Bench Technician Associate

Digital Fix Consulting LLC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Fix Consulting LLC is seeking a Bench Technician Associate to support installation, upgrades, diagnostics, and EOL commissioning for our bench fleet. You will work with hardware and software, document issues, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet daily engineering requirements.

The one-year contract requires a HS diploma (GED acceptable) with two years' related experience; engineering tech degree preferred. Travel up to 20% for trainings and meetings may be required.

Qualifications

• HS diploma or GED required; two years of related experience preferred
• Associate or Bachelor’s Degree is preferred but not required
• Ability to create, modify, and install wiring systems and harnesses
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Familiar with Google Suite including Sheets, Docs and Slides
• Willingness to travel up to 20% for trainings and meetings
• Experience in a professional environment emphasizing safety, procedures, and software testing
• Strong interest in technology and software and adaptability to changes

Responsibilities

• Diagnose in-depth hardware and software issues using provided hardware and software combinations
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on advanced architectures, sensors and compute control systems
• Follow provided work instructions, schematics, and prints for assembly and repairs
• Assemble, modify, and repair wiring harnesses from schematics using hand tools
• Validate signal path, network functionality, configuration management and scheduling across sites
• Work independently or in small teams to address triage and engineering needs
• Document configuration management, diagnostics, triage events and bench health in systems
• Track inventory of project parts and supplies
• Maintain a clean and organized workspace

Skills

Hardware knowledge

Server rack installation

Wire management

Google Suite

Travel up to 20%

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate or Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Tools

Oscilloscope

Picoscope

Job description

The Bench Technician Associate will provide installation, upgrade, and engineering change requirements of all components including hardware and software. You will also be responsible for advanced diagnostic and triage support, technology expertise and end of line (EOL) commissioning support for the daily operation of the bench fleet. The role will perform independent project tasks and collaborate with a cross-functional team of internal and external customers and teammates.

** This contract will be 1 year in length.**

What you’ll do:

• Diagnose in-depth physical and operational electronic and assembly issues using supplied and created hardware and software combinations
• Communicate with cross functioning teams on advanced architecture, sensor and compute control systems
• Follow provided work instructions such as tech papers, schematics, 2D and 3D prints, cut sheets, sample harnesses
• Assemble, modify, and repair wiring harnesses from schematics, using hand tools and proper assembly and rework techniques
• Validate signal path, network functionality, configuration management and scheduling mechanisms are functional across various sites and platforms
• Work individually or in small teams to complete daily triage and engineering requirements
• Document configuration management, diagnostic and triage events and bench health using various systems and automated tools
• Track inventory of project parts and supplies
• Maintain clean and organized workspace

What you'll need to succeed:

• Extensive knowledge of computer hardware, server rack installation and wire management techniques
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent with two years of employment experience required. Associate or Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Able to create, modify, and install wiring systems and harnesses
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of Google suite including Sheets, Docs and Slides
• Expect to potentially travel up to 20% of the time for trainings and/or team meetings
• Experience in a professional work environment where safety, honesty, procedure and/or software testing are emphasized
• Strong interest in technology and software and the ability to adapt to its ever-changing developments and improvements
• Ability to work in close quarters in a professional manner for extended periods of time
• Ability to work independently or with minimal supervision

Nice to have:

• Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Technology or similar
• Experience with flashing and re-flashing automotive control modules and CAN (Controller Area Network) bus operation
• Familiar with the use of oscilloscope or picoscope
• Basic knowledge of networking technology and troubleshooting