Optical Component Production Engineer
Core
Develop, qualify, and implement optical components for the National Ignition Facility (NIF), including the optically address light valve (OALV) device, transitioning prototypes to robust manufacturing.
Role type
Senior IC Optical Component Production Engineer
Builds
High-precision optical components and beam-based programmable spatial shapers for national security science
Domain
National security / High-energy laser systems / Optics manufacturing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Advanced materials knowledge, process development, root-cause analysis, yield improvement, vendor management, design of experiments, scale-up strategy, optical metrology, ISO 10110 specifications
Preferred skills
Optical metrology software proficiency
Technologies
Laser-based systems, optical metrology software, ISO 10110 standards
Responsibilities
Provide technical guidance to suppliers for manufacturing NIF optical components, manage schedule and data for fabrication across vendors, lead cross-functional integration of prototype devices to production, collaborate with physics teams to define requirements and resolve technical issues, conduct root-cause analysis and drive corrective action plans, analyze vendor production control methods to improve quality and reduce cost, track vendor performance and archive metrology data
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC