Overview
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The Azure Fiber team in Romsey is seeking dynamic candidates with energy and a passion for innovation to join our team. You will be working on fabrication technologies for radically novel optical fibers, including glass preform manufacture, optical fiber drawing and associated processes. The role will involve close interaction with the R&D team to take new fabrication methods for next generation fibers and turn them into robust and reliable processes that can be successfully transferred into volume manufacture by the production team. Additionally, you will be required to support the scaling up of the new fabrication facility to meet customer demand and company ambition. As such, this role involves hands-on work in our state of the art Romsey facility five days a week.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
1. Masters degree in Engineering, Physics or other related scientific disciplines
2. Relevant experience in a high tech industrial environment
3. Technical management of projects including schedule, financial and resource planning
4. Strong mechanical design experience with engineering software including Solidworks, and experience with electro-mechanical, thermomechanical and Optomechanical design
5. High level of technical ability in interpreting complex design requirements
6. Ability to communicate complex problems clearly at all levels
7. Good presentational and documentation skills
8. Proficiency with MS Office, Excel, Powerpoint
9. English language: high level written and spoken, both colloquial and technical
10. The ability to work quickly, under pressure and to deadlines
Other Requirements:
11. 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:
12. Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Preferred Qualifications:
13. Knowledge of and work experience with optical fibres and lasers
14. Being familiar with cleanroom regulations and cleanroom suitability
15. Ability to work across multiple tasks methodically and efficiently and meet committed timescales
16. Able to deliver technical updates of status on agreed work schedules
17. Happy to work in a dynamic environment and adaptable to changes in priorities
18. Ability to integrate into multidisciplinary and cross-functional teams
19. Hands-on, creative approach to problem solving and the ability to translate engineering requests into working solutions
20. Self-starter with good interpersonal skills and a strong execution-oriented approach
21. Must be diligent, focused and thorough, taking personal pride in their work and achievements
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Responsibilities
22. Contributing to the determination of integration requirements for new equipment including mechanical, optical, electrical and other service needs
23. Contributing to the determination of integration requirements for new equipment for use in cleanrooms and laboratories
24. Support design for integration, coordination and project management of internal and external design and development resources including OEM suppliers as required
25. Process tooling and piece part design for improved manufacturing, safety, quality and reliability
26. Contributing to the determination of acceptance test requirements to ensure performance requirements are met
27. Provision of equipment documentation compatible with ISO9001 QMS requirements
28. Visibly support the establishment and maintenance of a safe work environment
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.Industry leading healthcareEducational resourcesDiscounts on products and servicesSavings and investmentsMaternity and paternity leaveGenerous time awayGiving programsOpportunities to network and connect