As an Hardware Development Engineer, you will play a crucial role in our NI ON department. Your primary focus will be on optical pluggable products, from concept to manufacturing, with a strong emphasis on manufacturability, efficiency, and quality. You will act as a key interface between various teams, ensuring a seamless product development journey.
NILightpath
- Own the product transition process from concept to high-volume manufacturing for optical pluggable modules.
- Drive product design decisions, considering manufacturability, cost, quality, and automation aspects.
- Act as the engineering liaison between Product Design, Manufacturing, Quality, and other relevant teams.
- Lead DFM, DFA, PFMEA activities, process qualification, and production ramp-up initiatives.
- Support various optical transceiver platforms, including OSFP, OSFP-XD, QSFP-DD etc.
- Review GD&T, module housings, thermal lids, heat spreaders, and other critical components from assembly and cost effectiveness perspective
- Create process flows, work instructions, and assembly procedures for efficient manufacturing.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Mechatronics, or Production Engineering.
- 3+ years of engineering experience, with a strong background in mechanical product design.
- Proficiency in Creo Parametric, GD&T (ASME Y14.5)
- Experience in NPI and production readiness, supporting EVT, DVT, PVT, and production ramp-up.
- Strong DFM expertise for optical modules, precision mechanical assemblies, and high-density electronic products.
- Ability to develop manufacturing tooling and fixtures, with knowledge of automated screw driving and machine vision systems.
- Experience with PFMEA, DFMEA, and process improvement methodologies like 8D, DMAIC, and 5 Why.
- Familiarity with optical module domain knowledge, including OSFP MSA, QSFP-DD MSA, and coherent optics.
- Understanding of thermal engineering principles and experience with FloTHERM or similar thermal analysis tools.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Mechatronics, or Production Engineering
- 3+ years of engineering experience
- Strong background in mechanical product design
- Proficiency in Creo Parametric
- Knowledge of GD&T and ASME Y14.5
- Experience with new product introduction and production readiness, including EVT, DVT, PVT, and production ramp-up
- Strong DFM expertise for optical modules, precision mechanical assemblies, and high-density electronic products
- Ability to develop manufacturing tooling and fixtures
- Knowledge of automated screw driving and machine vision systems
- Experience with PFMEA and DFMEA
- Experience with 8D, DMAIC, and 5 Why process improvement methodologies
- Familiarity with optical module domain knowledge, including OSFP MSA, QSFP-DD MSA, and coherent optics
- Understanding of thermal engineering principles
- Experience with FloTHERM or similar thermal analysis tools
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