Manufacturing Engineering Tech

Location: Middlefield

Are you ready to collaborate with leading experts in optical engineering and contribute to the next level of precision and innovation?

At Zygo, your skills and insights will be integral to our core values of curiosity, collaboration, and persistence. For over 50 years, Zygo Corporation has been a global leader in advanced optical metrology systems, ultra-precise optical components, and complex electro-optical systems. Join our team, where your expertise will drive innovative solutions, address complex technical challenges, and uphold the highest standards of precision and safety.

As a Manufacturing Engineering Technician, in Middlefield CT, you will work with manufacturing engineering to develop new products, support sustaining activities on existing products, test Zygo's products, Optical Elements and Optical Accessories to verify conformance to specifications and performance requirements, acting as a key liaison between engineering and production.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support New Product Introduction and sustaining activities for mature products

• Identify areas of improvements including procedures or tools to improve productivity & provide feedback to Engineers

• Utilize Software tools & procedures to assemble & test optical products

• Document assembly procedures, test procedures, and failures (provide feedback to production team to help drive manufacturing process improvements)

• Enforce quality control to reduce waste through focused and unbiased adherence to assembly & test requirements

• Work with Manufacturing Engineers to implement updates/changes

• Participate in Continuous Improvement Projects

• Communicate with Engineering to ensure timely resolution of roadblocks

• Demonstrate aptitude to learn and develop relevant knowledge areas

Key Requirements:

• High School or Trade School diploma;
  Associate degree preferred

• Experience working in a fast-paced production environment

• Experience working in a test lab with software tools. handling of optical parts and assemblies

• Ability to read blueprints, procedures, and test requirements

• Communication and influence skills that foster collaborative work across functions

• Problem-solver who takes initiative, is resilient, resourceful, and curious

• Engage your drive to achieve results to grow your career with access to hands-on innovation opportunities, cross-disciplinary projects, and advanced training.

Training will be provided on Zygo test systems and processes. Optical products include Zygo's world-class Interferometers, Profilers & Accessories. Optical Elements can be Spherical or Plano, or a combination of the two. Product development, sustaining support, and Metrology at Zygo take time and precision to enable sensitive nanometer level measurements. All testing is done using Fizeau interferometers, optical profilers, and other instrumentation.

This position also requires the ability to use Software to analyze and interpret data to ensure its accuracy and reliability.

Bring your passion and commitment to Zygo, where we are curious, collaborative, persistent, confident, and problem-solvers and where safety and quality guide every step of our journey. Grow with us as we solve complex challenges, inspire confidence, and drive excellence in manufacturing.

Are you ready to expand the boundaries of possibility, simplify the complex, and embody the values that define our success?

We welcome your unique perspective and invite you to join us! We offer competitive compensation, benefits, (401k), and paid time off programs. Compensation and position level will be set based on experience.

Due to the nature of Zygo's programs and products, applicants must have the legal right to work in the US and additionally must be legally authorized to access export-controlled information and source code.

Compensation

Employee Type:
Hourly

Currency: USD

Salary Minimum: 60,000

Salary Maximum: 75,000

Incentive:
No

Disclaimer: Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

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