Senior Engineering Technician - HireTalent - Diversity Staffing & Recruiting Firm

Job description:

Supports engineering activities such as design, test, check-out, modification, fabrication and assembly of prototype electromechanical systems, experimental design circuitry or specialized test equipment. Applications include analog, digital and power electronic systems. Applications include analog, digital and power electronic systems. Independently works from schematics, diagrams, written and verbal descriptions, layouts, and defined plans to perform modifications, testing, checkout, and trouble-shooting functions. Performs test set-up, qualification and agency certification testing, and data capture for test reports with minimal supervision and guidance.

Uses test, development, and diagnostic equipment, including, but not limited to, digital multi-meters, oscilloscopes, current and voltage probes, waveform generators, spectrum analyzers, and specialized test apparatus.

Additional Notes:

• Day to day duties - Test setup creation (soldering, mechanical assembly), PCBA and drive level testing, team standup meetings, test report creation
• Why we are filling this position: New project where we are getting into testing heavy phase of project
• How the team is structured, how this person will fit in or support the team: This technician would be working on smaller project team with 2 electrical engineers, and 2 mechanical engineers as well as part of larger power engineering team of ~30 engineers and technicians

Top 3 skills MUST have:

• Physical abilities as detailed on job description, ability to learn new things, experience safely working w/ over 50V
• Years of experience required: This could vary widely from 1-2 to 30+. Previous candidates with military experience have worked out very well in this role.
• Education requirements: None. Any technical school work a bonus
• Computer knowledge required to perform duties: Windows operating system, Outlook email, Teams, Ethernet connections to drives, SAP, Windchill
• Work hours: Flexible 1st shift hours (any 8 hours between 6am and 6pm)
• Can a person work remotely? If remote, are they required to travel onsite. If so, amount of time onsite and how often?: 90% onsite in Mequon WI, can work from home to work on test reports or training on computer
• How soon do you want to have someone in place?: As soon as possible, in January if possible
• Interview process - phone screen, face to face? Also touch base on the type of interview. Is it behavioral type questions?: Depends on how good of a fit someone is from resume. If really good fit with drives experience or significant electrical and troubleshooting experience, move straight to in person interview in Mequon. If not as much experience, start with Teams interview, and if troubleshooting skills demonstrated, move to in person. Both technical and behavioral type questions.
• Is there a chance this position will convert to a full time role? Yes

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.