About Skyloomย
Skyloom, an IonQ company, is a telecommunications company founded with the mission to develop, deploy, and operate one of the fundamental pieces of tomorrow's space communication infrastructure to provide data transport services on a planetary scale. If you have a strong sense of purpose, focus, urgency, and willingness to compete-or if working on space lasers excites you-join our team to develop the future generation of space communication technology.
Location: This role will be based onsite at our Broomfield, Colorado office.
Travel: None
Job ID: 1641
The Role
The Optical Integration Technician has a critical role in production of Skyloom optical communication terminals. This role involves the initial integration of mechanical and optical components to begin production, initial optical alignments, and quality control. Excellent manual dexterity is required, as well as the ability to follow work instructions, develop new procedures, perform quality control measurements and inspections, and work closely with mechanical and optical engineering teams to troubleshoot problems and develop processes.
Core Qualifications
Qualified candidates possess at least 3 years of experience in an assembly environment. Experience with optical components is strongly preferred. Other skills and experience are:
- Excellent manual dexterity for working with small, precision components
- Ability to follow complex work instructions
- Strong verbal communication, attention to detail, and problem solving skills
- Knowledge and experience with optic cleaning procedures
- Knowledge of ESD and laser safety procedures
- Experience with torque limiting tools, micrometers, and calipers
- Computer literacy including:
- Effective communication via email & messaging
- Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel)
- Data entry for tracking and quality control
- Scriptingย
- Ability to follow cleanroom protocols
- Maintains a clean & organized workspace
- Familiarity with quality control and compliance procedures
- Ability to read and understand complex engineering drawings
- Mission driven and team oriented
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with mechanical and optical bonds & adhesives
- Enthusiasm to work with engineering to improve/develop procedures and offer suggestions
- Technical writing ability for improving work instructions & providing feedback
- Demonstrated experience in:
- A high volume production environment
- Identifying a quality/procedure issue and working with engineering to find a resolution
- Experience with alignment and metrology tools such as:
- Shearing interferometers
- Optical power meters
- Infrared cameras and sensors
- Interferometers for surface quality and wavefront error measurements
Compensationย
The approximate base salary range for this position is $68,456 - $82,661. The total compensation package includes base salary, bonus, equity, and a range of benefits.
**Benefits will be provided by Skyloom, Inc., an IonQ Company, and will differ from the benefits listed on the IonQ website.**