Job Description
SCHOTT is a leading international technology group in the areas of specialty glass and glass-ceramics. With more than 130 years of outstanding development, materials and technology expertise we offer a broad portfolio of high-quality products and intelligent solutions. SCHOTT is an innovative enabler for many industries, including the home appliance, pharmaceutical, electronics, optics, life sciences, automotive and aviation industries. SCHOTT strives to play an important part of everyone's life and is committed to innovation and sustainable success. The parent company, SCHOTT AG, has its headquarters in Mainz (Germany) and is solely owned by the Carl Zeiss Foundation. As a foundation company, SCHOTT assumes special responsibility for its employees, society and the environment.
About us
Your Contribution
- Opto-mechanical design of waveguides and components from the concept phase to series production, collaborating with internal and external cross-functional partners to meet mechanical, optical, and reliability requirements
- Leading projects on waveguide designs, process selection, prototyping, and tools for high-precision manufacturing
- Conducting design and DFM reviews of waveguides with a focus on mechanical control, mechanical and optical interfaces, dimensional and optical specifications and tolerances, cosmetics, and product quality
- Monitoring FMEA, failure analysis, tolerance analysis, measurement system analysis, and GD&T activities to support product scalability
- Leading and supporting process validation studies and proof-of-concept designs
- Serving as a point of contact for customers (internal/external) on product design studies and adjustments to the mechanical process flow
- Designing, conducting, and analyzing experimental and production data for design and process optimization.
Your Profile
- Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Optical Design, or a related field (preferably with a PhD) or equivalent experience
- Proven background in opto-mechanics with expertise in mechanical design related to optical quality metrics, precision engineering and manufacturing, as well as the development of manufacturing processes for opto-mechanical components/systems
- Over 5 years of experience using 3D CAD software to work on large assemblies in a document-controlled environment (NX or SolidWorks)
- Knowledge of manufacturing standards (ISO, GD&T), dimensional metrology, statistics, and their application to process and design controls in mass production
- Experience in creating high-precision components and assemblies
- Familiarity with the assembly of optical components/modules, interfaces, and adhesive bonds
- Experience in mechanical and optical testing and analysis (FEA, ray tracing, reliability testing, material testing, statistical analysis, etc.).
Your Benefits
SCHOTT's openness to promote your further development is just as great as our additional benefits. Ranging from active health management via flexible working hours and hybrid work all the way to corporate pension plans: everything geared to suit your goals and needs. Discover a special corporate culture where everyone has the opportunity to develop their entire potential.
At SCHOTT, you can expect a unique corporate culture where we emphasize equity, diversity, and inclusion. We know: motivated and committed employees are the precondition for the success of our company.
Canteen; Flexible working hours; Holistic corporate health management; International assignments
Please feel free to contact us
You can expect interesting tasks and challenging projects, as well as motivated and friendly teams in fields that influence our future. Do you want to be successful with us? Then, please send us your application: SCHOTT AG, Human Resources, Alexandra Söhn, +496131664520
*At SCHOTT, it's your personality that counts - not your gender, your identity, or origin.
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