Precision Optics Technician II - Second Shift

TE Connectivity Ltd.; Town of Webster (NY); On-site; USD 49,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Stock Purchase Plan

Paid time off

Job summary

TE Connectivity Ltd. is seeking a Technician II in the Digital Data Networks unit to join a team building, testing, and optimizing optical systems and automation equipment for AI, cloud computing, and hyperscale data centers.

You will work with engineers and manufacturing teams to ensure clean optics, proper fiber handling, and thorough QA checks, contributing to high-precision interconnect technologies and production documentation.

Qualifications

• High school degree, technical training, or related experience in optics, photonics, electronics, engineering technology, manufacturing technology, or related fields.
• 1–2 years hands-on assembly and testing of delicate or high‑precision parts.
• Experience using standard software tools for documentation, data collection, and equipment operation.

Responsibilities

• Assist development teams with cleaning and inspecting optics and other precision parts.
• Ribbonize, splice, and test optical fiber and connector assemblies; prepare products for final packaging.
• Train on performing insertion loss, return loss, and other final QA checks on final product.
• Follow and help revise work instructions, assembly procedures, and fill production records.

Skills

Fiber optics knowledge

Precision assembly

Technical documentation

Computer skills

Education

High school degree or equivalent

Tools

QA/test equipment

Job description

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Job Overview

Digital Data Networks (DDN) Business Unit | TE Connectivity

The Opportunity

Join TE Connectivity's innovative Passive Optics organization as an Technician II and play a critical role in developing the next generation of optical connectivity solutions powering AI, cloud computing, and hyperscale data centers. You'll work alongside engineers and manufacturing teams to build, test, troubleshoot, and optimize optical systems, prototypes, and automation equipment that enable industry-leading optical interconnect technologies.

Why This Role Matters

As demand for optical connectivity continues to accelerate, precision manufacturing and testing of optical components are more important than ever. Your hands-on expertise will directly support the development of advanced optical products and manufacturing processes that power the world's most demanding computing and communication networks.

Job Requirements

Optical Assembly & Testing

• Optical System Preparation: Assist development teams with cleaning and inspecting optics and other precision parts
• Fiber Optic Handling: Prepare, ribbonize, splice, and test optical fiber and connector assemblies. Prepare products for final packaging.
• Testing: Become trained on performing insertion loss, return loss, and other final QA checks on final product
• Documentation: Follow and help revise work instructions, assembly procedures, and fillin production records.

Essential Qualifications

• Education: high school degree, technical certification, technical training, or relevant experience in optics, photonics, electronics, engineering technology, manufacturing technology, or related fields.
• Experience: 1-2 years of experience in with hand‑on assembly and testing of delicate or high‑precision parts.
• Computer Skills: Experience using standard software tools for documentation, data collection, and equipment operation.

What your background should look like

Core Technical Competencies

• Fiber Optics Knowledge: Familiarity with fiber optic connectors, ferrules, cables, polishing processes, cleaning methods, and inspection techniques.
• Precision Assembly: Ability to work with small components requiring high levels of attention to detail and precision.
• Technical Documentation: Ability to follow, interpret, and propose improvements to procedures and test instructions.

About Te Connectivity

TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next‑generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.

Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

Compensation

• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $48,600 - $60,700 (subject to change dependent on physical location)
• Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.
• Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits

Benefits

• A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.

EOE, Including Disability/Vets