II-VI Aerospace & Defense · 3 months ago
Optical Engineering Technician
1020 Stewart Drive, Sunnyvale, CA, 94085, US
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$71K/yr - $131K/yr
3+ years expII-VI Aerospace & Defense is a global leader in lasers and engineered materials, seeking an Optical Engineering Technician. The role involves supervising a technician group, assisting in product development, and performing optical alignment and testing to ensure quality and performance standards are met.
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Responsibilities
Supervision of technician group to support new product development
Assist designer prototyping new designed product, test alignment GUI, test software
Assist engineer optimize integration procedures and training operators
Evaluate related technician’s performances
Help to allocate resources in project, monitoring project completion status
Clean optical components under microscope
Set up optical alignment stations
Manually handle, align and install diverse optical components using adjustment fixtures while monitoring diverse optical parameters, and continue to adjust alignment optimize and balance all optical parameters until these parameters reach optimal and meet specs
Optical performance test for OCS
Apply and cure UV glues to fix optical components
Inspect own work according to quality specifications
Produce work that meets workmanship standards and strict quality criteria
Perform incoming inspections
Cross-trained for upstream and downstream operations
Load and unload alignment stations
Correctly enter numerical data
Documentation and communication of suggestions for continuous improvement
Maintains a good record concerning absenteeism and tardiness
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or equivalent preferred
Basic reading and math skills (add, subtract, multiply and divide)
3+ years of experience in fiber optics related field
Demonstrated ability to work in a team based environment
Demonstrated ability to achieve results independently and work with others
Ability to recommend and implement improvements
Good interpersonal and communication skills
Good manual dexterity
Ability to visually inspect optics for cleanliness/defects using a microscope
Ability to clean optical components
Ability to manually handle, align and install diverse optical components
Ability to monitor diverse optical parameters and to align optical components to optimize and balance all optical parameters until these parameters reach optimum and meet specs
Ability to provide feedback in the development of new processes, tools and techniques working with the Engineering team
Ability to work independently with minimal guidance from the supervisor
Ability to solve problems & make correct decisions in short timeframes, oftentimes with minimal supervision
Ability to excel in a cross-organizational, cross cultural, global team environment
Handle special assignments with speed and effectiveness
Preferred
Experience in optical alignment and assembly using fixtures, hand tools and test equipment preferred
Company
II-VI Aerospace & Defense
II-VI Aerospace & Defense provides optical assemblies.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Sheila Campbell
Sr. Human Resources Business Partner
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