Staff Opto-Mechanical Design Engineer

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Staff Opto-Mechanical Design Engineer

Lumentum (NASDAQ: LITE) is a market-leading manufacturer of innovative optical and photonic products enabling optical networking and commercial laser customers worldwide. Lumentum’s optical components and subsystems are part of virtually every type of telecom, enterprise, and data center network. Lumentum’s commercial lasers enable advanced manufacturing techniques and diverse applications including next-generation 3D sensing capabilities. Lumentum is headquartered in Milpitas, California with R&D, manufacturing, and sales offices worldwide. For more information, visit

Lumentum is seeking a bright, motivated individual to contribute to the development of a variety of highly-innovative and market-leading high power single-mode and multi-mode semiconductor lasers for telecom, industrial and consumer applications.

Qualifications:

1. Expertise in opto-mechanical design (SolidWorks) for developing Telecom and/or commercial laser products is preferred.
2. Experience in material selection/specifications, relating to soldering, metallization, ceramics, epoxy, optical fiber and other components.
3. Expertise in mechanical design of high precision fixture/tooling and manufacturing equipment.
4. Expertise in drafting and geometrical tolerance and dimensioning, proficient in the use of SolidWorks.
5. Expertise in performing structural and thermal finite element analysis (ANSYS preferred).
6. Excellent communication skills are needed to contribute effectively in cross-functional teams.
7. Familiarity with fiber optics is desirable.
8. Education should be MS/PhD in mechanical engineering or equivalent with 5+ years’ experience in mechanical design.
9. US citizenship or permanent residence desired as it allows greater program flexibility.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Opto-Mechanical design of fiber-optic pump packages and components.
2. Mechanical design of fixture/tooling and equipment for fiber-optic component manufacturing.
3. Generate conceptual design, layout, prototyping, bill of materials, piece part and assembly drawings.
4. Working closely with optical, process and device engineers for design optimization.
5. Interact with vendors for piece parts specification, procurement, and quality assurance.
6. Select vendors and complete first article qualification.
7. Perform component qualification and generate reports.
8. Document engineering reports, engineering drawings, and equipment design specifications.

Lumentum is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EOE/Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.