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Lumentum Canada was awarded the 2022 National Capital Region’s Top Employers for the 6th consecutive year and the 2022 Career Directory Canada’s Best Employers for Recent Graduates for the 5th consecutive year.
 

It’s an exciting time to join Lumentum!  Lumentum (NASDAQ: LITE) is a market-leading manufacturer of innovative optical and photonic products enabling optical networking and commercial laser customers worldwide. Lumentum’s optical components and subsystems are part of virtually every type of telecom, enterprise, and data center network. Lumentum’s commercial lasers enable advanced manufacturing techniques and diverse applications including next-generation 3D sensing capabilities. Lumentum is headquartered in San Jose, California with R&D, manufacturing, and sales offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.lumentum.com.

We believe Lumentum is a great place to work, and we support a diverse and inclusive culture where employees bring their whole and authentic selves to work.  We strive to build meaningful connections that fuel innovation to produce products that impact the world.  We are committed to creating a diverse and welcoming workplace that includes employees with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We believe that enables us to better meet our mission and values while serving customers throughout our global communities. People of color, women, LGBTQIA+, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

The Opportunity...

8 month term (preferred):          Jan 2025 to August 2025

What will you do in this role?

The mechanical engineering co-op student will join a multi-disciplinary R&D team that is continually and rapidly advancing new products from conception to their fully-realized, mature state - deployed around the world as the foundation of the optical internet.

The team works on a variety of different products applied in optical communication networks: optical amplifiers, wavelength-selectable switches, optical channel monitors and highly-integrated circuit packs. In addition to designing the products, the team also designs the precision production tooling essential to build the products in volume. Creative, reliable tooling designs are developed, documented and built within tight schedules.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in the development of precision production tooling designs.
• Prepare engineering drawings of the required parts and assemblies using 3D solid CAD tools such as Solid Edge to develop fully-documented detailed mechanical designs.
• Apply a solid knowledge of mechanical engineering and manufacturing philosophies to develop new solutions and to evaluate the merits and risks of alternative concepts.
• Apply our mechanical engineering design process to compile design requirements, evaluate conceptual designs, deliver detail design documentation and evaluate performance of realized designs.
• Participate as a positive team member, working effectively with colleagues to ensure that design choices which span multiple disciplines are balanced and optimized for the overall performance, manufacturability and cost-effectiveness of the tooling solutions.

We aim to provide a high-quality learning experience.  Depending on the aptitude and interests of the mechanical engineering co-op student, the role will provide opportunities to gain exposure to topics such as opto-mechanical product design, electronics packaging and the application of Finite Element Methods and Computational Fluid Dynamics to product engineering.

What experience will allow you the greatest success in this role?

Recommended Education:        

• 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year student in a Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree program;

Skills:

• Demonstrated proficiency in producing part and assembly drawings compliant with ANSI drafting standards;
• Proficiency in the use of a 3D solid modeling mechanical CAD tool such as SolidWorks or SolidEdge;
• Ability to demonstrate an aptitude for detailed mechanical design;
• Practical and theoretical knowledge of metal machining processes, design of machined parts, selection of engineering materials, structural mechanics;
• Demonstrated ability to apply excellent design judgment and engineering skills;
• Demonstrated ability to consistently apply attention to detail in pursuit of high quality.

Desired Qualifications

• Knowledge of and ability to apply Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GDT) practices;
• Experience with engineering document management and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems;
• Practical and theoretical knowledge of a variety of fabrication processes: sheet metal, injection molded plastics, electronic assemblies, optical assemblies, Design for Manufacturability.

What sets Lumentum's student program apart? We're awesome because…
Our student program offers opportunities to work on real projects that have meaningful impact in an environment that supports diverse perspectives, inclusivity and fosters a sense of belonging. We offer flexible working schedules, continuous learning, mentorship programs, and employee resource groups.

In its seventh consecutive year, the Ottawa site is honored to be named one of the Canada Region Top Employers and one of the best employers for recent university graduates under the Career Directory for the sixth year by Canada’s Top 100 Employers!
 

Lumentum awards scholarships of $5,000.00 to five of our Canada based students from underrepresented groups. To be considered for the scholarship, the first thing you need to do is apply for a Lumentum intern/co-op opportunity so you can be reviewed for a job with us.  To receive the DIB scholarship, you must complete an intern/co-op with Lumentum.

You might be interested to know:

• We are a humble but passionate team who loves our work and is improving with each day;
• Our team has a long history (15 years and counting) of employing co-ops/interns and we truly value the contributions our students make to our team. In fact, several students have been hired upon graduation;
• Our building offers many perks including a small gym with showers; a cafeteria with subsidized meals and free coffee & tea; a prayer room; a games room; and plenty of free parking, or a conveniently located public transit stop in front of the building.