Photonics Engineering Technician

Essential Functions:

Execute fabrication, assembly, integration, test, or inspection processes in accordance with detailed work instructions and drawings, such as:

Optical Fiber Splicing and Recoating

Fabrication, assembly, and inspection of photonic circuits

Mechanical Builds and Assemblies

Metal Soldering

Microscopy and Profilometry

Integration of COTS optical equipment (power meters & monitoring equipment, optical laser sources, etc.) per detailed architecture block diagrams and wiring diagrams

Assistance with equipment calibration in accordance with vender or custom calibration procedures

Communicate regularly with management to ensure team is meeting expectations for cost, schedule, and quality.

Ensure preventative maintenance is performed regularly in accordance with documentation.

Maintain and operate wire bonding, photomasking, epoxy application, and other systems commonly used for optical device fabrication.

Maintain high standard for cleanliness, workspace organization, and reliability.

Qualifications:

Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience or 2 years post-Secondary/Associates Degree with a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.

Planning, layout, setup, operating and making tool adjustments for a variety of major conventional or automatic machines.

Works from blueprints, process sheets and sketches to perform production tasks, which may include the cutting and shaping of metal or plastics to precision dimensions.

Able to pin multiple materials together.

Checks and inspects and builds machining operations against specified tolerances.

May include work with fabrication, sheet metal operations, or machine hardware and assemblies.

May also make recommendations concerning use of and improvement upon materials and design.

Must be familiar with Acu-rite or similar program .

Need to be maticulus

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Program using Acu-rite control and accurately set up, and operates milling and lathe machines.

Ability to set up and run a vertical machining center for one off prototype parts or production parts run.

Press fit various diameter pins of optical hardware

Maintains the tools and machines required for optimum job performance.

Calculates dimensions and tolerances using knowledge of mathematics and precision instruments such as micrometers, indicators, calipers etc..

Selects the appropriate tools, machines, and materials to be used in preparation of machinery work.

Monitors the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.

Understands and complies with customer specification in part manufacturing.

Understands and uses a wide variety of mathematical functions applicable to work tasks.

Other duties may also be assigned such as facilities work, or continuous improvement projects

Comprehensive knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerances (GD&T).

Machines:

Sharp 3 Axis Milling Machine

Bridgeport 3 Axis Milling Machine

Manual Bridgeport

Manual Clausing Milling Machine

2- Harrison Lathes