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This role involves operating manual and automated grinding, lapping, and polishing equipment to fabricate and finish optical crystals and components. The technician will set up equipment, fixture parts, prepare tooling and abrasives, perform inspections and measurements, document results, and follow established safety and quality procedures.\nPrimary Duties & Responsibilities\nCrystal Fabrication: Saw, core, grind, drill, shape, lap, and dimension optical crystals using precision equipment, tooling, and fixtures.\nCrystal Polishing: Prepare polishing tools and slurries; polish crystals to meet specified dimensions, surface finish, flatness, parallelism, radius, and optical quality.\nThin-Film Coating: Clean and fixture components; verify part numbers and coating recipes; operate coating equipment and optical monitoring systems; perform post-coating inspection and testing.\nOptical Inspection: Perform visual, dimensional, surface-quality, spectral, adhesion, and other required inspections using microscopes, gauges, interferometers, spectrometers, and related equipment.\nOptical Assembly: Assemble crystals and components into optical isolators, modulators, and related photonic products, including cleaning, bonding, soldering, alignment, and precision mechanical assembly.\nDocumentation and Quality: Complete travelers, inspection records, and electronic manufacturing records accurately; identify and report defects, nonconformances, and process deviations.\nEquipment and Process Control: Perform equipment setup, routine checks, basic troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and process adjustments within authorized limits.\nSafety and Cleanroom Compliance: Follow cleanroom, ESD, laser-safety, chemical-handling, contamination-control, and all applicable environmental, health, and safety requirements.\nTeam Collaboration and Improvement: Support engineering builds, new product introduction, process qualification, root-cause investigations, training, and continuous-improvement activities while meeting production, quality, yield, and schedule requirements.\n\nEducation & Experience\nHigh School Diploma required.\n5 years' experience in complex high mix environment.\n\nSkills\nStrong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills for automated equipment.\n\nWorking Conditions\nThis role will be based 100% on-site in Budd Lake, NJ\nRegular use of a computer and other office equipment is necessary.\nRegular use of equipment and machinery in an industrial environment.\n\nPhysical Requirements\nAbility to stand for prolonged period in production environment \nAbility to lift and move up to 40 lbs occasionally material/equipment on manufacturing floor \nAdhere to all safety requirements for the job task including but not limited to safety shoes, fire retardant suites, full face respirators and Hot Work PPEs for handling molten material in furnace.\nSitting for extended periods while working on a computer or in meetings.\nUse of hands and fingers for typing, writing, and handling documents.\nSafety Requirements\nAll employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.\nQuality and Environmental Responsibilities\nDepending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.\nCulture Commitment\nEnsure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:\nIntegrity - Create an Environment of Trust\nCollaboration - Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas\nAccountability - Own the Process and the Outcome\nRespect - Recognize the Value in Everyone\nEnthusiasm - Find a Sense of Purpose in Work\nCoherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. 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