API Technologies Inc.
Electronic Technician III (Architecture)
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
• Interprets test schedule, work orders, test manuals, performance specifications, wiring diagrams, and schematics to determine testing procedure and equipment to be used.
• Tests and troubleshoots, with minimal supervision, functional performance of preamps, switch filter assemblies, microwave filters of all circuit typologies, subassemblies, and parts under specified environmental conditions such as temperature cycling and vibration.
• Prototypes, connects, and tunes units using test equipment such as VOM, power supply, signal generator, frequency meter, scalar and vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzer, oscilloscope, pulse generator, power amplifier, environmental chamber, and vibration equipment.
• Interprets displays that indicate electronic characteristics such as frequency, band width, VSWR, time delay, phase track/match, distortion, noise figure, intercept point, 1dB compression, pulse switching times, voltage, inductance, and capacitance.
• Compares and analyzes test results with specifications and records test data or plots test results on graph.
• Records defects and returns unit to assembly department for repair.
• Devises test equipment setup to evaluate performance and operation of nonstandard or customer returned units.
• Confers with engineers, technicians, production personnel, and others regarding testing procedures, test results, and to resolve problems.
Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.
OTHER DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and scope of work being performed by this position. This is not a complete listing of all responsibilities and/or duties required; other duties may be assigned.
• Assists in the training of other technicians.
• Periodically assists in other production areas at the discretion of the Production Manager or Test Manager.
MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• High school education or equivalent AND,
• 3-5 years of experience or training OR,
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.
Certificates and Licenses: None required.
OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• LANGUAGE – Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• MATHEMATICAL – Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to work with logarithms.
• REASONING ABILITY – Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few fixed variables in standardized situations.
• PHYSICAL DEMANDS – 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disability to perform the essential functions.
o While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk, climb or balance, and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. General vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, ability to adjust focus, and the ability to perform manual operation under a microscope.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Manufacturing techniques, operating techniques, inspection techniques, quality control plans, forms, work documentation and equipment necessary to perform job, general visual acuity and attention to detail.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• This is a manufacturing position.
EOE/Minority/Female/Individual with Disability/Veteran and E-Verify Employer.