Mechanical Design Engineer

Mechanical Design Engineer #2095

Mechanical Design Engineer

Responsible for design, development and documentation of fiber optic connectors, assemblies and accessories to meet customer specified requirements. Develop and manage the production process to manufacture the designed product. Responsible for new product designs and existing product maintenance for AIS by working from customer drawings, company drawings, vendor drawings or specifications. Integrate physical design requirements and manufacturing aspects to produce designs that meet all applicable requirements for the form, fit and function.

• Conforms to cost and time considerations estimated for the product.
• Calculate GD&T parameters
• Prepare drawings, Work Instructions and additional technical documents as required within the OCC quality assurance policy and procedure.
• Assist manufacturing through designing tooling, test, and assembly fixtures as required.
• Perform physical testing of products to validate design requirements
• Assist in ECO/ECN processing
• Support product, change management and customer inquiries during product life cycle.
• Identify and select materials for production and create bills of materials (BOM).
• Maintains documentation for ISO requirements.

Promotes OCC’s service excellence and quality. Provides excellent service to customers; builds strong relationships and team cohesiveness; focuses on quality and positive solutions; communicates respectfully; demonstrates compassion and understanding in response to customer request/needs.

Champions OCC’s vision and values (as outlined in the 15 Essential Point of Success); complies with policies and procedures, ethical standards and Code of Conduct.

• Managerial:
  None
• Communication:
  Requires excellent communication between all departments.
• Confidentiality:
  All documentation and paperwork is confidential to OCC
• Financial:
  Respond to the finance team’s request for information in a timely and accurate manner.
• Compliance:
  Must adhere to ISO, SOX and engineering standards
• Travel:
  None

Education & Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and 4+ years of experience or Masters and 2+ years of experience.

• Proficiency in CAD (3D modelling) and a strong understanding of manufacturing principles, materials and processes
• Prior experience in Fiber Optic Connector Design preferred
• Excellent computer skills and proficiency in using all MS-Office products
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with other engineers and production staff
• Critical thinking and creativity to solve design and production challenges.
• Analyze test results to improve designs
• Ability to work in a team environment with minimal supervision.
• Ability to manage projects and schedules related to design and manufacturing
• Use precision measurement tools and devices such as Optical Light Source, Power Meters, Network Analyzers, Time Domain Reflectometers.
• Experience using an ERP system such as Syspro preferred.

This is a sedentary job that requires vision sufficient for completing quality work, reading comprehension and computer use. This work also requires hearing sufficient for normal workplace conversation and training. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Significant testing requires sufficient manual dexterity. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with a disability to perform the essential functions.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision.

Note:

This job description is only meant to be a representative summary of the major responsibilities and accountabilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job‑related tasks other than those stated in this description.

OCC offers a positive work environment driven by 15 Essential Points of Success, which is how OCC aspires to operate and is an integral part of our corporate philosophy and culture. OCC offers a competitive benefits package to promote health and financial security for you and your family that includes company-sponsored health, dental, and vision plans, Health Savings Accounts (HSA’s), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA’s), life insurance, short and long term disability coverage, optional supplemental insurance plans;

including, critical illness and accident, a 401(k) plan, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), education assistance, and wireless discounts. Employees are also provided with security options including Healthy Rewards®, Secure Travel®, Will Preparation, and Identity Theft protection as well as generous paid time off and holiday schedules.

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