R&D Engineer
Coherent
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- Location
- Monroe, CT
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Sep 30
- 19 days ago
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About the company
Coherent
Semiconductors · 10,001+ employees
What you'll do
- Engineering prototyping with advanced composite materials, including design input, equipment programming, equipment operation, assembly and inspection
- Develop and improve production methods for ceramic-based composite materials
- Perform equipment programming in the assigned area of responsibility (MasterCAM, PC-DIMS, Calyspo, MX, others)
- Generate PC-based outputs on standard platforms (Agile, Oracle, Cumulus, Creo, Solidworks, others)
- Continuous improvement via participation in Lean/Kaizen, ISO, 8D and other related activities
- Interface with outside entities (customers, tooling suppliers, equipment vendors, toll manufacturers and test labs)
- Transfer successful products to Manufacturing, including writing documentation and conducting training
- BS in Engineering or Science
- AAS in Engineering or Science with relevant experience in manufacturing, machining, CNC programming or prototyping
- Knowledge of advanced materials (ceramics, metal matrix composites, other)
- Knowledge of machining methods, including milling, turning, diamond grinding, EDM, laser and other
- Experience with design software, e.g., CAD (ProE/Creo, SolidWorks, other), CAM (MasterCam, SurfCam, GibbsCam, other), and CMM (PC-DIMS, Calyspo)
- Aptitude for external interfacing with both vendors and customers
- Position requires on-site activities for prototype fabrication (this is not a work from home position).
- Work schedule is 5 days, 40 hrs per week, first shift.
- Required to frequently lift/push/pull a minimum of 35 lbs
- Must be able to sit, bend, squat and walk about facility
- Depending on project assignment, may be required to walk/stand for entire 8 hour day
Key skills
EDM machiningCeramic grindingUltrasonic machiningAdvanced threadingLappingMetrologyEquipment programmingSix-sigmaKaizenFMEA
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Collaborates and works with Engineers and Technicians in the R&D group to develop, fabricate and ship prototypes from advanced ceramic and metal matrix composite materials. Continuously improves existing methods in the assigned area of responsibility potentially including ceramic preform green machining, EDM machining, ceramic grinding, ultrasonic machining, advanced threading, lapping, laser, assembly and metrology. Executes prototype manufacturing plan including equipment programming tasks. Performs finishing operations with prototypes, including lapping, cleaning, assembly, testing and inspection. Transfers new processes and methods to operations, including writing standard work, training manufacturing personnel, specifying equipment and monitoring results. Participates in Lean, Six-sigma, Kaizen, FMEA, 6S, and yield enhancement activities.