Posted 6/19/98 OPTICAL ENGINEER POSITION AVAILABLE POSITION TITLE: Optical Engineer - Development and Application Engineering for Automobile Lighting REPORT TO WHAT POSITION: Engineering Manager SCOPE: Moderate supervision and review: Coordinates assigned technicians. Follow established and well defined engineering procedures and methodologies. Performs engineering, research and development, and project coordination tasks that are somewhat varied and difficult, but with limited responsibility for evaluation, originality, or ingenuity. Includes the knowledge of a narrow range of technical expertise. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Operate CAE design and analysis software transferred from company's overseas shareholders for product development. 2. Operate commercially licensed CAE design and analysis software for product development. 3. Modify the above software as necessary to extend capability and meet new requirements. 4. Provide the guidance and technical advice to project engineers and designers for production projects. 5. Conduct tests and other evaluations for prototype and pre-production hardware. 6. Recommend design changes based on results of prototype and production hardware tests. 7. Generate new concepts of improving CAE optical design capabilities. 8. Assist development engineers for the optical design and analysis needs for new product development. BASIC MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 1. M.S. in optical, mechanical or electrical engineering or physics. 2. Familiar with or having good knowledge of optics, photometry and lighting systems. 3. Good computer operation and programming experience. 4. Good communication and cooperation skills with all levels of management, engineers, as well as suppliers and customers. SUPERVISION: No positions directly supervised by this position. Contact: Jianzhong Jiao Tel: 248-553-4565 x 409 E-mail: jjiao@nal.com Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998