Senior Mid-IR Laser Technician – Clearance Eligible

Leonardo DRS; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonardo DRS in San Diego, CA seeks a technically skilled professional to support engineers and scientists on complex components, devices, and equipment. You will work from detailed drawings and specifications, ensuring safety, quality, and regulatory compliance across operations.

Responsibilities include training new team members, coordinating across departments, and performing maintenance and troubleshooting on advanced laser and optical systems.

Qualifications

• Requires an associate’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• Must demonstrate 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 various computer applications, including Access, Excel, and Labview.
• Experience with MRP a plus.
• Must have good mechanical skills
• Ability to lift and carry up to 40 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.

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: Meet production deadlines, 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 performs 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

Leadership

ESD practices

Soldering

Wire bonding

Chemicals handling

Access

Excel

Labview

MRP

Mechanical skills

Physical lifting

Education

Associate degree in technical discipline

Tools

Access

Excel

Labview

Job description

Leonardo DRS in San Diego, CA seeks a technically skilled professional to support engineers and scientists on complex components, devices, and equipment. You will work from detailed drawings and specifications, ensuring safety, quality, and regulatory compliance across operations.

Responsibilities include training new team members, coordinating across departments, and performing maintenance and troubleshooting on advanced laser and optical systems.