Process Engineering Technician at Luna Inc.

Compensation

$30 – $35/hr

Location: Chino, California
Type: Full-time
Level: mid
Posted: Sep 1, 2026

Description

Luna Innovations is hiring a Process Engineering Technician in Chino, California to develop, document, optimize, and maintain manufacturing processes, fixtures, equipment, and calibration schedules for optical, electro-optical, and terahertz measurement systems. The role supports production operators, troubleshooting assembly and testing issues, conducting failure analysis, maintaining quality-management-system documentation, and training production staff. Candidates need an associate’s degree or technical certification in a related field, 2–5 years of manufacturing or process engineering experience, and hands-on experience with optical or precision mechanical assembly.

Required Skills

Process engineering
Optical assembly
Fixture calibration
SPC
GD&T
Microsoft Office
ISO 9001

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Associate’s degree or technical certification in Manufacturing Technology, Electronics Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or a related field, or equivalent education and hands-on experience.
Required Previous Experiences: 2–5 years of experience in a manufacturing or process engineering environment, preferably in optics, photonics, electronics, and/or precision instrumentation.
Hands-on experience with optical assembly, precision mechanical assembly, or electro-optical system integration.
Experience writing or maintaining manufacturing work instructions, assembly procedures, process flow diagrams, process travelers, and other necessary process documentation.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience with optical alignment, fiber optic assembly, lens assembly, or photonic subassembly manufacturing.
Familiarity with ISO 9001 quality management system requirements and process documentation standards.
Working knowledge of process improvement tools and problem-solving techniques, including SPC, FMEA, root cause analysis, 5-Why, and fishbone diagrams.
Hands-on experience operating, maintaining, and calibrating precision measurement or test equipment.
Exposure to cleanroom protocols, ESD-controlled environments, or environmentally sensitive manufacturing.
Experience supporting NPI transitions from engineering prototype to volume production.