Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Photonics, Physics, or a closely related technical field; Master's degree preferred.
Up to 5 years of engineering experience in fiber optics, photonics, lasers, or related environments.
Demonstrated technical leadership and work coordination capabilities.
Strong troubleshooting experience in engineering contexts.
Hands-on experience with fiber-optic assembly and laser characterization is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
Support development, assembly, integration, testing, and characterization of laser systems.
Facilitate the transition of R&D technologies into production with developed processes and documentation.
Conduct comprehensive optical and electrical testing of laser systems.
Investigate technical issues using root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
Improve manufacturing processes and acceptance criteria documentation.
Collaborate across departments to resolve technical challenges.
Provide technical guidance and training to technicians.
Benefits
Opportunity to work with cutting-edge laser technology.
Collaboration with diverse technical teams in both R&D and manufacturing environments.
Professional development through technical guidance and training roles.
Involvement in transitioning advanced technologies to production standards.
Exposure to a variety of optical and electronic systems.
Full Job Description
About the Job
Position Summary:
The Scientific Production Engineer supports the development, assembly, characterization, production, and continuous improvement of state-of-the-art single-frequency fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers for scientific and industrial research applications. The position serves as a technical interface between R&D and Manufacturing, supporting the transition of advanced photonic technologies into reliable, repeatable production.
Primary Responsibilities:
Support development, assembly, integration, testing, and characterization of single-frequency fiber lasers and optical amplifiers.
Support transition of R&D technologies into production by developing assembly processes, test methods, qualification procedures, and documentation.
Support comprehensive optical and electrical characterization, including output power, spectral performance, linewidth, polarization extinction ratio, beam quality, stability, relative intensity noise, environmental performance, and other standard and custom tests.
Investigate complex technical issues using systematic root-cause analysis and implement effective corrective and preventive actions.
Develop and improve manufacturing processes, test procedures, acceptance criteria, and engineering documentation.
Collaborate with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Applications, and Service organizations to resolve technical issues.
Provide technical guidance and training to R&D and Production Technicians and, where applicable, provide day-to-day technical supervision of a team of 5-6 technicians.
Maintain laboratory test systems and measurement equipment and ensure compliance with quality and laser safety requirements.
Technical Expertise:
Single-frequency fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers.
Precision fiber fusion splicing.
Laser characterization and metrology.
Optical and electronic test equipment.
Electronic control systems.
Failure analysis and root-cause investigation.
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Photonics, Physics, or a closely related technical field. Master's degree preferred.
Experience:
Up to 5 years of relevant engineering experience in fiber optics, photonics, lasers, optical systems, or related R&D/manufacturing environments is required, together with demonstrated technical leadership, work coordination, and troubleshooting experience.
Hands-on experience with fiber-optic assembly, fusion splicing, laser characterization, troubleshooting, is strongly preferred.
About IPG Photonics
IPG Photonics is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance fiber lasers and amplifiers for diverse applications in numerous markets. IPG Photonics' diverse lines of low, medium and high-power lasers and amplifiers are used in materials processing, communications, entertainment, medical, biotechnology, scientific and advanced applications.
