Opto-Mechanical Engineer: Precision Assembly & Alignment

TTM Technologies; Stafford (CT); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Flexible Spending Account

Health Savings Account

Accident benefits

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Paid vacation & holidays

Job summary

TTM Technologies, Inc. is seeking an Opto-Mechanical Engineer with rigorous optical and mechanical fundamentals and hands-on experience in precision assembly of discreet optical components at module scale.

You will develop new-to-world opto-mechanical manufacturing capabilities for high-volume production. The role requires coordinating with internal engineering teams and external vendors on fixture design, alignment processes, and optical performance characterization.

Qualifications

• Requires strong foundations in optics and mechanical engineering and hands-on experience with precision assembly of mm-scale optical components.
• Experience with tolerance analysis, including mechanical, optical, and environmental factors.
• Background in design-for-manufacturability, first article inspection, and process characterization preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design precision fixtures and alignment tooling for mm-scale optical components.
• Perform worst-case and RSS tolerance stack-up analyses across mechanical, optical and environmental sources.
• Develop and optimize passive alignment assembly processes for opto-mechanical sub-assemblies.
• Collaborate with precision optical component vendors on DF M, first-article inspection, and ongoing process control.
• Characterize misalignments using beam profiling, interferometry, or displacement measurement; compare with analytical loss models.
• Develop incoming inspection protocols for mirror angles, reference surfaces, pin holes, and bore positions.
• Provide technical accuracy reviews of optical and mechanical specs in engineering docs and patent disclosures.
• Collaborate with process engineering on alignment station design, throughput modeling, and cost analysis.
• Support prototype builds and optical performance characterization; procure components and sub-assemblies.
• Author engineering specs, SOPs, test procedures, and component qualification reports.
• Assist with optical simulation testing.

Skills

Opto-mechanical

Precision manufacturing

Optics & photonics

Alignment & assembly

Vendor liaison

Adhesive processes

Education

Bachelor's in Optical/Mechanical/Applied Physics

Job description

TTM Technologies, Inc. is seeking an Opto-Mechanical Engineer with rigorous optical and mechanical fundamentals and hands-on experience in precision assembly of discreet optical components at module scale.

You will develop new-to-world opto-mechanical manufacturing capabilities for high-volume production. The role requires coordinating with internal engineering teams and external vendors on fixture design, alignment processes, and optical performance characterization.