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Optical Process Engineer

Koch
Bridgewater, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 23 Jul 2026
💰 $190,000/yr($150,000/yr$190,000/yr)

About the role

Location(s)
Bridgewater, New Jersey
Company
Molex
Career Field
Engineering
Job Number
190399

Your Job

We are looking for an Optical Process Engineer to monitor, evaluate, and improve optical performance and manufacturability of our WSS products throughout their life cycle. In the development phase, he/she must collaborate with our WSS Design team to drive root-cause investigations of the product performance issues and support developing and improving WSS assembly processes. He/she will be responsible for improving production efficiency and reducing manufacturing cost in the NPI and scale-up phases. He/she must also develop statistical process control tools to monitor performance of the products in their Manufacturing phases and lead corrective action implementations for high yield manufacturing.


Our Team

Molex possesses a rich heritage in the optical industry. We provide the highest performing and field-proven wavelength management solutions from components, modules to integrated line-cards. Continuous innovation in passive component function integration, miniaturization, and manufacturing automation, cutting edge WSS and amplify technology and comprehensive optical, mechanical, electrical and software integration capabilities enable us to serve the needs of high-density, high-bandwidth, and flexible optical networks.

In Bridgewater, we serve global clients in telecom and datacom industries in providing next generation optical modules to support next generation optical networks and 5G Networks.


What You Will Do

  • Responsible for developing and improving manual and automated assembly and test processes such as optical alignment and bonding
  • Facilitate the implementation of engineering changes and process improvements throughout product life cycle
  • Review existing processes and enhance them to improve yield, cycle time and quality
  • Create assembly instructions, process documentation, preventative maintenance plans, and control plans
  • Train, certify, and audit technicians and operators to process documentation
  • Monitor process performance using tools such as statistical process control (SPC)
  • Responsible for resolving technical issues related to optical assembly processes in the design phase working with optical design and reliability teams
  • Support production line moves and/or new product introduction by coordinating quality, materials, tools, production line layouts, and process development
  • Support year over year cycle time reductions
  • Develop, create and manage Bill of Material (BOM) changes and support ongoing maintenance and accuracy in cooperation with other functions


Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering discipline
  • Experience with optical alignment and coupling, beam propagation rules and/or polarization optics.
  • Experience manufacturing of optical component/sub-system manufacturing or a related

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