Scientific Production Engineer

Our client is looking to bring on a Scientific Production Engineer. This is a direct hire opportunity onsite.

Responsibilities:

• The Scientific Production Engineer supports the development, assembly, characterization, production, and continuous improvement of state-of-the-art single-frequency fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers for scientific and industrial research applications.
• The position serves as a technical interface between R&D and Manufacturing, supporting the transition of advanced photonic technologies into reliable, repeatable production.
• Support development, assembly, integration, testing, and characterization of single-frequency fiber lasers and optical amplifiers.
• Support transition of R&D technologies into production by developing assembly processes, test methods, qualification procedures, and documentation.
• Support comprehensive optical and electrical characterization, including output power, spectral performance, linewidth, polarization extinction ratio, beam quality, stability, relative intensity noise, environmental performance, and other standard and custom tests.
• Investigate complex technical issues using systematic root-cause analysis and implement effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Develop and improve manufacturing processes, test procedures, acceptance criteria, and engineering documentation.

Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Up to 5 years of relevant engineering experience in fiber optics, photonics, lasers, optical systems, or related R&D/manufacturing environments is required, together with demonstrated technical leadership, work coordination, and troubleshooting experience.
• Hands-on experience with fiber-optic assembly, fusion splicing, laser characterization, troubleshooting, is strongly preferred.