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Optical Technician III

Laboratory for Laser Energetics💼 Full-time💰 $22–$22🗓 2026-07-11 → 2026-09-26

Core

Operating thin film deposition chambers to manufacture high-damage threshold optical coatings and inspecting optics.

Role type

Optical Coating Technician

Builds

High-damage threshold optical coatings for research and manufacturing applications

Domain

Optics / Laser Systems / Vacuum Technology

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Operating optical coating equipment, performing metrology measurements, maintaining vacuum coating chambers, inspecting optics for surface defects, manipulating heavy mechanisms and glass substrates, preventative maintenance on coating equipment

Preferred skills

Alignment of laser systems, manufacturing environment experience, mechanical or electrical skills, electronics and vacuum coating experience, basic computer hardware and software proficiency

Technologies

Vacuum coating chambers, metrology instruments, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel

Responsibilities

Operate optical coating equipment to manufacture high-damage threshold coatings, Perform metrology measurements for coating characterization, Maintain reliable records including run logs and maintenance logs, Maintain cleanliness of vacuum coating chamber, Inspect cleaned optics to ensure surface to be coated is free of defects, Perform preventative maintenance, minor repairs, and equipment improvements on coating equipment

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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