Microsoft Senior Optical Engineer Azure Fiber 

United Kingdom, England, Test Valley 

976905711

Required Qualifications:

• Technical engineering experience

  • OR Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Materials Photonics, Engineering, Physics, or related field AND technical engineering experience
  • OR Master's degree in Chemistry, Materials Photonics, Engineering, Physics, or related field AND technical engineering experience
  • OR Doctorate degree in Chemistry, Materials Photonics, Engineering, Physics, or related field
• Relevant experience of developing and documenting optical fiber coating processes
• Relevant experience of inline and offline optical fiber coating characterisation
• Proven experience in polymer coating process engineering for optical fiber
• Implementation of statistical process control methods and their application Improvement in yield through identification and reduction of waste and stabilisation of production processes
• Practical knowledge of optical fibers and their properties
• Use of lean problem solving and continuous improvement methodologies and practices
• Demonstrated ability in innovative development and practical application
• Experience in root cause analysis for fiber coating defects and failure modes
• Knowledge of cleanroom working environment and disciplines
• Capability to arrange and analyse data to identify trends and correlations
• Knowledge of full product lifecycle from concept through to production

Other Requirements:

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Core skills:

• Ability to work across multiple tasks methodically and efficiently and meet committed timescales
• Able to deliver technical updates of status on agreed work schedules
• Happy to work in a dynamic environment and adaptable to changes in priorities
• Ability to integrate into multidisciplinary and cross-functional teams
• Hands-on, creative approach to problem solving and the ability to translate engineering requests into working solutions
• Self-starter with good interpersonal skills and a strong execution-oriented approach
• Must be diligent, focused and thorough, taking personal pride in their work and achievements

• Knowledge expert for optical fiber coatings and key properties (optical and mechanical)
• Design and lead experiments to perform accelerated failure analysis
• Root cause analysis of defects and failure modes
• Drives team to ensure yield and continuous improvements into mass production and prioritize manufacturing focus through use of process control tools and analysis of measurement data to identify trends and correlations in coating performance
• Lead activities between the Engineering and Operations groups in order to manage materials supply and quality of incoming material
• Lead fibre coating development projects and transfer the process from prototype phase to production phase
• Leads the development and management of documentation in support of process technology, operating procedures and process control requirements
• Managing projects to identify novel and improved manufacturing methods
• Having key responsibilities in the development of next-generation production methods
• Contributing in first person, and visibly support, the establishment and maintenance of a safe work environment