System Integration and Test Engineer- Team Lead/Manager CWW Front End - Wilton, CT, United States

Originally posted 23 September 2026 by the employer.

About the role

This role involves leading a team of First Line Support Production Engineers in a manufacturing environment, focusing on system integration and ensuring efficient production and quality standards. You will oversee daily shift operations and provide technical guidance for lithography systems.

What you'll do

• Oversee First Line Support personnel to align resources with production priorities and objectives.
• Provide technical support by guiding troubleshooting activities and driving timely resolution of production issues.
• Coordinate work across the shift to ensure tasks are assigned, prioritized, and completed according to safety, quality, and production standards.
• Serve as the primary shift point of contact for technical escalation and communication between team members, Production Engineering, Manufacturing, and leadership.
• Monitor shift progress, identify risks or gaps, and take action to maintain workflow, output, quality, and cycle time expectations.
• Support root-cause analysis, cycle-time improvement, manufacturing procedures, and technical work instructions.

What you'll need

• Bachelor Degree in an engineering discipline or a Bachelor Degree in Science (Physic, Material, Math, Chemical).
• 2+ years of experience in production or Manufacturing Engineering.
• 5-7 years of work experience in a high-tech production or manufacturing environment, with hands-on engineering support in optical fabrication, assembly, or advanced manufacturing.
• Direct people management or complex project management experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead daily work coordination, prioritize tasks, and support shift execution in a dynamic production environment.
• Proven record of strong problem-solving skills, structured troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, containment development, and follow-through to closure.

Nice to have

• Experience coaching, training, mentoring, or providing technical guidance to engineers, technicians, or production employees.
• Experience in optical fabrication or assembly processes such as dry/wet etch, optical polishing, lithography, optical contacting, coating, bonding, interferometry.
• Cleanroom experience operating in manufacturing environments.
• Working knowledge of statistical process control, PFMEA, Teamcenter, SAP, and production-related software systems.
• Ability to interpret optical tolerancing, specifications, and scratch-dig requirements.

Skills: system integration, production engineering, manufacturing environment, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis