Summary
The purpose of this position is to develop and sustain efficient operational methods for engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain that improve profitability. This position is responsible for calculating and maintaining production capacity and production cost of manufacturing lines for compound semiconductor laser chip.
Job Responsibilities
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Collaborate with production and engineering team to understand operations, and develop solutions to meet Quality, Delivery, and Cost goals.
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Determine metrics and create comprehensive dashboards to monitor the progress and effectively communicate with leadership.
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Drive projects to increase productivity, reduce lead-time, improve quality, and cost savings.
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Identify manufacturing capabilities and limitations; calculate production capacity and coordinate with production control team.
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Analyze and ensure material transactions are executed properly, accurately, and timely.
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Improve labor productivity through the development/deployment of best-known methods and Lean Manufacturing principles.
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Assist accounting department with the analysis of production-related cost variance.
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Define requirements, processes, and develop customized MES systems with IT department.
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Calculate and maintain the Methods of Manufacture (MOM) “Bill of Materials & Bill of Operations” for compound semiconductor laser products.
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Identify process tools and maintain the list of production line property to support changes.
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Develop and document procedures, and work instructions.
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Perform other work-related tasks as required and assigned.
Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering preferred.
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Strong analytical skills with the ability to draw conclusions and determine strategies based upon data.
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MES and ERP knowledge preferred.
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SQL and other programing skills preferred.
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LabVIEW programming experience a plus.
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Experience in a manufacturing environment a plus.
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Strong organizational, prioritization, planning, and time management skills.
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Effectively communicate ideas using written and verbal means at all levels of management and across diverse functional teams.
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Ability to work in clean room environment wearing smock.
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Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.
Location
This position will be on-site based in Sugar Land, Texas.
WHY AOI?
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Flexible and competitive health (medical, dental, vision) plans offer the employee with the right options to meet individual needs
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Employer matching on 401(k) deferrals
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Unused PTO payout at end of the year
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Relocation package available within US
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Immigration sponsorships (Must be currently authorized to work in the US)
We do not accept unsolicited proposals from third-party recruiters or agencies. Contacting hiring managers directly may result in disqualification of submissions.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering
- Strong analytical skills and ability to draw conclusions and develop data-based strategies
- MES and ERP knowledge
- SQL and other programming skills
- LabVIEW programming experience
- Manufacturing environment experience
- Strong organizational, prioritization, planning, and time management skills
- Effective written and verbal communication across management levels and functional teams
- Ability to work in a cleanroom environment while wearing a smock
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
- Currently authorized to work in the United States
What We Do
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | NASDAQ: AAOI AOI is a leading designer and manufacturer of fiber optic networking products. We primarily serve three growing end-markets: cable television broadband, fiber-to-the-home, and internet data centers. We are vertically integrated with a product portfolio from laser chips, components, sub-assemblies and modules, to complete turn-key equipment. All three of our end-markets are driven by bandwidth demand fueled by the growth of network connected devices, such as video traffic, cloud computing and online social networking. To address this increased demand, CATV and telecommunications service providers are investing to improve their networks in competition to deliver voice, video, and data services to their subscribers. Rising bandwidth consumption is also driving demand for higher speed server connections in the internet data center market. As a result of these trends, fiber optic networking technology has become fundamental in all three of our target markets to meet these needs. Our vertical integration, broad product lines, and in-house design capability uniquely position AOI to serve these markets and offer us the flexibility to address tomorrow's fiber optic applications. To learn more about our company and products, we invite you to visit our website. Website www.ao-inc.com Facebook tinyurl.com/ycxcsbwx Instagram tinyurl.com/rqsbpk5 Twitter tinyurl.com/rd6dtvn
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