Electronics Engineering Technician

Kelly® Engineering is seeking a skilled Electronics Engineering Technician for a contract-to-permanent position at an advanced simulation and testing systems client in New Hudson, MI! This company is a pioneering automotive technology company that manufactures advanced simulation and testing systems to accelerate the development of safe and efficient vehicle electronic components and software.

We are currently seeking an Electronics Engineering Technician to join our dynamic team, working in the field of HIL simulation for testing electronic control units (ECUs) in diverse industries, including automotive, off-highway, aerospace, and other industrial applications.

• Assembly of custom Hardware in the Loop (HIL) simulators used for testing electronic control systems.
  • The systems are used to virtually operate ECUs from vehicles, off road vehicles, aerospace and defense, etc. All from a lab environment while getting the same results as using real components in a test vehicle.
• Using different forms of documentation to build and wire systems such as Excel Signal list, Visio for mechanical layouts, or EPLAN.
• Building mechanical assemblies including:
  • Installing chassis runners for sub-assemblies
  • Cutting duct and din rails for mounting components.
  • Mounting terminal blocks, relays, fuses, switches, power supplies, etc.
  • Building sub-assemblies for mounting real and simulated loads.
• Discrete wiring of the cabinets
  • Using point to point lists and schematics to wiring simulators.
  • Crimping various styles of pins including:
    Hypertronics, AVX (EDAC), ferrules, deutsch pins, open barrel pins, insulated and non-insulated terminals.
  • Configuring PCB boards with switches and addresses.
  • Making DSUB cables either by soldering or ribbon cable.

• Assisting in continuity testing of completed systems

• A two-year technical degree or equivalent relevant technician experience.
• Desired knowledge in one or more of the following areas:
  • Mechanical assembly and wiring of electronic test equipment.
  • Light fabrication of brackets, plates, cut-outs, etc.
  • Previous experience in panel wiring.
  • Experience with crimping terminals, such as Hypertronics, AVX (EDAC), ferrules, ring terminals, Deutsch pin, etc.
  • Proficiency in soldering through-hole and surface-mount components.
  • Reading and interpreting EPLAN documents.