What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff/Principal Process Development Engineer position at Bolt Medical?
Senior to Principal Process Development Engineer
We are seeking an experienced Senior to Principal Process Development Engineer specializing in optical fiber technologies for medical device applications.
Key Responsibilities:
- Process Development: Lead the development, optimization, and validation of optical fiber manufacturing processes, including polishing, cleaving, splicing, and ferrule inspection.
- Development Team: Represent Process Engineering in assigned R&D and Project Team meetings for technology transfers and provide technical expertise and support in analytical method development, validation and process scale, and current production capabilities in manufacturing.
- Equipment Utilization: Operate and maintain state-of-the-art fiber processing equipment, including Fujikura cleavers and splicers, Domaille polishers, glass processors, fiber inspection scopes, and Keyence microscopes.
- Technical Expertise: Provide in-depth knowledge of various fiber types (single-mode and multimode), fiber coatings, clad thicknesses, and materials.
- End Face Processing: Design, optimize, and implement end face fiber processing techniques.
- Connector Knowledge: Demonstrate expertise in common fiber connectors, including single fiber ceramic ferrules, multi fiber ferrules (MT), and linear ferrule arrays, to enhance assembly and reliability.
- Testing and Validation: Set up optical test configurations for launching light into fibers, measuring light transmission, and conducting performance evaluations.
- Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including R&D, quality assurance, and production, to ensure alignment on process development goals and product specifications.
- Documentation and Reporting: Prepare and maintain detailed documentation of processes, test results, and validation protocols.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field; a Master's degree or Ph.D. is preferred.
- Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in optical fiber process development. Minimum of 3 years in regulated industry (medical or aerospace).
Technical Skills:
- Expertise in fiber processing techniques: polishing, cleaving, splicing, tapering, and cleaning.
- Familiarity with fiber tapering, end face fiber angled cleaves, lensing, fiber combiners and splitters is a plus.
Knowledge Base:
- In-depth understanding of fiber types, coatings, clad thickness, and material properties.
