Process Engineering Manager

Avo Photonics (www.avophotonics.com) is a dynamic contract engineering services company that designs, develops and manufactures custom opto-electronic products for a large customer base. Members of our staff have the opportunity to design, prototype and produce next generation products for a diverse range of markets including environmental, medical, military, industrial, aerospace, and communications.

We seek a diligent, dedicated and meticulous person who will help to further our success and reputation in the industry through world-class customer service. The successful candidate must plan his/her own work schedule, keep multiple records, be self-motivated, maintain a professional presence, and have the desire to take ownership of projects.

Specifically:

• Manage the Process Engineering Team responsible for fundamental opto-mechanical assembly processes including die bonding, wire bonding, seam sealing, laser welding, optical alignment, and epoxy attach processes.
• Oversee training and development of Process Engineers to ensure growth in capability and cross-training between processes.
• Ensure all manufacturing and development tools are maintained, calibrated, and recorded in compliance with the Quality System.
• Promote team research and engagement of new techniques and options supporting opto-electronic packaging; Have members present findings and recommendations to other engineering teams.
• Facilitate communications between System Engineers and Process Engineers to ensure your team’s understanding, refinement, finalization, and ownership of the processes.
• Support training and qualification of manufacturing personnel on developed processes that are transferred to manufacturing.
• Review design of experiments, process development, and equipment process control limit monitoring performed by the process engineering team.
• Oversee creation and maintenance of Work Instructions and related Quality Documents for all processes developed by Process Engineering Team.
• Support System Engineering Team in developing Travelers for Process Engineering related steps and procedures.
• Update documentation for Consumables, Epoxy, Fixtures, and Software sections of Document Control system in line with the latest best practices and understanding.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, physics, chemistry or other technical field
• 10 years experience in electronics packaging, including die bonding and wire bonding; experience in opto-electronics is strongly preferred
• 6 years experience in engineering management
• Demonstrated experience creating design of experiments, developing processes, and monitoring process control limits
• Demonstrated ability to manage technical personnel
• Demonstrated problem-solving, organization, and analytical skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills