Manufacturing Technician
Rochester,
NY,
United States
Company Profile
AOM is bringing decades of experience in optical metrology expertise to bear on some of the most demanding optics applications on earth – the fast-growing commercial space telescope industry, extreme precision optics for EUV lithography, and a host of other consumer, research, and industrial technologies that will shape humanity’s future through optics.
We are a fast-growing optics metrology business supporting amazing technology development all around the world. We operate with the pace and feel of a tech startup with the security of a mature technology at its core. It’s challenging, fun, and offers many opportunities to learn and grow for a motivated Manufacturing Technician.
Our products and services include:
• Computer Generated Holograms (CGHs) enabling interferometric testing of optical surfaces – aspheres, freeforms, cylinders, conic sections, and many other complex surface shapes and optical systems
• Mechanics for precise positioning and alignment of CGHs and test optics
• Development of complete optical test setups for the fast-growing commercial space telescope industry, consumer electronics customers, the semiconductor lithography industry, and many other applications.
Essential Functions
Basic machining of mechanical and opto-mechanical components
Assembling/bonding of mechanical and opto-mechanical assemblies
Interfacing with mechanical engineers on preliminary and final designs
Assembling and testing mechanical system prototypes
Developing, documenting, and updating manufacturing instructions
Qualifications
The successful candidate will possess these skills and qualifications:
Required
- Basic machining/modifying hardware skills
- Mastery with measuring hardware (verniers, calipers, dial indicators, gauge pins and blocks, etc.…)
- Reading and working to drawing specs
- Bonding and assembling hardware
- Works well within an interdisciplinary team
- Desire to work in a hands-on environment with an understanding of basic shop and lab tools
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Detail oriented and organized
- US Citizenship or
Permanent Resident (green card) required
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Desired
- Experience working in Solidworks
- Drawing checking
- Basic knowledge of optical metrology techniques such as interferometry
Why AOM?
We are a fast-growing optics metrology business supporting amazing technology development all around the world. We operate with the pace and feel of a tech startup with the security of a mature technology at its core. It’s challenging, fun, and offers many opportunities to learn and grow for a motivated Manufacturing Technician.
Compensation
Competitive salary
Generous benefits package
Perks
401k contribution
Profit sharing
Community
Company lunches, activities, and events
Opportunity
Learn and grow under the mentorship of optics community leaders