Engineering Technician

Essential Responsibilities

This position will be responsible for assisting the Engineering team with product and process development for new products, transfers, and sustaining projects.

• Execute engineering studies supporting feasibility, process development, design verification and validation, and sustaining changes.
• Review and provide feedback on assigned protocols, test plans, and data collection plans.
• Build prototypes and development samples and execute controlled engineering builds.
• Prepare, condition, label, and handle test samples in accordance with instructions while maintaining complete product traceability.
• Operate test systems including but not limited to tensile test equipment, vision measurement systems, and basic metrology equipment such as calipers and micrometers.
• Support and/or execute process validations, test method development, test method validations, development builds and testing, root cause analysis, and assembly line development.
• Perfom test data analysis and identify unexpected results and protocol deviations. Organize and analyze data using Excel and Minitab; prepare tables, graphs, basic descriptive statistics, and clear study results.
• Maintain day-to-day ownership of the engineering laboratory, including organization and 5S, material storage and sample disposition.
• Communicate study status, risks, and issues; deliver complete work on schedule; and collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, and Operations on documentation, training, and continuous improvement.
• Other duties as assigned by manager.

• Execute engineering studies supporting feasibility, process development, design verification and validation, and sustaining changes.
• Review and provide feedback on assigned protocols, test plans, and data collection plans.
• Build prototypes and development samples and execute controlled engineering builds.
• Prepare, condition, label, and handle test samples in accordance with instructions while maintaining complete product traceability.
• Operate test systems including but not limited to tensile test equipment, vision measurement systems, and basic metrology equipment such as calipers and micrometers.
• Support and/or execute process validations, test method development, test method validations, development builds and testing, root cause analysis, and assembly line development.
• Perfom test data analysis and identify unexpected results and protocol deviations. Organize and analyze data using Excel and Minitab; prepare tables, graphs, basic descriptive statistics, and clear study results.
• Maintain day-to-day ownership of the engineering laboratory, including organization and 5S, material storage and sample disposition.
• Communicate study status, risks, and issues; deliver complete work on schedule; and collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, and Operations on documentation, training, and continuous improvement.
• Other duties as assigned by manager.

This position is an individual contributor and has no direct supervisory responsibility.

This position operates in an office and manufacturing environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. The position also interacts with machinery on the manufacturing floor and numerous devices that are sold by the company.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and stoop; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

The employee frequently is required to lift and/or carry up to 20 pounds. For more information, please refer to the Position Analysis/Physical Activities Checklist on file in Human Resources.

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.…