Job Title: Engineering Technician
Location: Carlsbad, CA
Employment: Temp to perm (12 months)
Industry: Aerospace and Defense
Compensation: $52.15/hr.
Schedule: 9/80 Reg - 1
st shift
About the Opportunity:
- Execute fabrication, assembly, integration, test, or inspection processes in accordance with detailed work instructions and drawings.
- Optical Fiber Splicing and Recoating.
- Fabrication, assembly, and inspection of photonic circuits.
- Mechanical Builds and Assemblies.
- Metal Soldering.
- Microscopy and Profilometry.
Why You'll Love Working Here:
- Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability
- Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries
- People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work
- Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates
Why This Opportunity is Exciting:
- This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.
About Acara Solutions
- Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.
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What You'll Do:
- Integration of COTS optical equipment (power meters & monitoring equipment, optical laser sources, etc.) per detailed architecture block diagrams and wiring diagrams.
- Assistance with equipment calibration in accordance with vender or custom calibration procedures.
- Communicate regularly with management to ensure team is meeting expectations for cost, schedule, and quality.
- Ensure preventative maintenance is performed regularly in accordance with documentation.
- Maintain and operate wire bonding, photomasking, epoxy application, and other systems commonly used for optical device fabrication.
- Maintain high standard for cleanliness, workspace organization, and reliability.
- Program using Acu-rite control and accurately set up, and operates milling and lathe machines.
- Press fit various diameter pins of optical hardware.
- Maintains the tools and machines required for optimum job performance.
- Calculates dimensions and tolerances using knowledge of mathematics and precision instruments such as micrometers, indicators, calipers etc.
- Selects the appropriate tools, machines, and materials to be used in preparation of machinery work.
- Monitors the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
- Understands and complies with customer specification in part manufacturing.
- Understands and uses a wide variety of mathematical functions applicable to work tasks.
- Other duties may also be assigned such as facilities work, or continuous improvement projects.
- Planning, layout, setup, operating and making tool adjustments for a variety of major conventional or automatic machines.
- Works from blueprints, process sheets and sketches to perform production tasks, which may include the cutting and shaping of metal or plastics to precision dimensions.
- Checks and inspects and builds machining operations against specified tolerances.
- May include work with fabrication, sheet metal operations, or machine hardware and assemblies.
- May also make recommendations concerning use of and improvement upon materials and design.
What You'll Bring:
- High School Diploma or GED.
- 6+ years of experience in photonics, optical assembly, or precision fabrication environments.
What Sets You Apart:
- Associate Degree.
- Ability to set up and run a vertical machining center for one off prototype parts or production parts run.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerances (GD&T).
- Able to pin multiple materials together.
- Must be familiar with Acu-rite or similar program.
- Need to be maticulus.
Additional Information:
- Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check.
- In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
- Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), all employees assigned to this client must provide documentation verifying their status as a 'U.S. Person', as defined in ITAR clause 120.15. A U.S. Person is a protected individual under the anti-discrimination provisions of U.S. immigration laws.
After you apply, you may receive a call or message from our AI Talent Scout about this role or other opportunities that match your skills and preferences.
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Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.
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Apr 21, 2026