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Engineering Technician, Optical Fiber Splicing

Palm Bay, Florida Manufacturing Full-Time Fee: $300 to $500

About the Role

This role performs precision fabrication, assembly, and testing work on photonic circuits and optical systems, including fiber splicing, mechanical builds, and equipment calibration in a cleared defense environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform optical fiber splicing, recoating, and photonic circuit fabrication and inspection.
  • Carry out mechanical builds, metal soldering, microscopy, and profilometry work.
  • Integrate commercial optical equipment per architecture and wiring diagrams.
  • Perform equipment calibration and preventative maintenance per documentation.

Qualifications

  • 6 years of relevant experience, or 2 years with a bachelor's degree.
  • Active Top Secret/SCI clearance required (polygraph may be expired beyond 5 years).
  • Experience interpreting engineering drawings and working with machining equipment (lathes, mills, CNC).

Work Schedule

9/80 schedule: 80 hours worked over 9 days out of every 14, with every other Friday off.