First Line Support Production Engineer (Optical Engineering)

Location: Wilton, Connecticut, United States. Onsite work in the Wilton factory cleanroom on a compressed night schedule: 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., Wednesday through Friday and every other Saturday.

Base annual salary range: $0–$0.

Company

hirify.global develops, integrates, markets, and services lithography machines used by leading semiconductor manufacturers to produce smaller and more powerful microchips.

What you will do

• Provide first-line production support, spending approximately 75% of working time in the cleanroom troubleshooting engineering disturbances.
• Troubleshoot optical alignment, metrology, module testing, final qualification, manufacturing tooling, and optical metrology equipment issues.
• Recompute nominal optical designs, correct optical aberrations, process interferometer data, and analyze MATLAB scripts and database data.
• Develop OCAPs, fishbones, troubleshooting guidelines, manufacturing procedures, technical work instructions, and diagnostics for production staff.
• Evaluate failed parts, propose solutions, support design and document reviews, and contribute to root-cause analysis, PFMEA, cycle-time, and labor-hours roadmaps.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary production and engineering groups, including senior leadership, while occasionally providing weekend coverage and travel as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Optical Engineering and 2+ years of experience in an engineering environment, or an engineering internship plus a Master of Science in Optical Engineering.
• Working knowledge of optical metrology setups, including interferometers, Shack–Hartmann sensors, polarimetry/ellipsometry, and optical alignment.
• Working knowledge of geometric optics, wave optics, Gaussian propagation, aberration theory, lasers, polarization, detectors, electro-optical devices, and opto-mechanical constructions.
• Working knowledge of image, signal, and data-processing algorithms, statistics, and software development; knowledge of MATLAB, LabVIEW, and Python.
• Working knowledge of epoxy application in opto-mechanical designs and optical assembly, alignment, test equipment, and tools.
• Experience in production environments involving high-tech products and complex production processes, including Lean Manufacturing.
• Ability to read optical, mechanical, and electrical drawings; knowledge of Code V and/or Zemax.
• Ability to work in a cleanroom with full gowning and around strong magnetic fields, high voltage and currents, lasers, chemicals, cranes, forklifts, ladders, platforms, and motorized pallet movers.
• Strong ownership, communication, teamwork, quality, continuous-improvement, follow-through, and multidisciplinary collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of optical-electrical sensors.
• Technical production engineering and quality-methodology experience, including statistical process control and FMEA.
• Working knowledge of NX, Teamcenter, and SAP.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employee position with medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, and access to a 401(k) plan.
• Eight hours of vacation leave per month and 13 paid holidays annually.
• Equal opportunity employer committed to inclusion and diversity.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants and employees with disabilities.
• Work is subject to physical demands, controlled-technology access requirements, and potential travel based on business needs.

Hiring process

• All new hirify.global jobs have a minimum application deadline of 10 days.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to access controlled technology under United States Export Administration Regulations before starting; business needs may require proceeding only with candidates immediately eligible for access.
• Applicants needing accommodation may contact USHR_Accommodation@hirify.global.com to initiate the accommodation process.