NPI Engineer I at Thorlabs in Sterling, VA

Summary: Thorlabs is committed to advancing science through innovative photonics technologies. The NPI Engineer I role involves collaborating with various teams to bring new products from prototype to final release, ensuring product requirements are met and providing technical support throughout the process. Responsibilities: - Review project inputs from design engineers and gather product requirements, detailed functional specifications, and design descriptions, to make sure that new products and product enhancements are adequately defined, well-understood, and approved - Work with purchasing and planning group to procure components for pilot run of new products - Assist technicians in conducting pilot run build or proof of manufacturability - Install software and firmware onto new systems and perform modular, front end and GUI testing onto all new products. Notify design engineers of conditions requiring more complex resolution, recurring failures, potential service issues, or identified new product limitations. Make recommendations for potential design or procedural changes - Review and update marketing analysis of new products with the team leader. This includes sales forecasts and costs to determine effective gross profit margins and to price products competitively on the market - Execute NPI inventory transactions - Create engravings and markings that comply with industry and company standard for every new product - Work with design engineers to create effective packaging solutions for all new products - Provide technical support to answer and explain new products to the customers and sales teams - Set-up Items and BOMs in MRP system. Review and update all manufacturing drawings, and documentation on new products before release - Participate in web page reviews on all new products and provide technical support to answer and explain new products to the marketing team - Introduce derivative products into the market - Interface with a variety of teams to introduce new products in the market. Teams include research, engineering (mechanics, optics, electronics, firmware, software), manufacturing, marketing and sales - Introduce new products into the market after project has been transferred from engineering - Facilitate the developments of documentation, instructions and procedures that improve manufacturability of new products - Provide customer-orientated presentations and documentation to ease use of product - Propose and support development of new products or improvement of existing products - Support all other NPI Team members in order to meet project timelines - Document all project inputs and outputs in ECRO process Required Qualifications: - Entry level to 4 years industrial experience or equivalent in opto/electro-mechanical design - Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical/Optical Systems Engineering or other relevant technical major required - Skilled in the use of Solidworks 3D CAD software - Strong problem-solving skills - Strong sense of ownership and work ethic - Good written and verbal communication skills - Flexibility/adaptability in a fast-paced & dynamic environment Required Skills: SolidWorks, 3D CAD software, Opto-mechanical design, Electro-mechanical design Benefits: Medical, dental and vision insurance, Company paid life insurance, A generous PTO package, A 401(k) plan, Tuition reimbursement