Optics Fabricator 2 - 1st Shift - Irvine, CA, United States
$19 - $31 USD hourly
Originally posted 1 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves fabricating precision optics by operating and maintaining production machinery and performing quality inspections.
What you'll do
- Run multiple polishing and generating machines to process various optical materials.
- Read routers and engineering drawings to understand part specifications and manufacturing processes.
- Test optical parts using interferometers, calipers, micrometers, and other test equipment.
- Troubleshoot and adjust equipment to achieve passing parts.
- Perform surface quality inspections to ensure parts are free of digs and scratches.
- Perform maintenance on machines to keep them running at peak efficiency.
What you'll need
- High school, vocational training, or equivalent.
- Basic computer skills and literacy.
Nice to have
- Related experience in sizing, grinding, or polishing of optical materials using conventional and/or CNC methods.
Skills: Optics Fabricator, manufacturing, production, quality, assembly, fabrication
This role has been open 8 days — well below the 52-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2412
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Median days open
52 d
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Median salary
$99k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | MKS Instruments | All employers we track in this specialty (2412 roles · 77 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 34 | 2412 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 86 | 9796 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 19 d | 52 d (−33 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $99k |
Skills observed across this category: Optics Fabricator, manufacturing, production, quality, assembly, fabrication
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 382 open roles · median 80 d
- Entegris · 250 open roles · median 29 d
- Applied Materials · 235 open roles · median 39 d
- Lam Research · 106 open roles · median 51 d
- Infineon Technologies · 88 open roles · median 52 d
- ASML · 75 open roles · median 69 d
How we counted: 2412 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 77 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.