Details
Posted: 18-May-22
Location: Marlborough, Massachusetts
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Manufacturing
Job Function:
Manufacturing
Technical Division:
Integrated Optics (PI)
Optical Fabrication & Testing (FM)
Optical Material Studies (OM)
Years of Experience:
0-3
Additional Information:
Employer will assist with relocation costs.
PG Photonics is the world leader of fiber laser technology. We produce the most powerful, reliable and efficient lasers used across nearly every application and industry. IPG Photonics designs and manufactures complete laser processing solutions that combine laser sources, beam delivery, motion platforms and software that enable our customers to be more productive and lower their overall costs.
We are hiring a Principal Optician to join our team in Marlborough, MA. The Principal Optician will assist in the development of processing optical crystals and components. Implement process improvements and train team members.
- Requirements include 15 to 20 years of hands on experience in the manufacturing of plano and spherical optics.
- Fabrication knowledge should include lens generating, lens centering, coring, slicing, grinding and dicing of various glass and optical components.
- Polishing experiences should include blocking, grinding, and polishing of various shapes of optical glasses such as prisms, wedges, flats and spherical optics.
- Double sided lapping and polishing along with single sided methods are necessary.
- Multiple techniques of polishing desired, such as pitch and pad polishing plus experiences with different types of slurries and polishing compounds.
- CNC manufacturing of optical components is a plus.
- Must be able to use optical test equipment for measuring flatness, surface roughness, and parallelism.
- Must be able to read and review blueprints and make parts to tight tolerances.
- Additional requirements are to provide training to junior members of the fabrication and polishing staff.
- Experience of crystal manufacturing, including both the fabrication and polishing of many different types of crystals.
This position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a “US Person” as defined by 22C.F.R. §120.15 are required. “US Person” includes US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee. License exception Technology and software under restriction (TSR) defined in 15 CFR 740.6 may permit person from Country Group B.
The following link will take you to the government site with the list of Country Group B: https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/documents/regulation-docs/452-supplement-no-1-to-part-740-country-groups/file
