Jobs at Lightera

The Quality Engineer ensures product compliance and certification, analyzes performance data, supports audits, and leads problem-solving initiatives.

Oversee daily production and staff on the factory floor, ensuring quality, safety, clean-room protocols, and efficient scheduling. Prepare reports, manage timecards, hiring, disciplinary actions, and procurement; support continuous improvement using data and MS Office tools. Serve as liaison for safety, evacuations, power failures, and maintenance requests.

Perform R&D to design, fabricate, test and prototype optical fiber and high-power fiber laser technologies. Conduct experiments, analyze data, characterize glass/fibers/coatings, improve fiber designs and manufacturing processes, interface with production and commercial teams, and support technical roadmaps and product development.

Design mechanical solutions for glass manufacturing, including equipment design and modification. Lead projects and collaborate across departments to improve production processes.

Lead manufacturing engineering operations to improve process efficiency, equipment reliability, and new product introduction. Manage engineering staff, drive continuous improvement (Lean, Six Sigma), oversee projects, support process development and scale-up, manage equipment and maintenance planning, perform root cause analysis, and collaborate cross-functionally to meet production, quality, and commercialization goals.

The Production Associate operates machines with detailed procedures, performs inspection and assembly work, handles materials, and collaborates with team members.

The Process Engineer designs and optimizes manufacturing processes for fiber-sensor products, enhances efficiency, troubleshoots issues and trains staff.

The Quality Associate conducts final tests on cable products, verifies specifications, performs measurements, and documents results while ensuring safety and quality standards.

The Senior Financial Analyst role involves analyzing financial data in a manufacturing context, supporting decision-making, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis across business units while communicating effectively in English and Japanese.

The Production Scheduler develops production requirements based on demand and inventories, coordinating plans to optimize output and meet customer service levels while analyzing production data for improvements.

The Quality Supervisor organizes daily activities of inspectors, ensures compliance with specifications, implements quality control systems, and leads team members while addressing quality issues and customer complaints.

Oversees all operational aspects of the OVD facility, managing production, labor, quality, safety, and training while ensuring long-term success.

The Engineer/Scientist will lead the development of Hollow Core Fiber manufacturing, optimize processes, troubleshoot issues, and collaborate on projects.

Manage day-to-day accounting operations for multiple manufacturing sites, lead finance staff, prepare financial reports, budgets and forecasts, ensure compliance and controls, support audits and risk management, and collaborate with operations and senior leadership to improve profitability and cash flow.

The Talent & Development Specialist collaborates on talent strategies, manages leadership training programs, and oversees the Learning Management System to enhance workforce development. Responsible for program delivery, assessment support, and recruitment assistance while ensuring alignment with business goals.

The Payroll Specialist processes payroll, maintains employee time records, ensures compliance with payroll laws, and addresses payroll inquiries.

The Mechanical Engineer supports Maintenance and Process Engineering by assisting with projects, improving equipment reliability, and implementing process improvements. They create technical drawings, coordinate contractors, and manage project requirements to enhance operational performance.

The Electrical Engineer supports maintenance and process engineering by troubleshooting and upgrading electrical systems, enhancing equipment reliability and safety in manufacturing.

The Process Engineer supports manufacturing processes by troubleshooting issues, developing new products, designing tools, and improving yield and capacity, while collaborating with global teams.

The engineer will lead the development of optical fiber manufacturing processes, collaborating on innovations and conducting research and experiments to create new products.