Engineering Technician D

Central Business Solutions, Inc; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Central Business Solutions, Inc is looking for an Engineering Technician in Palm Bay, Florida. This role involves building, testing, and assembling precision components, as well as integrating photonic components. Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent, and are encouraged to apply if they possess technical skills such as interpreting engineering drawings and working with machining equipment. Applicants must hold an active Top Secret/SCI clearance. Comprehensive training will be provided for those without direct photonics experience.

Qualifications

• 6 years of prior relevant experience required, or 2 years post-secondary/associate’s plus 2 years related experience.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Execute fabrication and assembly processes.
• Maintain and operate wire bonding and photomasking systems.
• Communicate regularly with management regarding expectations.

Skills

Hands-on experience in building/testing precision components

Technical aptitude

Attention to detail

Ability to interpret engineering drawings

Experience with machining equipment (lathes, mills, CNC)

Experience with optical work

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Post-secondary/associate's degree

Job description

Job Description

Client has an immediate need for an Engineering Technician to join our talented team and support our customers. We are seeking a technical professional with hands‑on experience in building, testing, or assembling precision components who will help build, integrate, and test photonic components into larger system assemblies. We're looking for candidates with a solid technical foundation from electronics, mechanical systems, optical work, machine shop operations, or related fields, who can read and follow technical specifications and work with precision equipment.

If you have experience interpreting engineering drawings, following detailed procedures, working with machining equipment (lathes, mills, CNC), or working in lab/manufacturing environments, your skills are transferable here. While photonics experience is a plus, it's not required; we provide comprehensive on‑the‑job training to help technicians from other technical disciplines learn photonics‑specific skills, including fiber optics handling, optical alignment techniques, and specialized testing procedures. If you have the technical aptitude and attention to detail, we'll teach you the rest.

Essential Functions

• Execute fabrication, assembly, integration, test, or inspection processes in accordance with detailed work instructions and drawings, such as optical fiber splicing and recoating, fabrication, assembly, and inspection of photonic circuits, mechanical builds and assemblies, metal soldering, microscopy and profilometry.
• Experience with machining parts with standard tooling and shop equipment.
• Integration of COTS optical equipment (power meters & monitoring equipment, optical laser sources, etc.) per detailed architecture block diagrams and wiring diagrams.
• Assistance with equipment calibration in accordance with vendor or custom calibration procedures.
• Communicate regularly with management to ensure team is meeting expectations for cost, schedule, and quality.
• Ensure preventative maintenance is performed regularly in accordance with documentation.
• Maintain and operate wire bonding, photomasking, epoxy application, and other systems commonly used for optical device fabrication.
• Maintain high standards for cleanliness, workspace organization, and reliability.
• Experience with precision building and assembly operations.
• Working knowledge of engineering processes and methodologies.
• Ability to interpret and execute technical specifications.
• A polygraph examination is required due to program clearance requirements. The polygraph may be expired (beyond the standard 5-year validity period).

Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience or 2 years post‑secondary/associate’s degree with a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance.