Opto-Electronic Production Technician
Specifications:
Job Title: Opto-Electronic Production Technician
Location: El Cajon, CA
Job Description:
- Interacts with Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Engineering, and field personnel.
- Performs precision optical, opto-mechanical, and electro-optical assembly for camera systems used in radar and airborne platforms.
- Aligns, focuses, and tests optical assemblies and subassemblies to defined procedures.
- Performs equipment setup, operation, testing, calibration, and minor preventative maintenance on production and optical test equipment.
- Inspects optical and mechanical components for defects, contamination, and workmanship compliance.
- Troubleshoots and debugs hardware using established processes and technical knowledge.
- Accurately records build and test data in traveler documentation.
- Supports onsite and/or offsite field testing and data collection activities.
- Maintains production equipment and ensures work area is clean, safe, and well maintained.
- Ensures products meet performance, quality, and reliability requirements prior to release to production.
- Ability to obtain and maintain access to U.S. military installations and commercial air bases/airport operational areas.
Preferred Skills:
- Computer savvy.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Experience working with optics, imaging systems, or precision electro-mechanical assemblies is highly preferred.
- Experience working in ESD and cleanliness-controlled environments is a plus.
The Company
Trex Enterprises is a privately-owned advanced R&D manufacturing company specializing in optical imaging, RF/millimeter wave systems, navigation, and augmented vision technology for a variety of government and commercial customers. Our R&D projects encompass the complete cycle of innovation, prototyping, and field testing. Our current efforts involve Celestial Navigation, Millimeter Wave Imaging, Communications and Imaging Radar. Headquartered in El Cajon, California, the company has operations in both California and Massachusetts.
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Please e-mail resume to: Trex Enterprises; info@trexenterprises.com.
Trex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.
Trex Aviation Systems began in 2005 with the goal of identifying sources of Foreign Object Debris (FOD) on airport surfaces using technology derived from parent company Trex Enterprises Corporation. Leveraging Trex Enterprises’ extensive experience in millimeter-wave (MMW) radar systems for wire detection aboard helicopters, Trex Aviation Systems’ proof of concept demonstration has developed into a core product line that specializes in the protection and safety of airport operations – the FOD Finder™, a robust solution to FOD detection and control on airport surfaces.
Our Values
Trex is a diversified company specializing in cutting-edge technology to improve performance across the electromagnetic spectrum and providing innovative solutions to meet the needs of commercial markets and armed forces. With more than 30 years of government and commercial contracting experience, Trex has developed a strong base of proprietary technologies in microwave and MMW sensing, high-resolution imaging, digital signal processing, applied optics, advanced materials, energy harvesting and electro-mechanical systems. Trex has been awarded 120 patents and has applied for an additional 57 patents. Trex is a privately-held company headquartered in California, with additional facilities in Hawaii, Massachusetts and New Mexico