Manufacturing Engineering Technician (MET) Optimax is experiencing exciting growth and expanding our team! Whether you are starting your career or looking for a new challenge, we offer a dynamic work environment, opportunities for advancement, and the chance to contribute to creating cutting-edge optics for a wide range of industries. Apply now and start your career journey with Optimax! A unique corporate culture combined with a dynamic work environment: At Optimax, we build lenses that power cutting-edge technologies in aerospace, defense, and consumer electronics. Our optics help shape breakthroughs that benefit humanity and protect our freedom. We offer a dynamic and collaborative work environment where innovation and teamwork thrive. We are looking for motivated individuals who are eager to learn, grow, and contribute to impactful projects. Job Summary and Essential Job Duties: The Manufacturing Engineering Technologist (MET) assists the Manufacturing Engineer (ME) to troubleshoot, optimize, and improve precision optics manufacturing processes. Through On the Job Training (OJT), Manufacturing Engineering Technicians will: Process Optimization: Assist the ME to determine engineering tasks, project timelines, and process pathways. Troubleshooting: Support manufacturing teams by systematically resolving technical production issues. Continuous Improvement: Analyze process flows using Lean tools to improve quality, throughput, and cost. Data Documentation: Record improvement results accurately to ensure standardized, retrievable workflows. Team Collaboration: Work closely with team members and fill in on the production line when needed. Project Leadership: Lead targeted improvement initiatives directed by the ME and Team Leaders. Culture & Performance: Encourage teams to exceed productivity goals while maintaining high quality. Root Cause Analysis: Facilitate the 5-Why process and follow up on cell-specific corrective actions. Technical Communication: Serve as a technical point of contact for customers and vendors when the ME is unavailable. Advancement through the MET ranks is attained via increasing levels of education, experience, industrial skills, math skills, computing skills, responsibility and leadership potential and effectiveness.
Education Requirements:
2 or 4 year engineering or technical degree preferred. Minimum of 1 year of optics manufacturing and/or optics testing or equivalent education.
Minimum Requirements
Software Literacy:
Familiarity with Microsoft Office, GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing), and CAD/CAM software.
Training Delivery:
Ability to create and deliver Just-In-Time (JIT) training for production staff. Soft SkillsTop-notch interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
Professional Demeanor: Enthusiastic, cooperative, positive, and able to work effectively in teams.
Work Requirements
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch: and talk and hear.
The job may involve prolong periods of sitting/standing.
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp.
Work Environment:
This position works in a manufacturing environment. The noise level can vary from quiet to loud frequencies.
May involve the use of oils and solvents.
Generally works in a clean environment and works to maintain the environment as such.
May require area specific safety training.
The employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes.
May be assigned to various production areas as needs require.
Compensation & Benefits:
Optimax offers competitive compensation based on experience and a comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Bonus 25% Monthly Profit Sharing
- Tuition Assistance
- Support for continuing education
- Health Insurance
- Medical, Dental, and Vision options 401(k)
- Retirement plan with employer match
- Paid Time OffGenerous vacation and paid holidays
- Other Benefits
- Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Savings Account (HSA)ITAR Compliance:
Employment at Optimax Systems, Inc. is subject to export control compliance requirements, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) issued by the United States Department of State, Department of Defense Trade Controls, and the Export Administration Regulations. To meet export control compliance requirements for this position, an applicant must be a "U.S. Person" as defined by applicable regulations or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. "U.S. Person" includes a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Optimax is committed to offering equal opportunity for all candidates. We encourage you to apply regardless of background, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Optimax will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you require an accommodation to apply for this position, please contact our Human Resources team.
