Voyager Technologies
Manufacturing Engineer - Optics
$85K–$145K
San Diego, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Location
- San Diego, CA
San Diego, California, United States - Education
- Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance at the level required. For ITAR export compliance, must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.
About the job
Develops, validates, and sustains manufacturing processes for assembling, aligning, inspecting, testing, and integrating optical and optomechanical hardware.
What you'll do
- Create and improve manufacturing documentation, tooling, fixtures, and production controls for optical hardware.
- Support product introduction and production, including optical cleaning, handling, bonding, alignment, inspection, and integration.
- Analyze manufacturing results and resolve process, quality, and optical performance issues with cross-functional teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, Industrial Engineering, or a related 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.
- Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance at the required level.
Nice to have
- Experience in high-reliability optical manufacturing or production optical alignment, bonding, cleaning, contamination control, metrology, environmental testing, or failure analysis.
- Familiarity with optical lab equipment, manufacturing/process quality methods, engineering tools, or applicable production standards.
Pay
$125,000–$145,000 USD base salary; $85,000—$145,000 USD (California pay range; base salary)
Tools
ERP/MRP, MES, PLM, CAD, MATLAB, Python, AS9100, ISO 9001
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