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Job description
What you'll do:
- Conduct the handling, routing, splicing, testing, and potential repair of 1000’s of fibers throughout the SPARC fusion machine
- Perform mechanical integration of small assemblies adjacent or in conjunction with the fiber work, such as passthrough flanges and enclosures for the fibers
- Install composite or polymer wrappings for the fibers and their enclosures
- Train other technicians as needed in the proper installation, splicing, routing, and measurement procedures
- Improve safety protocols for laser and fiber optic handling
- Fulfill manufacturing and R&D fiber needs
What we’re looking for:
- 4+ years experience in fiber optics field applications
- Experience with taking attenuation, insertion loss, and spectral analysis measurements using various measurement equipment (such as OTDR, OSA, OBR, power meter, etc.)
- Must have experience fiber handling in a lab setting with known standards
Bonus points for:
- 7+ years experience in fiber optics field applications
- Experience in utilizing distributed sensing arrays
- Experience with polyimide and a variety of coated fibers
- At least 1 year experience in teaching and/or training fiber splicing techniques and cable assemblies
- Experienced with designing, building, and testing fiber cable assemblies, particularly in cryogen and vacuum conditions
- Experience performing fiber optic work in environments with limited space or requiring odd positions.
- Skills:
- Fiber coating removal
- Fiber re-coating
- Specialty fiber splicing
- Fiber proof-testing
- Measurement and analysis techniques with optical tools and equipment such as interrogators, optical multiplexers, optical switches, fault locators, OTDR, etc.
- Knowledgeable about various optics sensing techniques and optical attenuation/insertion loss mechanisms
- Basic Materials Science knowledge
- Good communication skills
- Good attention to detail
Must-have Requirements:
- Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 lbs
- Perform activities:
- Stooping, typing, standing, or sitting for extended periods of time
- May need to operate in small confined places in odd locations
- Work locations could include being on platforms around 25 feet high
- Dedication to safety to mitigate industrial hazards that may include heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, lead (Pb), high voltage, and cryogenics
- Willingness to travel or work required nights/weekends/on-call occasionally
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