Optics Technician

Job Highlights

Company Profile

IDEX is a company that has undoubtedly touched your life in some way. It makes thousands of products that include industrial infrastructure applications, health and science technologies, industrial and municipal fire and rescue, fluid and metering technologies, and scientific fluidics.

Job Profile

The company is looking for an Optical Technician who 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.

Education Level

• Not mentioned, yet a High School Diploma will be a plus

Work Experience

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment (preferred)
• Experience working with optical components (a plus)

Duties/Responsibilities

• Ability to read, follow, and understand procedures
• Actively participate in establishing and improving manufacturing process procedures
• Cleaning and visual inspection of optical components.
• Cleaning, handling, and assembly of optical and optoelectronic components
• Documentation and procedure development of manufacturing processes.
• Follows all safety training and guidelines
• High-precision optics metrology (interferometry, optical part characterization)
• Inventory management of consumables for clean room, manufacturing, and chemical supplies.
• Optical contacting
• Procedure enforcement, maintenance, and cleaning of fabrication and clean room areas.
• Proper handling and packaging of critical and fragile optical components.
• Transacts production work orders through ERP
• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor or his/her designate

Fabrication Roles-

• CNC fabrication equipment operation and maintenance
• Machining (grinding, lapping, and polishing) of glass/silicon/ceramic materials on automated and manual equipment

Inspection Roles-

• Cleans and inspects glass and crystal parts and assemblies
• Cleans parts before and following deposition of coatings or during other manufacturing steps using both hand cleaning and spin cleaning
• Inspects parts and measure defect sizes against MIL specifications
• Loads and unloads complex parts into fixturing
• Package parts for shipment to the customer

Coating Roles-

• Calculates various parameters for coating runs from previously recorded data
• Cleans and maintains coating equipment
• Loading and unloading of coating equipment
• Operates vacuum coating equipment to produce optical thin films
• Performs spectrophotometer scan and analysis
• Troubleshoots vacuum systems

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to perform repetitive tasks requiring exacting and continuous mental and visual concentration in a consistent manner
• Desire to learn new skills
• Familiarity with clean rooms and ESD safe environment constraints is a plus
• Familiarity with microscope inspection techniques is a plus
• Proficient with basic computer use (Word, Excel) and communication tools (e-mail)
• Strong work ethic
• Team player with solid communication skills

Benefits/Perks

• 401(k) retirement savings program with company match
• Company-paid life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health savings account
• Healthcare and dependent care spending accounts
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Parental Leave
• Prescription drug benefits
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness Program

Employer’s Statement

IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The company considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.