Lightwire, Inc.High-Speed CMOS Photonics Interconnects
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Lightwire Is Looking for Great People!

Job Description

 

Job Title: Mechanical Development Engineer

Job Description:

  • Overall responsibility for mechanical design of electro-optic assemblies based upon Lightwire’s revolutionary CMOS photonic technology.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Mechanical design including modeling and simulation via FEM (e.g. ANSYS or Mechanica) and incorporation of temperature, material properties, and manufacturing tolerance requirements.  
  • Thermal design including modeling and simulation (e.g. via FlowTherm / IcePak) and verification (e.g., via wind-tunnel testing).
  • Creating product drawing with GD&T per ANSI Y14.5M.
  • Designing components that are manufacturable in high volume via injection molding, die-casting, stamping, and wire-cutting processes.
  • Production equipment specification for manufacturing as needed.
  • Develop electro-optical mechanical fixturing as needed.
  • Experimental lab measurements.
  • Overseas travel required periodically.

 

Background:

  • MS or PhD in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
  • Minimum of 5 years of related experience.
  • Opto-electronic packaging strongly desired.
  • Experience with Solid Works simulation package or similar product required.
  • Experience with designing for thermal management required.
  • Previous experience with both prototype and volume manufacturing required.
  • Lab experience with optical measurements and optical test equipment strongly desired.

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