Electronics Technician

University of Dayton Research Institute; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) is seeking a motivated Electronics Technician to join its Sensor Test and Evaluation Group. The technician will be responsible for soldering, assembling, and troubleshooting printed circuit boards for a range of embedded solutions.

Applicants must have a high school diploma plus three years of related experience, along with effective teamwork and communication skills. The position emphasizes creating embedded systems for IoT applications in high-temperature environments.

For further information, candidates must demonstrate U.S. citizenship due to federal contract requirements.

Qualifications

• 3 years of related hands-on experience.
• Experience with electrical and mechanical hand tools.
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and maintain embedded systems.
• Assemble and troubleshoot printed circuit boards.
• Develop user interface and data collection systems.

Skills

Soldering

Troubleshooting electronic circuits

Teamwork

Effective communication

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Altium Designer

KiCAD

Job description

Overview

Position Summary
Join the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) - Sensor Test and Evaluation Group and be part of a dedicated team enabling electronic solutions for embedded devices. As an Electronics Technician, you will be responsible for soldering, assembling and troubleshooting printed circuit boards for embedded solutions.

Responsibilities

The Sensor Test and Evaluation Group is looking for an electronics technician to design, develop, test and maintain embedded systems for a variety of applications. The primary application is a custom, wireless, IoT data collection system for recording thermocouple and thermistor temperature information in high temperature manufacturing environments. The technician will be part of a diverse and skilled technical team developing the prototype system to include design, build, integrate, data collection, user interface, system health, data storage, distributive implementation and network security. Other applications include developing custom sensor interface systems for manufacturing and remote sensing use-cases where size, weight and power must be minimized to accommodate human-carry or unmanned aerial system considerations.

Minimum Qualifications

• HS diploma or equivalent plus 3 years of related experience
• Experience with SMD and through-hole component soldering
• Experience with electrical and mechanical hand tools
• Experience building electronic breadboard/prototype circuits
• Ability to troubleshoot electronic circuits
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Due to requirements of our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be U.S. citizens

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Altium Designer or KiCAD
• Experience designing circuit boards
• Experience programming with Python

How to Apply

To apply please submit a cover letter addressing each minimum qualification and any applicable preferred qualifications that you meet.

Closing Statement

Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the dignity of every human being. Informed by this commitment, we seek to increase diversity in all of its forms, achieve fair outcomes, and model inclusion across our campus community. The University is committed to policies of affirmative action designed to increase the employment opportunities of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Vietnam Era Veterans\' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1973.