Precision Opto-Mechanical Technician for Space Hardware

PLP Group; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous equity

Competitive healthcare (vision and/or

401(k)

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Azora is building high-bandwidth optical terminals for space environments and is seeking a skilled technician to assemble, align, and test precision optomechanical hardware in Phoenix.

You will build engineering and flight units, perform optical alignment using precision metrology tools, and support environmental test campaigns, including vibration, thermal vacuum, and thermal cycling. Expect travel to remote sites as needed.

Qualifications

• 3+ years as a mechanical, optical, or aerospace assembly technician, including spaceflight or high-reliability hardware.
• Demonstrated precision assembly: small fasteners, torque control, adhesive bonding, delicate handling.
• Experience in cleanroom environments with contamination control, ESD, and FOD discipline.
• Ability to read and work from engineering drawings, GD&T callouts, and written procedures.
• Strong documentation habits (travelers, as-built records, non-conformance reporting).

Responsibilities

• Assemble precision optomechanical hardware: optical benches, telescope assemblies, fiber routing, FSM and gimbal subassemblies, and structural elements.
• Perform optical alignment using autocollimators, interferometers, alignment lasers, and CMM/metrology equipment, following documented procedures.
• Execute bonding, staking, torquing, and fastener installation to aerospace workmanship standards, with full traceability documentation.
• Handle, clean, and inspect optical components (mirrors, lenses, fibers, windows) per cleanliness and contamination control protocols.
• Support environmental testing: vibration, shock, thermal vacuum, and thermal cycling – including fixture setup, instrumentation, and test execution.
• Maintain cleanroom standards, tool calibration records, and ESD and FOD controls.
• Red-line and improve assembly procedures; provide manufacturability feedback to design engineers.
• Support ground station site builds and installations, including travel to remote sites.

Skills

Mechanical assembly

Optical assembly

Aerospace hardware

GD&T drawings

Documentation

Tools

Autocollimators

Interferometers

CMM/Metrology

Optical alignment tools

Job description

Azora is building high-bandwidth optical terminals for space environments and is seeking a skilled technician to assemble, align, and test precision optomechanical hardware in Phoenix.

You will build engineering and flight units, perform optical alignment using precision metrology tools, and support environmental test campaigns, including vibration, thermal vacuum, and thermal cycling. Expect travel to remote sites as needed.