Manufacturing Engineer - Optics
Public U.S. defense and space technology company providing mission-critical propulsion, electronics, mission-management, spectrum-intelligence, and lunar-space systems.
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About Voyager Technologies, Inc.
Voyager Technologies operates across national security and space infrastructure, including propulsion and energetics, spacecraft guidance and communications, orbital and lunar systems, mission operations, and AI-enabled spectrum intelligence. Its enterprise includes lunar robotic-mobility capability through the July 2026 acquisition of Astrobotic.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will develop, document, validate, and sustain processes for assembling, aligning, inspecting, testing, handling, and integrating optical hardware. You will create production documentation and tooling, analyze yield and defects, resolve process issues, support product introduction, and establish process controls and training requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline
- Knowledge of manufacturing process development, production documentation, root cause analysis, process validation, and continuous improvement
- Working knowledge of optical assembly, alignment, inspection, metrology, precision handling, or optomechanical integration
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, work instructions, test data, and acceptance requirements
- Communication, problem-solving, data analysis, and cross-functional coordination skills
- U.S. citizenship
- Ability to obtain and maintain the required U.S. Government security clearance
Responsibilities
- Develop and improve optical and optomechanical manufacturing processes and production documentation
- Support new product introduction, prototype builds, pilot production, and sustaining production
- Develop and validate methods for optical cleaning, handling, bonding, alignment, inspection, and integration
- Translate engineering requirements into production documentation and acceptance criteria
- Design, procure, qualify, and sustain fixtures, tooling, metrology setups, and test equipment
- Analyze yield, test results, defects, cycle time, and process capability
- Drive root cause analysis and corrective action
- Support nonconformance reviews, engineering changes, and component disposition
- Establish cleanliness, ESD, environmental, calibration, and tool controls
- Develop technician training and qualification requirements
- Support supplier reviews, incoming inspection, and process transfers
- Participate in production-readiness, risk, and continuous-improvement activities
Benefits
- Discretionary annual bonus plan
- Paid time off
- Health benefit package
- Retirement savings
- Wellness program