Job Description:

Sr. Project Engineer

Location: Richmond, CA, US, 94806

Business Unit: Zygo Extreme Precision Optics

ZYGO seeks a highly talented team player with strong technical and communication skills to launch and manage development projects and new products for custom extreme precision optical components. Under general supervision with a broad scope of responsibility, indirectly influence and lead a cross-functional team through organization of workflows and development of processes, documentation, prototyping and release for manufacturing readiness. Continue to support production programs by evaluating and identifying weaknesses within current processes leveraging modern process control methodologies. Recommend and prepare changes, additions, and modifications which will facilitate manufacturing.

Basic Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing projects and product lifecycle from inception to manufacturing readiness and post-production support, leveraging NPI process
  

• Review and understand customer needs, product specifications, SOW's.
  
• Review product requirements with design staff to ensure compatibility of processing methods.
  
• Responsible for delivering detailed Manufacturing Work Instructions.
  
• Create and execute against a detailed project management plan.
  
• Track project performance using appropriate KPIs, metrics, tools, and techniques
  

• Identify, Plan and Implement Process Improvements using Statistical Process Controls
  
• Provide Engineering support for assessing and correcting deficiencies in manufacturing processes.
  
• Responsible for reviewing completed projects and generating postmortems.
  
• May provide work leadership and training to professional staff and production staff.
  
• May interact with customers, managing customer communication and expectations, ensuring customer satisfaction.
  

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Physics, Applied Engineering, or Industrial Engineering discipline.
  
• 3+ years of hardware manufacturing experience (optics a plus) or as a Technical Project Manager.
  
• Must possess ability to prepare process development plans, cost estimates, schedule estimates and write detailed technical reports.
  

• Must have excellent communication skills for interfacing with other cross-functional departments, management, and customers.
  
• Must be a team player.
  
• Must be able to quickly understand and adapt new processes.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Basic knowledge of glass and crystalline optical fabrication and optical metrology.
  
• Knowledgeable in physical and/or geometric optics and have the ability to read and interpret standard optical component blueprints/specifications.
  
• Have knowledge of document management software, preferably ARAS.
  
• Physical Requirements: Walking, standing, lifting (up to 50 lbs.), stooping, and keyboarding.
  

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should call 1 (866) 263-8359.

AMETEK is a highly technical manufacturing company made up of 40 industry leading companies. Our mission is to solve our customers' most challenging problems with differentiated technology solutions. We employee 18,000 colleagues in more than 30 countries. AMETEK (NYSE:AME) is a component of the S&P 500. Visit www.ametek.com for more information.

ZYGO Corporation is a global leader in the design and manufacture of advanced optical metrology systems and ultra-precise optical components and assemblies. Our mission is to enable customer success by delivering innovative precision metrology and optical solutions. ZYGO's metrology products measure absolute position, displacement, surface shape and texture and film thickness. Applications for our metrology products are diverse and include semiconductor manufacturing, precision machining and optical manufacturing. Our optics business leverages ZYGO's expertise in optical design and assembly and high-volume manufacturing of precision optical components and systems for aerospace, defense, medical and industrial applications.

AMETEK is a highly technical manufacturing company made up of 40 industry leading companies. Our mission is to solve our customers' most challenging problems with differentiated technology solutions. We employ 18,000 colleagues in more than 30 countries. AMETEK (NYSE:AME) is a component of the S&P 500. Visit www.ametek.com for more information.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should call 1 (866) 263-8359.

Nearest Major Market: San Francisco
Nearest Secondary Market: Oakland

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