K2 Space Senior Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technician supporting fabrication and assembly of optical subsystems and production tooling. Perform precision inspection and testing of optical components.
Responsibilities
Partner directly with design engineering throughout the hardware development and pre-production stages, supporting component assembly and validation testing
Perform precision inspection, cleaning, bonding, and troubleshooting of optical components to exacting tolerances
Operate precision tooling including microscopes, adhesive dispensing systems, UV curing equipment, and optical alignment tooling to support next-generation hardware
Execute work from verbal instructions, engineering drawings, and technical procedures with minimal supervision, adapting quickly as designs evolve
Build, align, integrate, test, and maintain optical systems — including delicate freespace optics and mechanics, thermal management hardware, and fiber optic assemblies
Own test setup, execution, and data reporting, ensuring accuracy and traceability across all builds
Maintain ground support equipment performance and calibration
Champion laser safety and cleanliness standards on the production floor, holding yourself and the team accountable to the highest standards
Practice 5S principles of organizing and sustaining an efficient and presentable workspace
Thrive in fast paced/ all-hands-on-deck production environment, jumping in wherever needed to hit mission timelines
Qualification
5+ years of experience assemblingDemonstrate ability to learnExperience working with FODExperience with lasers and laser safety
Required
5+ years of experience assembling, integrating, and testing optical hardware or adjacent hardware (ie: technical hardware utilizing optical sensors, fibers, sources, or high-resolution mechanisms)
Proficiency with computers and ability to use MS Office and shop floor management software
Demonstrate high level of ownership and problem-solving abilities
Demonstrate ability to learn, adapt and work independently
Demonstrate dexterity and ability to handle delicate objects in a dynamic lab environment
Demonstrate ability to communicate and prioritize team success
Experience working with FOD, ESD sensitive hardware, and clean room requirements
Experience with optical cleanliness or similar (ie: use of lab solvents like HPLC IPA, Acetone, Methanol and delicate cleaning methods)
Preferred
Experience with optical metrology equipment such as interferometers, autocollimators, laser trackers, theodolites, power meters
Experience with handling optical fiber and optical fiber technology such as fiber splicers, polarization components, fiber polishing & cleaning, fiber cleaving
Experience with lasers and laser safety
Experience with optical wavefront optimization through alignment
Ability to troubleshoot or develop production code in LabVIEW, Python, MATLAB or similar
Able to read mechanical and engineering drawings and interpret tolerances (including GD&T)
Operate machining equipment such as a lathe, mill, drill press
Experience working with engineering in development and production environments
