Optical Lab Technician

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.  Join our team, where your expertise will drive cutting-edge solutions, address complex technical challenges, and uphold the highest standards of precision and safety. Bring your passion and commitment to our Navitar business segment, where we are curious, collaborative, persistent, and confident, where safety and quality guide every step of our journey. Grow with us as we solve complex challenges, inspire confidence, and drive excellence in manufacturing.  

As an Optical Lab Technician at Navitar in Rochester, NY, you will be responsible for technical functions related to calibration, alignment, fabrication, assembly and modification of optical assemblies. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Support calibration activities in all functional areas of optical testing department.


• Provide assembly test support for production as well as first article testing.


• Maintain records for all testing and calibration in accordance with good manufacturing practices (GMP), and ISO requirements.


• Provide rapid turn-around support as requested for OEM test work.


• Assist in writing procedures for test methods.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree or 4-8 years’ experience in optics or related field.


• Working knowledge of optics, optical elements and optical test set ups.


• Experience using interferometers, reflectometers, various gauges, and instruments.


• Strong attention to detail.

Bring your passion and commitment to Navitar, where we are curious, collaborative, persistent, and confident, where safety and quality guide every step of our journey. Grow with us as we solve complex challenges, inspire confidence, and drive excellence in manufacturing.

About Navitar:

At Navitar, your skills and insights will be integral to our core values of curiosity, collaboration, and persistence. For over 50 years, Navitar located in Rochester, NY, 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.

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 Navitar’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.