Mechanical Engineer, Optical Engineer

Insight Global
Shelton, CT, United States
Full-time

Must Haves :

  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Electro-Mechanical Engineering (advanced degrees welcome)
  • Minimum of 10+ years of design experience in new product development spanning concept, design, and production phases
  • Optical experience, particularly with components in spectroscopy or microscopes
  • ICP OES experience, sound engineering, and a breadth of different products
  • Proficiency in SolidWorks, or similar software for 3D modeling and 2D drawings (Like Creo (3D CAD), geometric tolerancing, and machining practices)
  • Hands-on experience with different types of manufacturing
  • High drive to attain results and complete tasks
  • Understanding of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
  • Experience in tolerance analysis, sheet metal fabrication, die casting, plastic injection molding, and machining processes
  • Effective communication skills
  • Cooperative attitude for interfacing with a multi-discipline, multi-site project team

Plusses :

  • Experience with ASML
  • Experience with thermal and structural analysis
  • Advanced engineering degree
  • Willingness to travel occasionally

Day-to-Day Responsibilities :

As a key member of the Mechanical Engineering team, you will participate in high-level design discussions and be responsible for developing architecture and bringing high-level concepts to finished products.

Your role will involve 50-60% CAD work and layouts, 30% lab work, and 10% administrative tasks. You will act as the optical subject matter expert for new spectrometer development and active products, addressing issues like reflectivity in coatings.

You will work with external vendors and internal resources to develop working prototypes, ensuring they meet system requirements.

Additionally, you will assemble and test prototypes, identify root causes of issues, and provide targeted solutions while weighing cost, complexity, and implementation.

You will also work with manufacturing and suppliers to bring product designs from the engineering prototype phase to product release, research new processes and technologies to develop more cost-effective and higher-functioning instruments, and address quality or value engineering issues on current products.

Your responsibilities will include defining system requirements, architecture, and engineering design of new products, providing performance, effort, and cost estimates at multiple project stages, and ensuring designs meet requirements and cost targets.

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