Npi Mechanical Engineer Jobs

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Ciena Transport –NPI Mechanical Designer
Ciena’s Optical Modem New Product Introduction Program and Capacity Management team is looking for a Mechanical Test Engineer to be part of the team responsible for supporting Contract Manufacturers (CMs) for existing product offering as well as for the next generation of optical transport products and components (100G, 200G, 400G, 800G, UULH).
The role of the NPI Mechanical Designer is to design mechanical and electromechanical test fixtures, jigs and assemblies for product development, working on various projects supporting the Product and Process Engineers as well as CM manufacturing teams to ensure product yields and quality.
Key Responsibilities

• Periodically build, modify and repair test equipment, fixtures and electro-mechanical assemblies
• Transitioning Design into Contract Manufacturer (CM) and provide on-site support to CM to address product quality and delivery issues
• Create/investigate alternative solutions to meet the producibility requirements
• Provide the mechanical expertise of a multidisciplinary development team consisting of optical, Silicon Photonics, IC, RF, reliability, manufacturing/process and test engineering, to design modules and micro/optoelectronic packaging solutions to meet product requirements
• Follow and meet project development schedule and budget; and track test equipment activity costs as per budget
• Define specifications for outsourced custom components (local or overseas) and coordinate with manufacturers and suppliers
• Design mechanical aspects of microelectronic packages & modules, integrating elements of mechanical, electrical, thermal, reliability, microelectronic packaging/module integration, manufacturing and test
• Generate product documentation including, custom part drawings, assembly drawings, engineering Bill of Materials, common feature drawings and process flows
• Validate and document the test equipment built to ensure compliance to requirements
• Estimate the effort to design, document and procure (requisitions or requests) to build mechanical test equipment
• Analysis of assembly and test performance to ensure volume supply can meet business objectives

Qualifications And Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Experience

• Experience in Elements of RF/Optical package and module design
• Experience in Micro-optic/electronic assembly technologies such as die bonding, various flip chip process, wire bonding, lens/fiber/optics alignment, laser welding, glass sealing, UV curing and all associated tooling
• Experience in a formal development project environment is an asset
• Experience in Micro optical assemblies, fiber optic processes, optoelectronic technologies, related materials, solders, adhesives, related components and manufacturing methods
• 5 years minimum experience in mechanical or electro-mechanical engineering

Computer Knowledge

• Proficient knowledge of 3D CAD tools (preferably Creo/ProE)
• Basic electronic circuit layout
• MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Competencies/Abilities

• Able to provide feedback to team members in a clear and constructive manner
• Bilingual (French and English), written and spoken, would be an asset
• Ability manage multiple projects at the same time
• Experience with Agile and Oracle an asset
• Work with cross functional teams and CM’s around the world to support completing NPI tasks
• Strong organizational, troubleshooting, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Mechanically inclined (expected to mount, repair & adapt test setups)

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