Test Technician (Engineering)

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Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a/an Test Technician located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Reporting to the Industrial Engineering Manager, the Test Technician  role conducts, tests and troubleshoots electronic product, components and systems to ensure production quality standards are met.

What a typical day looks like:

• Develops, maintains and improves all test and burn-in processes within area or responsibility.
• Periodically reviews all process specifications to determine if they accurately reflect the process requirements and test techniques. Updates the specifications as required.
• Ensures that test and burn-in processes are within all safety, ISO-9000 and BABT compliance.
• Consistently reviews quality yields and develops corrective actions to eliminate any yield detractors, further improves the process and product reliability. Works with the Quality Engineer to determine if field/box line data indicates a need for process/product improvement.
• Assists with the fabrication and development of new equipment, fixtures and test programs.
• Ensures that effective preventive maintenance, calibration, diagnostics, re-qualification and daily measurement schedules are in place for each test and burn-in process.
• Coordinates manufacturing, maintenance and engineering preventive maintenance activities. Ensures that scheduled preventive maintenance activities are completed according to the specified schedule.
• Assists engineering and the development labs with all new product introduction and development.
• Coordinates and monitors all FIMPA or product off-load activities for assigned test and burn-in processes.
• Ensures that each test and burn-in process has a training/certification package for both manufacturing and maintenance. Facilitates the completion of these training/certification packages with the appropriate engineer(s) and the Resource Development Department.
• Assists Industrial Engineering with all equipment moves or line re-arrangements as required.
• Periodically evaluates new equipment and develops a realistic and cost effective capitol justification for purchasing this equipment.
• Drives recovery actions/repair of any test or burn-in process that is down. Coordinates recovery/repair activities with the respective maintenance, technicians, engineers, suppliers or maintenance spare parts analyzers whose area of competence is necessary to get the process back in working order.
• Coordinates the development of disaster recovery plans for each test and burn-in process within the area of responsibility.
• Follows Engineering test processes.
• Ability to perform high-level repair, format and "build" software per unit configuration and connect hardware (cables) between multiple units and bynets.
• Configures/flashes firmware on the CMIC Sub-assembly and connects twisted pair and BNC Ethernet connections between unit(s).
• Sets-up complex Disk Arrays.
• Troubleshoots/debugs at multiple system levels.
• Performs module verification.

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

• Typically requires an Associates degree, military training, equivalent vocational training, or equivalent experience.
• Serves as an expert/consultant in technical skills with other employees. Demonstrates knowledge of advanced technologies as well as functional techniques and improves processes.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedures. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and customers.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions. 
• Technical high school degree
• May direct other employees; in some sites, functions as a working supervisor with large scope of responsibility.
• Determines quality/testing methods/ procedures on new assignments. Decisions may affect department/ function.

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision
• Life Insurance
• Matching 401K
• PTO
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee discounts at local retailers

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Job Category

Production Engineering

Relocation: Not eligible

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

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