Job Title:  Zygo - Precision Optics Manufacturing Engineer

Are you ready to collaborate with leading experts in optical engineering and contribute to the next level of precision and excellence?

At Zygo, your skills and insights will be integral to our core values of curiosity, collaboration, and persistence. For over 50 years, Zygo Corporation in Middlefield, CT, has been a global leader in designing and manufacturing advanced optical metrology systems, ultra-precise optical components, and complex electro-optical systems and assemblies. Join our team, where your expertise will drive cutting-edge solutions, address complex technical challenges, and uphold the highest standards of precision and safety.

As a Precision Optics Manufacturing Engineer, you will lead the development and optimization of precision fabrication processes for spherical optics, driving solutions in machining, grinding, polishing, and metrology.

Key Responsibilities:

• Precision Optics Development: Work closely with master opticians to define and optimize fabrication and testing processes for spherical optics. Your technical expertise will help drive efficiency and precision across production.
• Process Documentation: Analyze fabrication and testing results, converting them into standardized work processes that ensure consistent quality and performance.
• Tooling and Fixture Design: Design specialized tooling, fixtures, and processes that support the precision manufacturing of optical components.
• Technical Support: Provide crucial support to production, engineering teams, and suppliers, helping to resolve process-related challenges and improve outcomes.
• Innovative Process Improvement: Research and implement cutting-edge technologies in tooling design and process development, driving continuous improvement in precision manufacturing.

Required Skills:

• Strong experience in interferometry, optical testing, and general shop metrology.
• Proficiency in CAD/Solid Modeling and CNC programming.
• In-depth understanding of optical specifications and fabrication processes in line with MIL and ISO standards.
• A passion for solving complex manufacturing challenges and improving processes through innovation.
• A collaborative spirit with the ability to support cross-functional teams in engineering, production, and supplier management.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in optical, mechanical, or manufacturing engineering.
• 3-5 years of experience in optics manufacturing or precision machining.
• Experience with CAD or SolidWorks is highly preferred.
• Strong materials knowledge and an understanding of CNC machining principles.

Bring your passion, commitment, and curiosity to Zygo, where our values—curiosity, collaboration, persistence, confidence, problem-solving, and safety—guide every step of our journey.

Grow with us as we work together to solve complex challenges, inspire confidence, and make our world a safer, better place.

Are you ready to expand the boundaries of possibility, simplify the complex, and embody the values that define our success?

We welcome your unique perspective and invite you to join us!

* Due to the nature of Zygo's programs and products, applicants must have the legal right to work in the US and additionally must be legally authorized to access export-controlled information and source code.