Staff Product Engineer

Product Engineer

This position is a key on-site technical resource within Nokia's Delivery and Operations Optics Manufacturing Team to provide support for transitioning from new product development to high-volume production. The Product Engineer will be responsible for ensuring that the product designs are cost-effective and manufactured in high-volume, managing products through the manufacturing line, overall process improvement, as well as yield and WIP reporting.

Your Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• The product engineer would be responsible for new product introduction of optical systems into production by working closely with development, operations, and CM teams.
• Review design specifications and ensure designs (optical, electrical, and mechanical) are cost-effective, manufacturable, and are of high quality.
• Drive qualifications of new product components.
• Be a key member of the cross-functional product development and operations team.
• Review product test plans, methodology, specifications, and MFG process flow.
• Implement ECOs based on design or product changes.
• Partner with process engineers and contract manufacturers for yield and process improvements.
• Work with component engineering on quality and cost-reduction opportunities by defining and driving the cost-reduction initiatives or alternative sourcing requirements.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for field/production failures as needed.
• Report and summarize product yields and WIP positioning to the company.
• Lead meetings to track process and product yield improvements.
• Transition the manufacturing line to a CM when needed.

Your Skills and Experience

Required Skills/Qualifications:

• BSEE/Physics, advanced degree preferred.
• Working knowledge of active and passive optical components and modules.
• 5+ years of direct experience with complex, high-speed optical systems, preferably in the communications industry.
• Hands-on experience with high-speed optical and electrical test and measurement equipment, control, data acquisition, and testing automation.
• Experience with products utilizing embedded processors, Ethernet/PCIe switches, FPGAs, DSPs, and power sequencing.
• Able to understand designs sufficiently to troubleshoot and debug root causes.
• Proficient with statistical analysis.
• Requires a strong understanding of change controls and process flow.
• Experience with MES systems like SAP.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.

The ideal candidate is analytic, detail-oriented, possesses strong quantitative analysis skills, is self-motivated, able to effectively communicate with cross-functional teams, and works well in a fast-paced environment.

It would be nice if you also had:

• Strong analytical background
• High volume manufacturing experience
• Leadership and collaboration experience

Job Info

• Job Category Direct Production
• Degree Level Bachelor's degree
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Type Experienced
• Role Type Individual contributor
• Salary Range USD 89,662.22 - 165,515.56 *plus potential/variable compensation for eligible roles
• Locations 7360 Windsor Drive, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 18106-9318, US (Onsite)