Senior Laser Technician: Lead Alignment, Testing & Mentoring

Leonardo DRS; San Diego, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 29,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

The Senior Laser Technician at Leonardo DRS supports assembly, alignment, testing, and troubleshooting of lasers and laser optical systems. You will work from complex drawings, use test equipment, and maintain equipment while collaborating with engineering and production to meet quality, safety, and delivery targets.

The role involves training teammates, interpreting SOPs, and ensuring regulatory compliance across safety standards.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in a technical discipline and 5 years equivalent experience.
• Strong decision‑making and leadership skills.
• Experienced handling small delicate components, using ESD practices.
• Soldering and wire bonding experience a plus.
• Must be experienced in the safe handling of chemicals.
• Experienced in the use of Access, Excel, and LabVIEW.
• Experience with MRP a plus.
• Must have good mechanical skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to engineers and scientists on complex components, devices, materials, products, processes and/or equipment.
• Work from complex wiring and assembly drawings, operation sheets, engineering specifications and sketches and running sheets of significant complexity.
• Interpret and follow written documents such as SOPs and safety rules.
• Ensure compliance with all safety and regulatory requirements applicable to the company in accordance with State and Federal regulations and any applicable certification required to maintain the certification.
• Assist in training new team members.
• Interface with other departments to assure efficient flow of information and materials.
• Perform Key Performance Indicators: Quality of finished product (Pass/fail rates), Raw material stock levels, Compliance outcomes.
• Diagnose cause of electrical, optical or mechanical malfunction or failure of operational equipment and perform preventative and corrective maintenance.
• Modify complex electrical prototypes to correct functional deviations.
• Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization.
• Perform alignment, testing, and troubleshooting of solid‑state flashlight‑pumped lasers and laser rangefinder optical systems.
• Must use optical, mechanical, and electrical tools and test equipment for measurement, alignment, and testing.

Skills

Decision making

Leadership

ESD handling

Soldering

Chemicals safety

Electrical/mechanical aptitude

Education

Associate’s degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Access

Excel

LabVIEW

MRP

Job description

The Senior Laser Technician at Leonardo DRS supports assembly, alignment, testing, and troubleshooting of lasers and laser optical systems. You will work from complex drawings, use test equipment, and maintain equipment while collaborating with engineering and production to meet quality, safety, and delivery targets.

The role involves training teammates, interpreting SOPs, and ensuring regulatory compliance across safety standards.