Test Technician -Shift

If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it. Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact. With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.

Job Description This role is a A-Shift ITAR/EAR CRITERIA:
Certain positions with IDEX Corporation and its business units require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been granted refugee or asylum status.

Who is Materials Science Solutions (MSS)? IDEX Materials Science Solutions (MSS) is a business platform within IDEX Corporation that brings together a portfolio of industry-leading companies specializing in advanced materials, precision manufacturing, optics, coatings, ceramics, and engineered components. Serving customers in the semiconductor, space and defense, and precision forming industries, IDEX MSS partners with OEMs to solve complex engineering challenges through innovative materials science expertise and coordinated global support.

From concept development and prototyping to high-volume production, the organization delivers high-performance, mission-critical solutions that enable customers to advance cutting‑edge technologies and achieve reliable, scalable results.

The Test Technician position performs final optical assembly optimization and testing to ensure accuracy, repeatability, and performance within defined requirements. This role executes optical tests, interprets results, and supports mechanical and optical adjustments to improve product performance. The position also serves as a liaison to the assembly team by providing feedback on build quality and performance. Work is performed in a controlled clean‑room manufacturing environment and requires a strong understanding of optical theory, testing methods, and performance variation.

• Perform optical testing accurately and consistently, including measurements of transmission, wavefront error, mechanical fit, and boresight error.
• Perform assembly optimization activities such as mechanical alignment and shim adjustments using optical test data.
• Apply optical theory and terminology to understand system performance and test results.
• Interpret measurement results and identify adjustable degrees of freedom to improve optical performance.
• Identify causes of variation in optical performance.
• Identify and troubleshoot test equipment issues, including alignment problems, sensor performance issues, and light‑source variation.
• Follow work instructions when available, using engineering drawings, production routers, and other available information when instructions are not available.
• Follow production schedules to support on‑time completion of testing activities.
• Diagnose assembly failures and recommend corrective actions.
• Perform simple assembly functions as required to support testing and optimization activities.
• Comply with health and safety policies and procedures.
• Support company values, including ethical conduct and high integrity in all actions.
• Comply with clean‑room protocols when entering and working in controlled clean‑room environments.

Bachelor’s degree…