Senior Engineer - Process Manufacturing

We are looking for a Senior Process Engineer for our Production Manufacturing team to plan and establish manufacturing processes and systems for our initial production. Partnering with R&D and Operations, the Senior Process Engineer will work to stand up critical assembly processes along with business processes, tools, and systems in support of manufacturing of our products. As a Senior Process Engineer, you will be responsible for prove-in, operation, improvement, and maintenance of manufacturing processes in a production environment. This critical team member will work to establish, characterize, and improve our current and future processes through a disciplined engineering approach as we progress on our mission to build the world’s best quantum computers to solve the world’s most complex problems. 

Responsibilities: 

• Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve mechanical and optical assembly process in support of Quantum computer systems manufacturing
• Responsible for mechanical assembly, optical assembly and alignment, tooling, and material handling methods
• Create work instructions (SOP’s) including EH&S guidelines, LOTO procedures, technician training plans, and maintenance SOP’s for areas of responsibility
• Develop safety guidelines, train, and drive compliance with technicians
• Initiate / support / implement continuous process improvement, failure mode analysis (FMA), RCCA, statistical process controls, and key measurables.
• Partner with Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Engineering to identify areas of improvement for components, updating drawings to eliminate supplier escapes, identify opportunities for value engineering, support vendor qualifications and MRB processes
• Partner with Facilities and Lab management on specification, implementation and bring-up of production infrastructure
• Initiate and implement LEAN manufacturing and Cost Reduction activities
• Establish processes and procedures in compliance with our QMS, consistent with in industry standards (eg TL9k)
• Drive end to end yield improvements and touch time reduction
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective action on production failures
• Troubleshoot and correct equipment failures
• Meet business OKR’s and key results

You’d be a good fit with: 

• 5+ years' experience in high-tech, engineering driven, manufacturing environment of complex electro-optical systems, sub systems and components
• Experience with complex optical systems, lasers, free-space optical systems and components
• The ideal candidate is mechanically inclined, analytic, detail-oriented, possesses quantitative analysis skills, is self-motivated, a great team member, able to proactively communicate with employees at all levels, delivering excellence in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Mechanical, electrical, and optical equipment troubleshooting experience
• Optical Alignment Processing experience, including experience in aligning lenses, mirrors, prisms, and optical/opto-mechanical components on an optical breadboard
• Experience in implementation, use or configuration of PLM systems
• Experience in implementation, use or configuration of ERP/MRP/MES systems
• Experience transforming R&D prototypes into highly reliable products
• Collaboration with cross-functional development teams including engineering, research, and development
• Strong hands-on attitude and ability to spend significant time "on the floor" with the team, being involved at the detail level. 
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or Science

You’d be a great fit with: 

• General knowledge of complex optical, electrical or mechanical products and systems 
• Additional experience desired with semiconductor, optics, and photonics components, opto-electronic modules, vacuum assemblies, and cryogenic systems
• Experience/success in interacting with suppliers directly, collaboration with supply chain sourcing, fostering partnerships for critical development and risk reduction 
• Effective interpersonal skills and ability to work well with customers, suppliers, and in a team environment
• Ability to act independently to uncover and resolve issues associated with the development and implementation of operational programs and factories and/or supplier health development
• Best-in-class cross-functional communication, collaboration & presentation skills
• Ability to be on-site every day