Shaping Department Technician

Wasatch Photonics is seeking a motivated technician for our shaping department. The shaping department is responsible for cutting, grinding, and polishing precision optical gratings. The chosen candidate will work in a machine shop environment running equipment to processing glass components. The individual is responsible for maintaining high standards of process and product quality.

Diffraction gratings are optical components that separate light into their colors. They are used in many different devices and instruments that improve our lives: security screening machines in airports, OCT scanners at the ophthalmologist, lasers used for cutting, and instruments for diagnosing disease or performing scientific research, to name just a few. Our gratings can be found all over the world, in medical clinics and manufacturing facilities, and at the top of mountains in giant telescopes.

We’ve even sent gratings to the space station, the Moon, and Mars!

• Safely perform duties including cutting, grinding, and polishing of glass components
• Work according to drawings and other work instructions
• Use of inspection and measurement tools
• Provide meaningful input for yield improvement within department
• Ability to follow processes according to ISO 9001 QMS
• Work 40 hours per week with occasional overtime

• High School Diploma (or Equivalent) or higher
• Self-Motivated and able to work with little supervision
• Detailed oriented and be comfortable with multi-tasking
• Comfortable with basic math
• Comfortable prioritizing multiple tasks across daily responsibilities and long-term projects
• Must be team oriented; enjoys working with colleagues at all levels of the organization