Manufacturing Engineering Planning

Manufacturing Engineer

Volk is the world's leading brand in ophthalmic diagnostic and surgical lenses. Develop, document, and optimize manufacturing processes for precision optical lens fabrication and assembly

Develop, document, and optimize metrology processes for optical lens assemblies in production

Collaborate with optical design engineers to ensure manufacturability of optical lenses and assemblies

Collaborate with cross-functional teams on quality and long-term reliability

Lead key manufacturing improvements including sourcing equipment and setting up related processes and procedures

Provide day-to-day support for the production floor, resolving build issues, updating work instructions, and improving yields

Qualify new and replacement components/suppliers through the definition and implementation of appropriate test setups

Create detailed manufacturing instructions, process validation records, and ensure adherence to precision manufacturing standards

Develop and implement new manufacturing technologies and automation appropriately to support business strategy

Design tools and fixtures to improve or streamline manufacturing process

Develop manufacturing processes for optical components utilizing existing equipment and technologies or suggesting new cost-efficient approach

Troubleshoot and root cause failure analysis of equipment on the production floor

Drive continuous improvement across the manufacturing base in terms of process efficiencies, yields, production rates, changeover efficiencies, and costs

Creating and maintaining project documentation and communicating information at project status meetings

Apply lean manufacturing techniques to reduce process variability and ultimately drive down cost while improving yield

Capital equipment review, planning and purchase to ensure long term center stability

Maintain compliance with Quality related to medical device regulations and requirements

Bachelors Degree in Engineering Discipline

• 5 + years of work as a manufacturing engineer
• Experience with machine, equipment and process design, development, and deployment into a production environment
• Hands-on problem solver with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to balance priorities while working under the pressure of demanding project schedules
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing practices & principles
• Experience with Root Cause Analysis Techniques
• Read and interpret engineering drawings
• Familiarity with ISO standards and quality systems
• Experience defining and optimizing Bills of Materials and Routings
• Basic knowledge and experience in project management

Knowledgeable in optical manufacturing techniques, including grinding and polishing methods

Experience with optical metrology equipment such as Optical Interferometers

Experience with some machine programming

Experience with Statistical Analysis Software such as Minitab

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