Engineering Technician I

Target Pay Rate: 23.53/hr **salary will be commensurate with experience

Summary:
This position is primarily responsible for the electrical R&D lab soldering, rework, and testing related to new and existing Electromechanical medical devices. This position will be required to understand, set-up, perform and monitor electronic testing activities with minimal guidance.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
This position will be the primary soldering and rework expert for the electrical lab. The candidate must have extensive experience hand-soldering SMT components as small as 0201 and 0.5mm pitch packages as well as BGA with hot air and outer layer modifications and repair of printed circuit board wiring.

Will execute electrical test procedures at the system and board levels using a variety of test equipment including but not limited to DMMs, DC power supplies, electronic loads, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and scales.

Will monitor automated testing and report on status with limited data analysis and interpretation.

Goal to expand the position to include test case writing depending on the candidate.

Work with other lab staff and engineers to keep the lab organized and maintained.

Will take direction from engineering manager, lab supervisor and Test Engineers on safe working procedures, use of equipment, recording of test data, and monitoring of results.

Experience with Altium or other PCBA layout tool (viewing not creating) to identify physical connections and component placement for rework is a plus.

REQUIREMENTS:

Fine pitch surface mount soldering, reflow, and rework expertise

Experience using electrical test equipment and executing tests

Strengths in organization, recordkeeping, and MS Excel are desired.

Have verbal, writing and organizational skills to maintain all records and provide data to project engineers, managers and support problem resolution.

Education & Experience:
High School diploma or equivalent, BS Degree is preferred
3+ yrs of experience soldering with 1+ yrs of electronics testing
Basic computer skills