Technician III

Location: Maple Grove, MN

Salary: $30.00 USD Hourly – $32.00 USD Hourly

Description:

Title:

Technician III
Duration: 1 year

• One of the world’s leading Defense contractors, and our mission is to create next generation sustainable solutions for the most complex problems.
• We are seeking highly motivated individuals to join our Minneapolis Prototype Network team as Electro-Mechanical Technicians.
• As a member of our Minneapolis Prototype Network team, you will focus on supporting our design engineering team from concept to realization; fabricating, assembling, testing, and verifying advanced prototype concepts.
• Our ideal candidate is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with all levels of management to gain an in-depth understanding of our strategy and services.
• As a member of our Minneapolis Prototype Network, you will join a diverse group of driven professionals focused in supporting our mission of making concepts tangible, while honing your skills and growing in your career.
• From day one, you will have an impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of our daily operations and a lasting impact on our growth plans.

• Provides direct support to design engineering through the entire product development life cycle.
• Works from and reads engineering drawings, sketches, models, samples, and verbal instructions.
• Fabricates and builds parts, assemblies, shop aids and templates from a variety of materials.
• Uses hand tools and hand power tools.
• Sets up and operates equipment for: shearing, sawing, routing, punching, drilling, forming, rolling, and grinding, etc..
• Receives assistance and guidance on only the most complicated work or where activities require team assistance for safety and ease of assembly/completion of activities.
• Selects all tools and materials necessary and sets up and operates all prototype shop equipment necessary to complete tasks and performs all necessary maintenance on equipment with minimal supervision.
• Notes and reports variances or discrepancies in drawings or work and reports them to the supervisor, appropriate person(s), or documents using the problem report system.
• Operates all existing product line combat vehicles and experimental vehicles both on site and at field locations.
• Operates forklift, jib cranes and hoists.
• Gives full attention to the safety prevention of personal injury and prevention of injury to others.
• Liaison between supervision and prototype on product integration efforts.
• Reports progress, status, and any personnel issues specific to product integration efforts to Prototype Management.
• Assist in development and conducts reviews of mechanical drawings, schematics, design specifications, and parts lists, or makes recommendations regarding these items.
• Reviews designs, specifications of assembly test equipment, or tools for adequacy.
• Travels as required to off-site testing locations.
• Supports diagnosis/troubleshooting, and repair of customer assets at various test sites as well as acting lead technician for off-site customer support.

• 2-year technical degree/diploma and 4 years or relevant work experience or High School Diploma and 8 years of relevant work experience
• Technical skills in the performance of Assembly, Integration, Fabrication and Testing of electrical or mechanical engineering designs
• Application of overall mechanical, electrical and component fabrication knowledge to include welding and machining processes.
• Conformance of all products to specifications and processes

• Manual and CNC machining experience
• Assembly experience Inspection background AWS welding certification
• Ability to read engineering drawings / models / work instructions
• Proficient in MS Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)

• Technical skills in the performance of Assembly, Integration, Fabrication and Testing of electrical or mechanical engineering designs
• Application of overall mechanical, electrical and component fabrication knowledge to include welding and machining processes.
• Experience in prototype, R&D fabrication, and assembly environment

2-year technical degree/diploma and 4 years or relevant work experience or High School Diploma and 8 years of relevant work experience