Senior Maintenance Technician: Precision Manufacturing

IDEX; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

IDEX is seeking a seasoned Maintenance Technician to troubleshoot, repair, and maintain complex manufacturing equipment and facility systems at CVI Laser Optics. The role acts as a technical escalation point, leads root cause analysis, and supports capital projects while mentoring other technicians.

Responsibilities include diagnostics across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and controls systems, preventive maintenance, and collaboration with Engineering, Facilities, and vendors to improve

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 5+ years of industrial maintenance experience, including complex equipment troubleshooting and repair in a manufacturing, industrial, cleanroom, or facilities environment.
• Technical education, apprenticeship, trade certification, or training in industrial maintenance, electrical, mechanical, mechatronics, or a related field is a plus.
• Experience supporting equipment installations, upgrades, or capital projects.
• Experience in cleanroom, semiconductor, optical, aerospace, medical device, or other precision manufacturing environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and repair complex mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and controls-related equipment failures across manufacturing equipment, coating chambers, cleanroom systems, and critical utilities.
• Perform root cause analysis on recurring or significant equipment failures and implement corrective actions, spare-parts strategies, or maintenance plan improvements to prevent recurrence and reduce downtime.
• Troubleshoot electrical systems, sensors, motors, controls, and other equipment components using schematics, technical documentation, and diagnostic tools.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on manufacturing equipment, facility systems, and critical utilities.
• Lead maintenance support for equipment installations, upgrades, commissioning, and capital projects in partnership with Engineering, Facilities, contractors, and equipment vendors.
• Develop and improve preventive maintenance strategies, task lists, job plans, and critical spare parts recommendations for high‑impact equipment.
• Use equipment history, failure trends, and maintenance data to identify reliability improvements and recurring issues.
• Serve as a technical escalation point for complex equipment issues and support troubleshooting across the maintenance team.
• Mentor and train other maintenance technicians on troubleshooting techniques, equipment maintenance, and safe work practices.

Skills

Mechanical troubleshooting

Electrical troubleshooting

Pneumatic systems

Controls & automation

Root cause analysis

Preventive maintenance

Documentation

Mentorship

Safety procedures

Education

High school diploma

Industrial maintenance training

Apprenticeship / trade cert

Tools

Niagara

PLCs

Ladder logic

Ignition

Job description

IDEX is seeking a seasoned Maintenance Technician to troubleshoot, repair, and maintain complex manufacturing equipment and facility systems at CVI Laser Optics. The role acts as a technical escalation point, leads root cause analysis, and supports capital projects while mentoring other technicians.

Responsibilities include diagnostics across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and controls systems, preventive maintenance, and collaboration with Engineering, Facilities, and vendors to improve