Senior Engineering Technician

Primary Function of Position:

This position will be responsible for supporting the Manufacturing Engineering team, which includes upgrade, troubleshooting, repair, test, and calibration. This also requires system technical depth, experience, and independent decision making, and demonstrates competency to perform the duties of a Senior Engineering technician. Ability to coordinate system repairs with other engineering disciplines to limit down time.

Candidates must be highly motivated with a strong sense of shared responsibility and shared reward is required as well as a commitment to high product quality.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate activities with engineers and line supervisors to make sure that each system is in good working order.

• Perform quick triage of the issue and recommend best course of action to limit downtime.
• Perform simple reworks on the spot (cable crimping, solder components, tap threads, clean optics, adjust alignments etc.).
• Document all activities in support for our formal records.
• Order parts and assemble/bring up duplicate fixtures for production.

• Assist or execute engineering level tests and collect data to support design of experiment activities or characterize an assembly.
• Assist with parts order, build, and modification of development fixtures for evaluation.
• Generate or assist on the implementation of Engineering Change orders.
• Follows all corporate, safety, SOP, DOP procedures and regulations.
• Understands problems, areas of risk, and areas for improvement within work unit, including the processes and procedures.
• Perform other engineering technician duties as needed.