Technician, Senior

Full job description Location Ithaca, NY.

The Technician is responsible for providing sound electrical engineering and control systems with related software on equipment, both productive and non-productive to suit the Unit's processes for all products. The Technician makes decisions with guidance from Engineering based on available information, uses creative/innovative approaches to problem solving, and uses good judgment.

• Plans, designs, evaluates, implements and documents all electrical requirements of Unit's assets.
• Develops electrical projects that are justifiable to improve machine safety, product quality and quantity, and machine FTT and OEE.
• Assists maintenance with everyday electrical problems to ensure that production machines are running at required capacities.
• Debug and prepare final documentation of software programs by reviewing to assure completeness and acceptability.
• Ensures that equipment is in compliance with all local, state, and national codes, as well as to the Borg Warner specifications for Machinery and Industrial Equipment Manual.
• Develops and maintains electrical standards of design and documentation to ensure that electrical technician and manufacturing engineering departments adhere to the developed standards. This applies to new machine builds as well as machine rebuilds.
• Conceives and/or reviews the design of components, parts, or systems to meet existing or future machine requirements.

Borg Warner does provide sponsorship for employment visa status based on business need. However, for this position, please only apply if you DO NOT need sponsorship to work in the Unites States now or in the future. We are unable to consider candidates who require sponsorship.

• High school diploma required; two-year technical degree preferred.
• Minimum 10 years related experience in a technical environment required; experience in the automotive industry or a global manufacturing company preferred.
• Must have considerable problem solving skills including troubleshooting ability and be able to make decisions without having all of the information available.
• Must have professional interpersonal communication skills.