Fabrication Technician

About the role

Excelitas is a global technology leader with more than 7,500 employees, focused on delivering market-driven solutions to fulfill the illumination, optical, detection and imaging needs of OEMs and end-users across the biomedical, semiconductor, industrial, consumer products, scientific, security, defense and aerospace sectors. We are presently seeking a Fabrication Technician that will perform various optical fabrication processes including but not limited to beveling, milling, blocking, grinding, polishing, curve generation, and inspection/measurements. Our facility in Boulder, Colorado has key functions in Research and Development, Operations, Production, and other disciplines. This facility specializes in the manufacturing of ultra-precision optical components, optical thin film coatings and optical sub-assemblies for demanding applications in lasers, materials processing, instrumentation, life sciences, avionics, and defense. This site offers capabilities that include substantial design and engineering resources, comprehensive optical fabrication and coating capabilities, advanced assembly technology and an extensive in-house metrology lab.

Responsibilities

• Performs basic shaping process steps on simple to medium-difficult parts.
• Beveling – cup and straight line.
• Blocking – standard (multiple parts on the same block) wax blocking, including ability to choose correct tooling.
• Edging – standard edging tasks up to .001 tolerance.
• Milling – standard milling tasks.
• Sawing – KLE cut-off type operations.
• Grinding – continuous and double side.
• May assist with pouring lap.
• Inspects and cleans parts.
• Reads and comprehends work instructions and prints for basic dimensions.
• Uses basic mathematics to calculate.
• Measurement skills include: calipers, drop gauges, micrometers, comparators, measuring microscope (Z scope), spherometer.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Basic math skills.
• Teamwork – ability to work effectively and contribute to a team.
• No previous experience required.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision.
• 401K.
• Paid Time Off.
• Holiday Pay.
• Paid Maternity/Paternity leave.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Long-term and Short-term disability.

Pay

Pay Range: $20.00 - $24.00 per hour, depending on experience.

Schedule

Available Shifts Include: Monday - Thursday, 2nd Shift; Sunday - Wednesday, 2nd Shift; Wednesday - Saturday, 2nd Shift; Weekend (Fri/Sat/Sun), 12hr daylight.