What are the responsibilities and job description for the Optical Engineering Technician position at M/A Com Technolgy Solutions?
Company Overview:
MACOM designs and manufactures semiconductor products for Data Center, Telecommunication, and Industrial and Defense applications. Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM has design centers and sales offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. MACOM is certified to the ISO9001 international quality standard and ISO14001 environmental management standard.
MACOM has more than 65 years of application expertise with multiple design centers, Si, GaAs and InP fabrication, manufacturing, assembly and test, and operational facilities throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. In addition, MACOM offers foundry services that represents a key core competency within our business.
MACOM sells and distributes products globally via a sales channel comprised of a direct field sales force, authorized sales representatives, and leading industry distributors. Our sales team is trained across all of our products to give our customers insights into our entire portfolio.
Job Title: Optical Engineering Technician
Key Responsibilities:
- Evaluate electrical and fiber optical test systems, products, and components applying knowledge of RF, electrical, and optical testing.
- Experience with fusion and ribbon fiber optic splicing (SM, PM and specialty fibers).
- Perform product evaluation and troubleshoot to solve issues.
- To prepare reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
- To provide engineering information by answering questions and requests.
- To write procedures, work instructions or modify existing ones.
- To maintain written records of evaluations which can be used to improve our processes.
- To complete projects, train and guide junior technicians.
- Implement cost effective and efficient processes for production.
- To maintain test plans and procedures used by operators.
General Responsibilities:
- To collaborate in developing products to meet customer requirements, by assisting in performing research, and testing manufacturing methods and materials.
- Must comply with company regulations as well as government mandated documentation.
- To contribute to the team effort in accomplishing tasks to improve processes and efficiencies.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Electronic, RF, and fiber optic test systems
- Electronics test setup trouble shooting
- Optical fiber module/component test and design experience
- Fiber splicing experience
- Quality focused
- Analyzing information
- Reporting Research Results
- Attention to detail
- Emphasizing Excellence
- Innovation
Experience and Education:
- Extensive experience supporting production of high reliability assemblies in an AS9100 environment.
- Familiar with operation of network analyzers and spectrum analyzers.
- Familiarity with using lab test equipment.
- Ability to trouble shoot production issues and test results.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Due to ITAR regulations, U.S. citizenship or permanent residency required.
- Ability to obtain a secret level clearance.
EEO:
MACOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. MACOM will not discriminate against any worker or job applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military service, marital status, or any other category protected under applicable law.
Reasonable Accommodation:
Reasonable Accommodation. MACOM is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you have a disability and are in need of a reasonable accommodation with respect to any part of the application process, please call 1-978-656-2500 or email HR_Ops@MACOM.com. Provide your name, phone number and the position title and location in which you are interested, and nature of accommodation needed, and we will get back to you. We also work with current employees who request or need reasonable accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of their jobs.
