Optics Technician

IDEX•Boulder, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Optics Technician will be expected to possess and continually develop a broad spectrum of skills. The technician will primarily focus on manufacturing orders but will also work closely with engineering and will have a direct say in process development and continuous improvement decisions. Technicians should be self-motivated and will be required to work unsupervised at times.

Requirements

Experience working in a manufacturing environment preferred
Experience working with optical components a plus
Familiarity with clean room and ESD safe environments constraints a plus
Familiarity with microscope inspection techniques a plus
Ability to perform repetitive tasks requiring exacting and continuous mental and visual concentration in a consistent manner
Proficient with basic computer use (Word, Excel) and communication tools (e-mail)
Strong work ethic
Desire to learn new skills
Team player with solid communication skills
Bend as is necessary for sitting, using computers, using the telephone, and computer mouse
Demonstrate eye-hand coordination
Operate testing and measuring equipment
Apply force to adjust and operate testing equipment, turn knobs and cranks
Manipulate fragile parts into and out of equipment
Grasp objects in order to turn, wipe, adjust instrumentation and safely use sharp instruments
Twist and turn wrists and forearms to perform inspection of optics and to operate microscopes and computer
Bend at the neck to perform inspection and testing of optics and related equipment
Exposure to minimal fumes from alcohol and acetone (used when cleaning coating equipment and optics).

Responsibilities

High precision optics metrology (interferometry, optical part characterization)
Cleaning, handling and assembly of optical and opto-electronic components
Optical contacting
Cleaning and visual inspection of optical components.
Proper handling and packaging of critical and fragile optical components.
Inventory management of consumables for clean room, manufacturing, and chemical supplies.
Procedure enforcement, maintenance, and cleaning of fabrication and clean room areas.
Ability to read, follow and understand procedures
Documentation and procedure development of manufacturing processes.
Actively participate in establishing and improving manufacturing processes procedures
Transacts production work orders through ERP
Follows all safety training and guidelines
Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor or his/her designate
Machining (grinding, lapping and polishing) of glass/silicon/ceramic materials on automated and manual equipment
CNC fabrication equipment operation and maintenance
Cleans parts prior to and following deposition of coatings or during other manufacturing steps using both hand cleaning and spin cleaning
Cleans and inspects glass and crystal parts and assemblies
Packages parts for shipment to customer
Loads and unloads complex parts into fixturing
Inspects parts and measures defect sizes against MIL specifications
Operates vacuum coating equipment to produce optical thin films
Loading and unloading of coating equipment
Cleans and maintains coating equipment
Calculates various parameters for coating runs from previously recorded data
Performs spectrophotometer scan and analysis
Troubleshoots vacuum systems