Assembler (US Citizen) - Tempe, AZ

We've determined which skillsets are most beneficial for this role. These skills are listed first below as the Must Haves and Nice to Haves our hiring team highly prefers. Below that you'll find the standard job description for this opportunity.

Must Haves:

• Attention to detail and quality focused
• Demonstrated problem solving techniques and/or critical thinking skills
• Clean Room experience (preferred)
• Must be able to clearly read and write in English
• Good eye-hand coordination, and ability to lift and do repeat tasks
• Computer proficiency; email, websites, online training and qulaity management operating systems, and misc. tasks
• Use of microscopes to preform inspection tasks
• Good communication skills
• Teamwork oriented
• Ability to work with little or no supervision if required
• Ability to make quality decisions quickly
• Patience
• A combination of sitting/standing for extended periods of time
• Requires developing job knowledge/skills. Requires a High School Diploma. Requires "secret" security clearance

Nice to Haves:

• Ability to read/interpret drawings/blueprints/work instructions.
• Able to use high and medium power inspection tools to verify compliance with inspection criteria.
• General working knowledge of Lean and 5S+1 methodology
• 2 years post-Secondary/Associates Degree with 2 years of prior related experience

Job Description:
Responsible for utilizing manual and automated tools, machines, and other manufacturing processes to build optic tube components. Developing support individual contributor. Works under general supervision. Work is less structured within identified boundaries and procedures. Identifies problems and issues in straightforward situations.

Essential Functions:

• Use of microscopes to preform inspection tasks.
• Recognize and categorize 40+ failure modes, set against a criterion developed for individually designed night vision components for the purposes of data and quality tracking.
• Inspect pre and post metalized or coated substrates to comply with internal and external acceptance criteria.
• Surface preparation of pre and post metalized or coated substrates using cleaning agents, solvents, acids, and grit blasting to prepare substrates for post-processing.
• Metallization, wet-in and/or coating of substrates using various deposition equipment to achieve proper electro-optical surface conditions.
• Work in extremely clean to dust-free controlled environment including laminar flow conditions to avoid contamination of the product.
• Load and unload Tube components from processing equipment, tools, and/or machines.
• Requires use of eye protection, hair nets, face masks, bunny suits, Tyvek coats, smocks, and rubber gloves to work with isopropyl alcohol and assorted chemicals.
• Fully proficient in this role and able to work safely with limited supervision, assignments can be moderately difficult, requiring independent judgement.
• Maintain accurate record entry through use of the onsite Quality Tracking System (QTS).
• Ability to use chemicals (acids, bases, and solvents), and use inspection equipment.
• Computer proficiency; email, websites, online training and quality management operating systems, and misc. tasks.

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