Electronics Technician

Work Location

IC: NIMH

Street: 13 South Drive

Bldg: 13

Room: G351

City: Bethesda

State & Zip: MD 20892

Weekly Hours

PT:
Less than 30 hours per week

# Of Hours

16

Serves as a fabricator and designer of special purpose electronic and electromechanical instruments systems for use in basic and clinical research in the biomedical sciences.

Objectives:
Provides fabrication of high quality electronic and electromechanical instruments in support of NIMH, NINDS and NICHD Intramural research labs;
Instruments are fabricated with close attention to the detail of the electronic circuit diagram and components;
Provides expert electronics knowledge in selecting supporting instrument components such as enclosures, panel layout, and power supplies

Bachelor's

3

- Minimum educational requirement of high school diploma or equivalent

- Electrical, Mechanical, And Precision Technologies and Production

- Cad

- design/fabrication quality assurance
- Engraving
- Electronics Fabrication
- Conventional Shop Equipment
- Modeling drawing fabrication

• Use Computer-Aided Design (CAD) for drafting parts or products; consult with NIH researchers and engineers on the application of instrumentation. 3
• Collaborate with researchers on system interfaces and design between multiple medical equipment manufacturers and where commercial equipment is unavailable or unacceptable.
• Design and fabricate high quality mechanical, electro-mechanical and optical instruments in support of research activities; and fabricate special purpose devices for clinical and research applications. 1
• Design and fabricate commercially unavailable mechanical instruments and medical devices, special-purpose mechanical, electromechanical, optical, hydraulic instruments and devices. 2
• Design and fabricate component parts or specialized tooling fixtures as required for fabricating parts and assemblies. 4
• Manufacture and repair special parts for various types of lab equipment.

• Maintain, repair, modify, fabricate, install and test electronic and mechanical components. 5
• Evaluate alternative design approaches, with due consideration to material properties and machining capabilities; select best design approach to meet the specifications.
• Interpret and work from blueprints, sketches, drawings, and photos to fabricate, manufacture, and/or repair using various power and hand tools, and other equipment.

• Complete unscheduled service orders for equipment to include calibration, electronic and mechanical repairs.
• Work with staff on the installation and initial checkout of the finished equipment in the experimental environment.
• Plan and execute modifications to make improvements as needed following initial use.
• Perform characterization measurements on fabricated devices using microscopy and other techniques.

• Analyze, modify, plan, install, evaluate, certify and correct system malfunctions
• Maintain and update online protocols for equipment operation and microdevice fabrication.
• Maintain laboratory organization and assist in compliance with safety regulations.
• Work with staff on maintaining records of facility and equipment usage.

• Provide in-services for staff, interns, students and support personnel.
• Provide technical expertise in the use of special devices and equipment, enhancing the productivity or success of the experiments
  - Train new users in equipment use, and assist users in device fabrication.

High quality custom fabricated electronic and electromechanical instruments. Weekly

Custom circuit wiring, logic cable diagrams, drawings, specifications, and schematics of complete systems and equipment. Weekly

CAD/CAM routing of electronic Enclosures.

- Weekly