Thorlabs
Manufacturing Engineer I, Optical Metrology
$71K–$80K
Newton, New Jersey · Full-time · Posted Jul 1, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 1 year in a relevant engineering position or a related position in a manufacturing environment desired.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in physics or engineering (optical, mechanical, production, etc.), or equivalent.
About the job
Improves optical metrology methods and manufacturing processes, supports product launches, and helps resolve production and quality issues.
What you'll do
- Improve metrology equipment, testing methods, and manufacturing workflows; develop and deliver training.
- Participate in product design reviews and production transfers, and help resolve manufacturing issues and customer-return failures.
- Maintain testing documentation and production routing; create or improve test jigs and fixtures.
What they ask for
- Experience with optical metrology methods and equipment, such as power meters, spectrophotometers, profilometers, interferometers, or ellipsometers.
- Experience with manufacturing, configuration management, and product development in an R&D or new-product-development environment.
- Experience with quality-improvement tools and techniques, such as Lean, Six Sigma, process control, and Failure Mode & Effects Analysis.
- Must be able to work on ITAR-restricted projects.
Nice to have
- Design for Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing experience are a plus.
- Familiarity with optics or fabrication of glass and crystal for optical components.
Pay
$71,000 - $ 80,000 annually (base salary)
Tools
SolidWorks, Microsoft products, power meter, spectrophotometer, profilometer, interferometer, ellipsometer, calipers
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