Requisition Number: 75931
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Our Optical Communications segment has recently evolved from being a manufacturer of optical fiber and cable, hardware and equipment to being a comprehensive provider of industry-leading optical solutions across the broader communications industry.This segment is classified into two main product groupings – carrier network and enterprise network. The carrier network product group consists primarily of products and solutions for optical-based communications infrastructure for services such as video, data and voice communications. The enterprise network product group consists primarily of optical-based communication networks sold to businesses, governments and individuals for their own use.
Day to Day Responsibility
• Provides leadership in problem solving, and technical expertise, to ensure timely resolution of short-term process and equipment issues, and higher level troubleshooting
• Provides direction to other technicians / engineers, coaches junior engineers, and provides guidance to maintenance personnel
• Provides general engineering and manufacturing skills and knowledge (understands theories and fundamentals), and capable of leading projects to get to root cause of issues, and put permanent solutions in place
• Provides disciplined project leadership across multiple stages of innovation for new product, process, cost reduction and capacity improvement initiatives
• Recommends and implements permanent solutions to long term performance issues, and improves existing and new technologies and processes
• Develops and leads some areas of the manufacturing and/or technical roadmap. Documents material, process and/or equipment to protect and contribute to Intellectual Property improvements
• Proficient in use of statistical data analysis and DOE in process problem solving and process/product improvement
• Identifies, justifies, and implements cost reduction, capacity enhancement, capital equipment and other improvement initiatives
• Introduces new products and technologies
• Tracks the effectiveness of projects and implemented cost reductions, using up-time, cost, productivity, and other appropriate measures
• Other tasks supervisor assigned
• Ensure compliance to company EHS requirements within plant IT (Include: Policy, Procedure, SOP and other requirements)
Education & Experience
• Bachelor of Science or equivalent in technical field
• Project leadership (scope to implementation)
• Above 10 years’ relevant working experience in optical communications industry and familiar with FAU(Fiber Array Unit).
• Be familiar with GR-326, GR-1435, GR-1209, GR1221 reliability test standard
Required Skills. Competencies, or Certification
• Good commanding on FAU design
• Effective, high quality oral and written communication skills with English
• Proactive, independent, flexible, quick learner
• Excellent computer skills (working knowledge and use of Microsoft Office)
• Customer oriented; meets customer needs with quality results
• Ability to build effective working relationships with others
• Ability to manage multiple priorities tasks
• Ability to contribute to the development of others
• Responsible for the accuracy of work performed; takes a proactive approach to ensure quality of work.
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