Manufacturing Engineer

OFS has one of the longest and most respectable corporate lineages in American business, which goes back to Alexander Graham Bell and the invention of the telephone more than a century ago. We have a proven track record of being first in the industry with application specific fibers, optical connectors, ribbon cables, erbium doped fibers, Raman fiber lasers, fiber gratings and more. Our mission is to provide leading optical innovations and solutions by designing, manufacturing and supplying the best optical fibers, fiber cable and components and devices for our customers, with exceptional service that creates value for our shareholders, customers and employees. To do so, we must continue shaping the future of communications by applying the best minds to the challenges our customers will continually face.

We currently seek a Manufacturing Engineer to join our division located in Avon, CT, and help support our continued business growth.

As a member of the Assembly Engineering team, the primary responsibility is to improve, develop, and expand manufacturing capabilities and capacity.

Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Process & product development, to include:

• Early prototype/pilot through volume scale up.

• Continuous improvement of exiting.

• Always guided by considerations for Safety, Quality, and efficiency.

• Define manufacturing area layouts, expansion footprints and lead efforts to optimize and reduce required floor space, incorporating lean manufacturing principles.

• Cost reduction through performing time studies to identify cost baselines, bottlenecks, and ultimately increase throughput. Reduce manufacturing costs and lead times through efficiency improvement, cycle-time reduction, scrap reduction, waste reduction, etc.

• Fixture/tool design, validation, and implementation to manufacturing.

• Capital equipment specification, validation, and transfer to manufacture.

• PFMEA and control plans.

• Root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action implementation.

• Creation, review, and revision of procedures and work instructions

• Support manufacturing supervision with training of technicians.

• Cost estimation of products, creation of BOM, Routing, and Item Master to support new part numbers and update of existing part numbers.

• Provide technical support to internal organizations as well as external customers, including direct interaction with customers to clarify and better understand their needs and expectations.

• Work cross-functionally and cross-organizationally. OFS, along with our parent company Furukawa Electric, is a learning organization with many global locations and business units. We strive to collaborate and leverage all those resources to deliver the best solutions to our customers.

• Participate as needed as member of a team in support of strategic programs.

• Develop estimates of required resources, time, and budget. Act in an engineering project leader capacity to facilitate project success.

• Perform process audits with opportunities to participate through extended rotations as a 6S Layered Auditor in areas outside of the Assembly Value Stream.

• May be asked to direct Engineering Technicians and Assemblers to support engineering programs.

• May assume duties of internal Quality auditor in support of the overall organization's Quality Management System.

Key qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering.

• 5 years' experience in a similar technical role, n in a manufacturing environment.

• Quality systems knowledge (minimum of ISO 9001). Background in Medical Device Manufacturing and Aerospace Quality System requirements (e.g. ISO 13485, AS9100) desired.

• Solid working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing Principles and Six Sigma methodologies.

• Must have strong skills in data analysis, statistics, and data-based decision making.

• Working knowledge of fiber optics and related applications desired.

• Experience with Lean manufacturing preferred.

Working at OFS means having the opportunity to realize ideas, experience innovation and discover new solutions for the future. In addition to our dynamic work environment, we offer competitive salaries and generous benefits programs, including medical, dental, tuition reimbursement and a matching 401(k) plan.

Employees are expected to serve as role models for safe work practices and behaviors. This includes following established health and safety policies and procedures, maintaining a clean, organized work area, wearing, and properly storing all personal protective equipment (PPE), and actively engaging as a safety conscious worker with personal safety and wellness as a priority.

If you'd like to be part of an energetic, world leader in optic fiber solutions, please apply directly at www.ofsoptics.com/careers.

Please Note: Only those candidates selected for the interview process will be contacted.

OFS, a Georgia based global company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.