Technician, Engineering

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:


* Review project instructions, drawings, and blueprints to understand test specifications, procedures, objectives, and technical requirements.


* Identify technical issues and contribute to potential solutions, including part redesign, material or component substitution, and modification of assemblies or subassemblies.


* Prepare detailed sketches or drawings for drafting completion or to support fabrication requests through machine, sheet metal, or wood shops.


* Design, fabricate, assemble, and modify mechanical components or assemblies for industrial equipment, machinery, power equipment, servo systems, machine tools, and measuring instruments.


* Set up and conduct tests on components and complete units under operational conditions to evaluate performance, validate design changes, and support development, standardization, and quality control efforts.


* Analyze test data and results in comparison to design specifications and test objectives, making necessary equipment adjustments to meet requirements.


* Document test procedures, results, data (numerical and graphical), and provide recommendations for improvements to products, equipment, or testing methods.

Education/ Skills/ Experience:

High school diploma and 0 - 2 years of experience in the field or in a related area, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Training Requirements:


* Language Skills
+ Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

 Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

 Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.


* Mathematical Skills
+ Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.

 Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.


* Reasoning Skills
+ Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.


* Computer Skills
+ To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Internet software; Manufacturing software; Project Management software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

 

Physical Skills and Abilities:


* Ability to be on the factory floor for long periods of time, potentially working across all shifts at times.


* Stamina to work 50+ hours/week to support plant performance.