: Engineering & Manufacturing

Sub Sector: Engineering Design and R&D

Industry: Industrial / Manufacturing

Location: Orlando

Contract Type: Permanent

Consultant Name: Josephine Belcher

Job Reference: JN-062026-7045620