About this role
Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities:
• Maintain handlers in the Engineering Lab including area clean-up. • Build prototype systems and report defects by redline corrections of prints and BOM’s. • Troubleshoot to component level. • Provide training and technical assistance to lower-level Engineering Techs. • Modify fabricated parts from redlined drawings. • Assemble breadboards and cables from schematics and sketches. • Pre-release version testing to verify upgrade performance and analyze potential or real problems. • Log test results and report all findings of tests performed and assist engineers in evaluating test results. • Design experiments to duplicate customer problems, develop data collection strategies and recommend solutions. • Assist assemblers on new prototype and pilot builds. • Support Final Test and Field Service. • Support company and department programs (i.e.: First Aid/CPR and HazMat Response Team). • Domestic and/or international travel may be required. • Assist in other duties as required. Qualifications:
• Education: Associates degree in Electronics or related field, or equivalent technical training. • Experience: Minimum of ten years’ experience as an electromechanical technician or engineering technician. • Skills/Technical Requirements: Knowledge of engineering drawings (mechanical & electrical), electronics theory, thermal controls, PCB soldering and rework, electronic components sourcing, and completing bills of materials, and software testing/debugging. Experience with oscilloscopes, meters, data collection equipment, hand tools, materials, pneumatic valves, and cylinders. Ability to communicate technical information to others in an on-the-job training situation. Computer literate in MS Office to produce reports and presentations. SolidWorks/AutoCAD knowledge is a plus. Job Conditions: Lab environment with constant or intermittent noise. Physical Demands/Strengths: Ability to stand or sit at a bench for extended periods; bend, crouch, sit or kneel to work on a system. Protective Devices Required: Safety glasses to be worn when drilling, sawing, filing, working with air. Additional safety equipment (PPE) may be required depending on the work situation.