Optical Crystal Fabrication Technician

Coherent Corp.; Budd Lake (NJ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Coherent Corp. in Budd Lake, NJ is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Technician for our Operations group.

The role involves operating manual and automated grinding, lapping, and polishing equipment to fabricate and finish optical crystals and components, setting up equipment, fixtures, tooling, and abrasives. You will perform inspections, document results, follow safety and quality procedures, and collaborate with engineering on process improvements, new product introduction, and yield

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• 5 years' experience in complex high mix environment.

Responsibilities

• Crystal fabrication: Saw, core, grind, drill, shape, lap, and dimension optical crystals using precision equipment, tooling, and fixtures.
• Crystal polishing: Prepare polishing tools and slurries; polish crystals to meet specified dimensions, surface finish, flatness, parallelism, radius, and optical quality.
• Thin-film coating: Clean and fixture components; verify part numbers and coating recipes; operate coating equipment and optical monitoring systems; perform post-coating inspection and testing.
• Optical inspection: Perform visual, dimensional, surface-quality, spectral, adhesion, and other required inspections using microscopes, gauges, interferometers, spectrometers, and related equipment.
• Optical assembly: Assemble crystals and components into optical isolators, modulators, and related photonic products, including cleaning, bonding, soldering, alignment, and precision mechanical assembly.
• Documentation and quality: Complete travelers, inspection records, and electronic manufacturing records accurately; identify and report defects, nonconformances, and process deviations.
• Equipment and process control: Perform equipment setup, routine checks, basic troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and process adjustments within authorized limits.
• Safety and cleanroom compliance: Follow cleanroom, ESD, laser-safety, chemical-handling, contamination-control, and all applicable environmental, health, and safety requirements.
• Team collaboration and improvement: Support engineering builds, new product introduction, process qualification, root-cause investigations, training, and continuous-improvement activities while meeting production, quality, yield, and schedule requirements.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Job description

Coherent Corp. in Budd Lake, NJ is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Technician for our Operations group.

The role involves operating manual and automated grinding, lapping, and polishing equipment to fabricate and finish optical crystals and components, setting up equipment, fixtures, tooling, and abrasives. You will perform inspections, document results, follow safety and quality procedures, and collaborate with engineering on process improvements, new product introduction, and yield