Manager, Opto-Mechanical Design

Requisition Number: 15748

Toronto, Canada

Responsibilities

• Technical responsibility of the Opto-Mechanical development process for all products designed at L3Harris WESCAM.
• Provide leadership, guidance & coaching to an engaged, high performing engineering team to meet or exceed company goals.
• Provide Opto-Mechanical expertise and act as an Opto-Mechanics Subject Matter Expert across the organization.
• Ensure integrity of Opto-Mechanical designs by applying rigorous design review practices.
• Develop a strong presence across the organization to maximize collaboration and synergy on cross functional projects and initiatives to meet company commitments.
• Develop, improve and maintain the Opto-Mechanical Engineering design practices, processes and standards.
• Rigorously follow existing Mechanical Engineering design practices, processes and standards.
• Selection and management of Opto-Mechanical engineering tools to maximize efficiency of the product development process.
• Estimate and validate the cost and schedule requirements of assigned opto-mechanical design work packages.
• Monitor opto-mechanical design engineering demand via the engineering resource loading database and provide recommendations for new hires to meet expanding demand.
• Provide the required metrics, reports and performance measures to the Director of Engineering.
• Keep up-to-date knowledge of relevant Opto-Mechanical industry trends and new technologies.
• Assist in sourcing of external Opto-Mechanical Design expertise, as needed.
• Other duties as assigned by Director, Electro-Optical Engineering.

Skills Required

• Demonstrated ability to lead and engage a high performing engineering team to successfully meet goals
• Knowledge of imaging lens and thin film coating design principles
• Knowledge of mechanical engineering, fine mechanics and Opto-Mechanical design principles
• Knowledge of optical design software such as CodeV and Zemax
• Knowledge of Mechanical CAD software, Solidworks preferred
• Knowledge of rapid prototyping techniques and methods
• Proficient with various optical systems testing methodologies, primarily imaging lenses
• In-depth experience with various optics manufacturing methods such as diamond turning and asphere polishing
• Proficient in mechanics and optics lab environments
• Track record of establishing strong relationships with leaders across the organization to get things done

Experience & Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience, or
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience, or
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.