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Role Responsibilities
- Apply mechanical engineering and manufacturing principles to develop solutions and assess the benefits and risks of alternative design concepts.
- Design automated machines and mechanical hardware, including electrical connection diagrams and programming or coding for production environments of varying scales.
- Use FEA and CFD tools to predict mechanical and thermal stresses, structural dynamic behavior, and electronics cooling performance.
- Use 3D mechanical CAD tools to create detailed designs and complete mechanical documentation.
- Follow Lumentum’s mechanical engineering design process, from defining requirements and evaluating concepts through detailed design, performance verification, and project management.
- Work constructively with cross-functional colleagues to balance and optimize design decisions across disciplines.
- Communicate effectively with internal and external partners and stakeholders.
Education and Foundational Knowledge
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, or a related field.
- Basic knowledge of mechanical systems, electrical controls, sensors, robotics, and industrial automation.
Required Knowledge and Skills
- Specialized training in robotics, machine vision, controls, and automation. Professional training or certification from a robot manufacturer is preferred.
- Ability to:Understand robot coordinate systems, TCP, work objects, payload, reach, singularities, and accuracy.Perform basic forward and inverse kinematics calculations.Create robot programs and safely teach robot positions.Design and verify robot end-of-arm tooling.Select grippers, vacuum systems, sensors, actuators, and safety devices.Integrate robots with PLCs, HMIs, cameras, and factory communication networks.Work with digital and analog I/O and communication protocols such as EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, and Modbus TCP, or equivalent.Perform robot-to-camera calibration and coordinate transformations.Analyze robot repeatability, process capability, and positioning errors.Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, software, and communication issues.
- Knowledge of mechanical engineering fundamentals, including thermodynamics, heat transfer, solid mechanics, fluid dynamics, dynamics, materials science, and machine design.
- Knowledge of mechanical and pneumatic hardware, electrical components, and basic electrical circuits.
- Ability to apply geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) practices and perform tolerance analysis.
- Knowledge of automation machine and automated system design.
- Proficiency with 2D and 3D mechanical CAD tools; Solid Edge or SolidWorks experience is preferred.
- Knowledge of supplier capability assessment and auditing.
- Ability to apply lean manufacturing principles.
- Understanding of telecommunications and optical communication systems.
Required Professional Experience
- At least 5 years of experience in an R&D environment, including end-to-end product and/or machine development.
- 3–5 years of experience in industrial robotics, automation, machine design, or system integration.
- Experience with at least one industrial or collaborative robot.
- Experience in robot programming, teaching, calibration, and troubleshooting.
- Experience integrating robots with sensors, tooling, conveyors, PLCs, and/or vision systems.
Preferred Experience
- Experience with pick-and-place, assembly, insertion, dispensing, palletizing, or inspection applications.
- Experience supporting equipment installation, commissioning, qualification, and production ramp-up.
- Experience working with suppliers or turnkey machine builders.
- Experience with industrial cameras, lenses, lighting, and image-processing software such as Matrox, Cognex, Keyence, or HALCON.
- Understanding of calibration, pixel resolution, field of view, lens distortion, depth of field, and lighting control.
- Experience with OCR, pattern recognition, measurement, defect detection, or object-location applications.
- Ability to transform camera coordinates into robot coordinates.
- Strong spoken, listening, and written English communication skills.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
Please contact us to request accommodation.
