Mechanical Design Engineer

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Santa Rosa, CA, USA
In-Office
73K-135K Annually
Entry level
Information Technology
The Role
Designs and releases mechanical tooling, fixtures, support equipment, and engineering drawings for coating and production operations. Manages tooling inventory, vendors, purchasing, documentation, and work instructions. Provides floor troubleshooting and CAD support, assists with equipment and prototype integration, and leads continuous improvement, yield enhancement, and process optimization efforts across production, engineering, maintenance, and facilities teams.
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Summary:

VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions for telecommunications, cloud, enterprises, first responders, military, aerospace, and railway. VIAVI is also a leader in light management technologies for 3D sensing, anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, government and aerospace applications.
We are the people behind the products that help keep the world connected at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between. VIAVI employees are passionate about supporting customer success and we welcome people who bring their best every day to the company – to question, to collaborate and to push for solutions that will delight our customers.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Procure and maintain tooling inventory, materials, drawings, and work instructions for the tooling techs to allow uninterrupted scheduled coating as much as possible.
  • Managing outside vendors for tool cleaning and chamber shield treatments. This includes shipping out and receiving in materials for the coating chambers, inspecting and stocking incoming parts, and communicating any special or changing business needs with the vendors. Maintaining valid and up-to-date work instructions for the required tasks.
  • Replacing worn, or damaged components as needed by using PLM/ PDM systems (Teamcenter) to identify and supply engineering drawings for vendors for quote requests, identifying the correct vendors for the type of work required. Create material requisitions in Oracle to purchase new parts and follow through with getting approvals for a purchase order. Work through any issues with the vendors including providing any files and/or solid models needed. Finally, track and receive the new parts and have them prepared per area requirements.
  • Managing the UCP Target Tracking System and providing assistance to operators, coating schedulers, purchasing and engineering as needed to allow uninterrupted machine scheduling as much as possible. This also includes UCP Production and R&D. Maintaining valid and up-to-date work instructions for the required tasks.
  • Purchasing other tools and materials for not only coating, but all production areas as requested by the operations supervisors and leads with Purchasing Card or Material Requisition as required.
  • Working closely with Equipment Engineering on receiving in new tooling, support equipment, and prototypes. This will include assembling and preparing new coating tooling and support equipment, sometimes creating PCN’s to integrate these new tools into the production systems. Coating tooling will need to be cataloged into the specific area’s system, cleaned, test fit and stored with all the necessary documentation.
  • Is highly proactive about improving manufacturing processes, organization, and documentation per standard procedures.
  • Provide troubleshooting and floor support as needed for all areas of production. This includes, but is not limited to, metrology equipment, WLP, cleanrooms, ovens, cleanliness, and coating machines.
  • Using appropriate engineering principles, create designs for coating tooling, tooling support equipment, and fixtures as required. From these designs, create and release proper engineering drawings per VIAVI standards and release procedures.
  • Participate and occasionally lead focused teams for yield improvements, brainstorming new ideas, problem solving, and data collection in collaborative efforts.
  • Work with operators throughout the production groups to identify and lead continuous improvement efforts, particularly in the area of coating and handling substrate.
  • Takes the initiative and communicate across Production, Maintenance, Facilities, and Engineering groups to streamline processes, reduce downtime, and address problems as they occur.
  • Takes direction from the Manager of Operations on special projects and enlists help from other groups and personnel as needed to complete the tasks.
  • Support Equipment Engineering group with CAD work for new tooling as time allows.

Pre-Requisites / Skills / Experience Requirements:

  • Self-direction and leadership skills a must.
  • Design of complex mechanical assemblies.
  • Use of basic hand tools and measuring tools.
  • Ability to read and understand mechanical drawings and engineering standards.
  • Understanding of basic engineering principles such as torque, pressure, mass, standard metrics and measurement systems.
  • Ability to write clear and concise instructions and communications.
  • Ability to get along and communicate with others.
  • Basic understanding of vacuum systems, thin film coatings, and appropriate materials used in a vacuum chamber.
  • High-level problem-solving skills for both mechanical and procedural tasks.
  • Excellent computer skills with ability to learn and apply various company specific and general use programs.
  • Knowledge of PLM/ PDM systems will be required, Teamcenter preferred.
  • Experience with 3D CAD required, SolidWorks and NX preferred.
  • Exhibits exceptional organizational discipline.

If you have what it takes to push boundaries and seize opportunities, apply to join our team today.


VIAVI Solutions is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer – minorities/females/veterans/persons with disabilities.

Job Posting Pay Range:

72,800

to

135,200

Exceptional qualifications, experience and location may impact salary.  VIAVI offers a competitive benefits package that includes paid time off, health, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and a bonus program.

Skills Required

  • Self-direction and leadership skills
  • Experience designing complex mechanical assemblies
  • Ability to use basic hand tools and measuring tools
  • Ability to read and understand mechanical drawings and engineering standards
  • Understanding of basic engineering principles, including torque, pressure, mass, metrics, and measurement systems
  • Ability to write clear and concise instructions and communications
  • Ability to communicate and work effectively with others
  • Basic understanding of vacuum systems, thin film coatings, and materials used in vacuum chambers
  • High-level mechanical and procedural problem-solving skills
  • Excellent computer skills and ability to learn company-specific and general-use programs
  • Knowledge of PLM/PDM systems
  • Experience with 3D CAD
  • Exceptional organizational discipline
  • Teamcenter experience
  • SolidWorks experience
  • NX experience

VIAVI Solutions Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about VIAVI Solutions and has not been reviewed or approved by VIAVI Solutions.

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off options are described as generous, including paid time off with flexible scheduling and work-from-home arrangements. Feedback suggests some teams implement unlimited or discretionary PTO and respect balance through flexible start times.
  • Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is portrayed as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, life, disability, wellness initiatives, annual health exams, and emergency medical coverage for travel. Strong medical allowances and an employee assistance program further reinforce perceived coverage depth.
  • Strong & Reliable Incentives — Incentive programs are highlighted through variable pay and bonus structures that can augment base pay. Feedback suggests twice-yearly bonuses may occur when company performance supports it.

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The Company
HQ: Chandler, Arizona
4,570 Employees

What We Do

VIAVI Solutions (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global leader in both network and service enablement and optical security performance products and solutions. Our technologies contribute to the success of a wide range of customers – from the world’s largest mobile operators and governmental entities to enterprise network and application providers to contractors laying the fiber and building the towers that keep us connected

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