Manager, Optics Manufacturing Engineering

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Thailand.

📋 Description

• Oversee and mentor a team of 2–5 manufacturing engineers at the CM site located in Chonburi, ensuring established priorities and effective daily operations.

• Act as the primary liaison, working closely with CM to facilitate daily updates regarding infrastructure status, capacity readiness, and alignment in execution.

• Take charge of the optics manufacturing infrastructure, which includes installation, qualification, availability, and overall equipment effectiveness.

• Ensure that CM engineers and technicians receive accurate training and are capable of maintaining and troubleshooting production equipment.

• Manage spare parts and consumables for infrastructure, ensuring their availability and efficient usage to support high-volume production.

• Standardize and continuously enhance maintenance and troubleshooting procedures, including defining and monitoring relevant benchmarks.

• Lead root cause analyses and corrective actions to address production issues and prevent their recurrence.

• Foster team development and work collaboratively across functions to drive manufacturing strategies, sustaining a high-availability optical production line.

• Partner with the Israeli team to maintain efficient operations on the CM assembly floor.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, or related disciplines, or equivalent experience.

• More than 8 years of technical experience in Assembly Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering.

• At least 3 years of experience in an engineering management role.

• Background in Engineering, Optics Engineering, or equivalent experience.

• Familiarity and experience in optics assembly.

• Dedicated to understanding and supporting colleagues.

• Strong ability to prioritize tasks and resolve conflicts effectively.

• Experience in managing suppliers, OSAT, and CM.

• Performs effectively in a high-pressure and dynamic environment.

• Proficient in English.

🏝️ Benefits

• Offering competitive salaries along with a comprehensive benefits package.

• Health insurance coverage.

• Retirement savings plans.

• Paid time off policies.

• Flexible work arrangements available.

• Opportunities for professional development.