Director of Product Engineering, Laser and Solar products

Details: Build and maintain a strong product engineering organization to support the Commercial Lasers product lines (including solid state, gas and fiber )and the Solar product line. Create and clearly communicate vision to the organization. Set strategic directions for the organization to support the growing business needs. Invigorate team members to set and achieve goals, utilize creative problem-solving to address issues and seek continuous improvements and in turn, allow them to grow and advance. Coordinate internal functional teams and teams at the contract manufacturers to align priorities and streamline processes to meet customer requirements. Oversee end to end product engineering activities. Leads team that assume overall responsibility of product integrity to meet customer requirements. Functions include but are not limited to:– Create, update and maintain internal product specifications– Maintain customer product specifications– Ensure internal product specifications align with customer specifications– Ensure design and process capabilities to meet product specifications– Defines product qualification requirements; collect, analyze and report qualification results– Create, update and seek approval for product qualification reports, for both internal and external uses– Create, update and maintain Product Change Notifications (external) (PCN)– Review and approve (internal) Engineering Change Notifications (ECN, CP)– Define product yield monitoring and improvement process– Define product and process yield targets and provide product yield monitoring and reporting tools– Monitor and report product yields; drive yield improvement activities through ME – Create, update and maintain product cost roadmaps and drive cost reduction activities– Drive failure analysis activities to closure and rive closure on corrective action report (CAR/PRP)Experience requirements– Minimum 10 years experience in a fast paced, commercial lasers manufacturing environment– Minimum 7 years experience in managing a highly motivated product engineers and engineering managers– Experience in high volume consumer electronics products a plusEducation requirements– BS or higher in electrical engineering, physics, or equivalent fields– Extensive statistical analysis background a mustPersonal attributes– Demonstrated management skills in leading cross-functional, multi-disciplined teams in delivering exceptional results – Demonstrated skills in solving complicated technical problems and setting example of strong problem-solving and critical thinking discipline within team.– Must be able to work with key stakeholders to determine plan/vision and communicate plans effectively to teams to achieve/exceed goals.Full-time employees of JDSU in the United States enjoy a competitive package of employee benefits that include:Medical Dental Prescription Vision Life Insurance Voluntary Supplemental Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) Flexible Spending Accounts Vacation Sick Leave Educational Reimbursement Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Business Travel Accident Insurance JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU; and TSX: JDU) innovates and markets diverse technologies that enhance the way people experience the world every day. We enable fast, high-quality communications, secure financial transactions, reliable consumer electronics, green energy, differentiated brands, and a host of other solutions. We provide these solutions through three business segments: Communications Test and Measurement, Communications and Commercial Optical Products, and Advanced Optical Technologies. To learn more about JDSU please visit us on You Tube at http://www.jdsu.com, http://www.jdsu.tv, and follow JDSU on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jdsuWe are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

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