Electronic Technician

Job Duties

• Observe ESD precautions to prevent damage to sensitive equipment.
• Visually inspect assemblies to determine if they are built to customer specifications. Identify faulty components, components installed incorrectly and detect other quality defects.
• Perform electronic testing of assemblies of basic to intermediate complexity.
• Be able to disassemble and reassemble units correctly.
• Perform basic electronic/functional troubleshooting for assemblies of basic to intermediate complexity that do not pass the accepted test procedures.
• Adjust or replace defective components to meet established standards.
• Identify, prepare and correctly solder components to PC board. Become solder certified.
• Assemble prototype units.
• Maintain accurate records on paper and/or computer.
• Show competency in Matric Limited part numbering system.
• Practice safe work habits and report all safety hazards to the supervisor.
• Responsible for inspecting your work and identifying quality defects.
• Accountable for the quality and quantity of your work.
• Assist co-workers with problems encountered.
• Shall be instrumental in improving processes and in creative problem-solving.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Shall be familiar with and able to use the following hand tools: screwdriver, pliers, wire cutter, wire stripper, various small wrenches, etc.
• Shall be familiar with and able to use the following dimensional measuring tools: ruler, vernier caliper.
• Shall be familiar with and able to use the following electronic test equipment: variable autotransformers, volt-ohm-milliamp meter, oscilloscopes, power suppliers, hipot tester, impedence bridge, proprietary test equipment, signal generators, frequency counters, waveform generators, various analog and digital test sets, chip programmers.
• Able to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematic diagrams, and formulas and confer with management or engineering staff to determine quality and reliability standards.

• High school or GED.
• Accepted electronics training - degree, technical certificate, vocational schooling and/or accepted correspondence course.
• Any equivalent combination of education and experience.