Sr Engineering Technician

Shift: 6:00AM-3:30PM some flexibility-7:00AM start at the latest.

Position Overview

We’re looking for an exceptional Senior Precision Assembly Technician with 20 years of hands-on precision assembly experience, ideally in a development or R&D environment and preferably with experience building hardware for space applications.

This is a great fit for someone who is highly independent, self-driven, and comfortable working in ambiguity. In this role, you won’t always have a perfect process or complete instructions — you’ll need to quickly find the right information, ask smart questions, and keep work moving. We need someone who can learn fast and contribute from day one.

What You’ll Do:

• Perform precision assembly of optical, mechanical, and electro-mechanical components
• Work in Class 100 (ISO 5) clean room and laboratory environments
• Assemble, bond, and handle delicate, miniature components to extremely tight tolerances, including micron-level work
• Perform lapping to achieve demanding flatness, parallelism, and angular requirements
• Safely handle sensitive optical hardware such as lenses, mirrors, and optical subassemblies
• Read and interpret manufacturing instructions, drawings, blueprints, and CAD models
• Maintain strict component traceability
• Troubleshoot complex assembly issues and help determine effective corrective actions
• Partner closely with engineering and cross-functional teams to improve assembly methods, documentation, and manufacturability
• Drive continuous improvement to reduce errors, defects, scrap, and rework
• Take initiative during downtime and independently move valuable work forward
• Lift and transport items up to 32 lbs

What Makes This Role Different? This is a fast-paced development environment, not a repetitive production role. Success here means you can:

• Handle ambiguity extremely well and keep execution moving when information is incomplete
• Climb a steep learning curve quickly and add value immediately
• Work with a high level of independence and minimal supervision
• Bring both craftsmanship and problem-solving to complex builds

What You Bring:

• 20 years of precision assembly experience
• Experience in a development environment strongly preferred
• Experience assembling space hardware strongly preferred
• Proven ability to be self-directed, decisive, and resourceful
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to rapidly gather information when things are unclear
• Experience with optical, mechanical, and electro-mechanical assembly
• Comfort working in clean room environments
• Strong communication skills and the ability to provide useful feedback to engineers and program teams