Optical Engineering Technician

MACOM • Hamilton Township, NJ

350d

About The Position

MACOM designs and manufactures semiconductor products for Data Center, Telecommunication, and Industrial and Defense applications. Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM has design centers and sales offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. MACOM is certified to the ISO9001 international quality standard and ISO14001 environmental management standard. MACOM has more than 65 years of application expertise with multiple design centers, Si, GaAs and InP fabrication, manufacturing, assembly and test, and operational facilities throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. In addition, MACOM offers foundry services that represents a key core competency within our business. MACOM sells and distributes products globally via a sales channel comprised of a direct field sales force, authorized sales representatives, and leading industry distributors. Our sales team is trained across all of our products to give our customers insights into our entire portfolio.

Requirements

• Electronic, RF, and fiber optic test systems experience.
• Electronics test setup troubleshooting.
• Optical fiber module/component test and design experience.
• Fiber splicing experience.
• Quality focused.
• Analyzing information.
• Reporting research results.
• Attention to detail.
• Emphasizing excellence.
• Innovation.
• Extensive experience supporting production of high reliability assemblies in an AS9100 environment.
• Familiar with operation of network analyzers and spectrum analyzers.
• Familiarity with using lab test equipment.
• Ability to troubleshoot production issues and test results.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Due to ITAR regulations, U.S. citizenship or permanent residency required.
• Ability to obtain a secret level clearance.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate electrical and fiber optical test systems, products, and components applying knowledge of RF, electrical, and optical testing.
• Experience with fusion and ribbon fiber optic splicing (SM, PM and specialty fibers).
• Perform product evaluation and troubleshoot to solve issues.
• Prepare reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
• Provide engineering information by answering questions and requests.
• Write procedures, work instructions or modify existing ones.
• Maintain written records of evaluations which can be used to improve our processes.
• Complete projects, train and guide junior technicians.
• Implement cost effective and efficient processes for production.
• Maintain test plans and procedures used by operators.
• Collaborate in developing products to meet customer requirements, by assisting in performing research, and testing manufacturing methods and materials.
• Comply with company regulations as well as government mandated documentation.
• Contribute to the team effort in accomplishing tasks to improve processes and efficiencies.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Publishing Industries
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees