The Opto-Mechanical Manufacturing Technician provides support to Manufacturing and Quality, in various capacities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Assemble and test interferometers for Manufacturing.
- Assemble precision optics
- Support pilot builds for new metrology products and build them in production.
- Recommend improvements to processes, procedures and designs
- Create/modify assembly and test procedures for components and user manuals for QED’s products.
- Support general manufacturing of consumables and replacement parts.
- Utilize sophisticated metrology equipment including interferometers, laser position measurement equipment, ball-bar motion equipment, rotation measurement equipment, temperature, fluid flow and fluid pressure measurement devices.
- Process assembly transactions within ERP system to maintain inventory control
- Communicate frequently with team members. Openly brainstorms with team members.
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience – Minimum Associates degree in a Mechanical/Electrical/Optical Engineering or Technology discipline and 3-5yrs industry experience or equivalent work experience.
Familiarity with a variety of measurement tools, data acquisition systems and sensors. Experience with Six Sigma methodologies a plus. Experience with Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing methods a plus.
Computer Skills: Experience with Excel or Mini-Tab to capture, graph, analyze and communicate test data is preferred. Basic word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software skills are required. Demonstrated aptitude for learning new software.
Technical - Strong technology perspective particularly related to the optics industry through prior experience.
The ideal candidate will have prior experience in the precision optics industry.
Travel – Travel is not a primary part of this job.
Pay rate range: $21.00 per hour to $35.00 per hour. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's education, experience and other qualifications, taking into account internal equity among current employees with similar skills and experience.