Project Engineering Coordinator supporting nuclear refurbishment tooling design, manufacturing, testing, and delivery at AtkinsRéalis. Coordinating engineering, procurement, quality, vendors, schedules, and client stakeholders.
About the role
- Optical engineering executive scaling Nokia’s high-volume optical networking products from development through global manufacturing. Leading operations strategy, supplier partnerships, production readiness, quality, yield, and cost performance.
Responsibilities
- Set the global manufacturing and operations strategy for optical networking products, with emphasis on high-volume pluggable solutions and complex optical systems
- Own strategic engagement with global contract manufacturing partners, including key partners across Southeast Asia, to ensure scalable capacity, quality discipline, cost competitiveness, and supply continuity
- Lead and coordinate all pre-GA ramp activities across R&D functions, including hardware, PV&T, firmware, and OSG, ensuring seamless manufacturing readiness for successful product launches
- Drive design for Manufacturing (DfM) strategies across hardware, firmware, test, calibration, supply chain, quality, and manufacturing engineering teams to optimize scalability, quality, cost, and speed to volume
- Define and influence manufacturing CAPEX investments to maximize operational efficiency, support scalable production capacity, and minimize long-term impact on COGS
- Establish manufacturing processes, operating mechanisms, test infrastructure, and governance frameworks capable of supporting production volumes in the millions of units annually
- Own the CP-to-C5 manufacturing lifecycle, leading post-GA manufacturing performance, yield improvement initiatives, FMA activities, workforce training, test-time optimization, QRBs, binning strategies, and continuous process improvement
- Oversee a global manufacturing ecosystem spanning development, testing, qualification, and production sites across North America, Europe, and Asia
- Build executive-level relationships with external suppliers, contract manufacturers, and ecosystem partners while maintaining rigorous standards of operational performance and accountability
- Provide strong leadership and governance across a complex matrix organization, ensuring accountability, driving timely decision-making, and influencing senior stakeholders to achieve critical business outcomes
Requirements
- Senior manufacturing and operations leader with extensive experience (15+ years) in optical networking, photonics, telecommunications hardware, semiconductor-adjacent technologies, or comparable high-tech manufacturing environments
- Strong industry credibility and technical depth in optical components, pluggable technologies, and complex electro-optical systems
- Proven record of scaling complex products from new product introduction, engineering validation, and pre-GA ramp through high-volume global production
- Deep expertise across manufacturing engineering, product industrialization, supplier strategy, quality systems, operational excellence, and production governance
- Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional global programs involving hardware, PV&T, firmware, OSG, supply chain, quality, and contract manufacturing partners
- Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills with the ability to operate effectively in a global matrix environment
- Ability to align senior leaders, create clear governance mechanisms, and hold stakeholders accountable for delivering manufacturing, quality, cost, and launch outcomes
- High levels of resilience, credibility, executive presence, and leadership maturity
- Experience working across geographically distributed teams and manufacturing ecosystems in North America, Europe, and Asia
Benefits
- Potential incentive/variable compensation for eligible roles
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