Manufacturing Engineer

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As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will be responsible for improving products, processes, and components to meet customer and system performance requirements. You will play a key role throughout the product lifecycle ensuring manufacturability, quality, reliability, and cost effectiveness.

• Support customer returns by leading failure investigations, determining root causes, developing corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), directing the work of production technicians, generating quotes and dispositions, and authoring customer-facing technical reports.
• Actively participate in the release of new product introductions (NPI). Support product tooling and process designs to ensure reliable manufacturability
• Support, implement, and update optics products’ assembly and test procedures while continuously making relevant improvements
• Develop on-the-job expertise to troubleshoot and resolve interferometer product issues
• Resolve production issues related to final assembly and test of interferometer products.
• Develop new and update existing manufacturing procedures in collaboration with technical writers (address return-driven preventive actions, production feedback, change requests, and tooling improvements)
• Lead production test station upgrades including: hardware design support, coordination of software updates, and qualification of new or modified test methods.
• Support second-source developments and qualifications
• Develop, review, and provide technical feedback for engineering change orders affecting interferometer product BOMs, drawings, procedures, and other related documentation.
• Drive cost-reduction initiatives while establishing robust process controls to consistently deliver high-quality products to customers.

Required

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Optical Sciences, or a closely related technical discipline.
• 2-5 years of experience working in manufacturing environment.
• Strong communicator who collaborates effectively across functions and supports technical discussions with data and analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to think critically and work independently to develop ideas and translate new concepts into practical, results-driven solutions.

Preferred

Manufacturing Engineer II / Mid Level

• Independently applies engineering judgment to improve products, processes, and manufacturing methodologies.
• Experience with translating interferometer product requirements to optical component specifications and optical assembly techniques.
• Working knowledge of geometrical optics, opto‑mechanical, and kinematic design principles.
• Hands‑on experience in one or more of the following:
• Precision opto‑mechanical manufacturing
• Optics assembly and test
• Optics, lasers, and fiber‑optics industry standards
• Familiarity with structured problem‑solving methodologies and quality systems (e.g., CAPA, 5 Why’s, 8D, Six Sigma).

Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The level of role will be based on applicable experience, education and skills; Most offers will be between the minimum and the midpoint of the Salary Range listed below.

California Pay Range MIN $88,480.00 MIDPOINT $117,970.00 MAX $147,470.00

Note: For other locations, pay ranges will vary by region

US Employees may be eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision
• Health Savings Account
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life, Accident, Disability insurance
• Business Travel Accident and Business Travel Health
• 401(k) Plan
• Flexible Time Off, Paid Holidays
• Paid Family Leave
• Discounts, Perks
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Adoption Assistance
• ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)