Description:
Job Summary
This is a hands-on position. We will provide training specific to the optical metrology equipment.
Employee must show engineering aptitude and have excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
•Develop inspection and test protocols taking into account part geometry/performance, to verify parts meet customer specifications.
•Measure components to verify compliance to customer requirements, verify test methods and fixturing.
•Analyze and present findings to internal team.
•Participate in problem solving teams.
•Work with manufacturing teams to analyze inspection data and develop cause/effect (FMEA) information, both for manufacturing processes (molding, diamond turning, CNC machining, tool room, etc.) and specific parts.
Duties
•Support the manufacturing process to meet customer specifications, both for new products and established products.
•Perform mechanical measurements on plastic (molded, machined) optical parts using standard dimensional metrology.
•Program and perform measurements using a Mitutoyo CMM and OGP Flash 302 (multi-sensor CMM). Will provide programming training.
•Perform optical inspection using an interferometer, profilometer and optical bench metrology methods. Will provide training.
•Support new products by developing First Article Samples and in-process inspection protocols.
•Apply flash coating to sample parts using a vacuum coating chamber.
•Work with Molding, Machining, Tooling, Diamond Turning and Coating teams to establish and monitor process parameters to ensure that quality parts are being produced.
•Interact with production departments to better understand issues and identify and resolve the root cause of a problem.
•Provide input on processes and procedures, including suggesting improvements and design of experiments approach to objectively determine the best approach.
•Suggest fixture designs required by custom test/inspection setups.
•Collaborate with customers, production and engineering teams to develop agreed upon inspection and test criteria, methods, and specifications.
Technology and Equipment
•CAD knowledge
•Knowledgeable of geometrical and physical dimensions, and associated metrology
•Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access
•Computer controlled/programmed inspection equipment
•Verniers, calipers, micrometers, pin gauges, other mechanical gauges
•Mitutoyo CMM
•OGP Flash 302
•Profilometer
•Interferometer
Qualifications
Education Requirements:
•AAS or BS in a scientific/technology field, preferably Mechanical Engineering field
Experience Requirements:
•3-5 Years of Experience in:
•Component Manufacturing and/or Metrology hands on experience, plastic injection molding preferred
•Quality Tools (root cause/corrective action, SPC, six sigma, variation control, etc. preferred)