Thin Film Technician I

Excelitas is seeking a detail-oriented Thin Film Technician I to join our team. The purpose of this position is to fabricate optical components according to customer specifications. Performs various optical fabrication processes including but not limited to:  beveling, milling, blocking, grinding, polishing, curve generation, and inspection/measurements.

This position offers an excellent opportunity to grow your technical skills in a fast-paced, innovative environment focused on cutting-edge materials technology.

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, which includes the ability to choose the correct type of tooling
• Edging -  standard edging tasks up to .001 tolerance
• Milling -  standard milling tasks
• Sawing – KLE cut-off type operations
• Grinding – to include continuous and double side
• May assist with pouring lap
• Inspects and cleans parts
• Basic reading and comprehension of work instructions and prints for basic dimensions
• Mathematics - Using basic mathematics to calculate…..
• Measurement skills include:  calipers, drop gauges, micrometers, comparators, measuring microscope (Z scope), spherometer
• Performs other duties as assigned