Manufacturing Engineer

The Manufacturing Engineer drives the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes for fiber optic and broadband products. This hands‑on role supports new product introductions, resolves production challenges, ensures documentation accuracy, leads training, and process optimization initiatives. Collaborating with Engineering, Quality, and Operations, the Manufacturing Engineer standardizes and scales processes while ensuring compliance with company and regulatory requirements, enabling operational excellence and business growth.

• Develop, document, and maintain detailed manufacturing process flows, layouts, instructions, and work instructions.
• Develop and update manufacturing process training materials
• Design and validate tooling, fixtures, and equipment required for production.
• Support new product introduction (NPI) activities including pilot builds, line setup, and process validation.
• Implement and maintain Statistical Process Control (SPC) systems to monitor process performance and ensure product quality.
• Establish and optimize standard cycle times, take time, and line balancing strategies to improve production efficiency, throughput, and resource utilization.
• Conduct process capability analysis (Cp/Cpk) and implement controls to ensure consistent output.
• Develop and maintain control plans and ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Participate in Design for Manufacturability (DFM) reviews with product engineering teams.
• Record, report, and respond to manufacturing process metrics.

• Provide real‑time technical support to production teams to minimize downtime and disruptions.
• Investigate process deviations, quality defects, and equipment failures.
• Perform root cause analysis using structured problem‑solving tools (5 Why, Fishbone, etc.).
• Implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and verify effectiveness.
• Collaborate with maintenance to improve equipment reliability and preventive maintenance plans.
• Monitor daily production metrics and identify trends or abnormal conditions.
• Lead training for trainers and leads on work instruction documents, process flows, and quality validation.
• Support operator training and ensure adherence to standard work practices.
• Support qualification efforts of outsourced vendor candidates.
• Lead Lean Manufacturing initiatives to eliminate waste and improve process flow.
• Drive cycle time reduction, yield improvement, and scrap reduction projects.
• Optimize material usage and labor efficiency.
• Identify automation and workflow opportunities to improve productivity and safety.
• Analyze production data to identify performance gaps and implement sustainable improvements.
• Support capacity planning and production scaling efforts.
• Contribute to cost reduction initiatives through value engineering and process optimization.

• Ensure manufacturing processes comply with internal standards and industry regulations.
• Ensure Engineering Change Order (ECO) is properly incorporated and revised Bill of Materials (BOM) is updated and disseminated as required.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Maintain accurate process documentation and revision control.
• Partner with Quality department to improve process robustness and defect prevention.
• Maintain Learning Management System (LMS) systems in coordination with Document Control, Clinical and Quality Assurance functions.

This description of duties is not intended to be all-inclusive or to limit the discretionary authority to assign other tasks of a similar nature and/or level of responsibility.

• Identifies standard problems based on a range of factors, most of which are clear.
• Identifies alternate solutions, considering applicable precedents.
• Identifies optimal solutions based on weighing the advantages and disadvantages of alternative approaches.
• Evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of solutions after implementation.