Engineering Lab Technician - Test & Instrumentation

Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k

Paid time off

Family leave

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. in Charlotte, NC seeks a Technician to provide technical assistance to engineers and managers. You will interpret sketches, fabricate test fixtures, set up sensors and data-acquisition equipment, and support test operations.

You will document conditions, assist with data analysis, and ensure safety and compliance while leveraging AI tools to boost productivity. The role emphasizes hands-on testing, configuration of experimental setups, and collaboration

Qualifications

• Interprets sketches, drawings, test plans into test setups.
• Fabricates, modifies, assembles, and installs fixtures and hardware.
• Uses hand/power tools and measurement devices for tests.
• Assists with sensors, instrumentation, and data-acquisition hardware.
• Configures test setups to reproduce mechanical/electrical stresses.
• Performs pre-test inspections and setup checks.
• Troubleshoots experimental setups with engineers.
• Records conditions, measurements and observations for reports.
• Maintains safety and lab practices; follows procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assist engineers and project managers with testing.
• Configure and operate test rigs and measurement systems.
• Record and document test data, observations, and configurations.
• Disassemble and wrap up test setups and restore workspace.

Skills

Interpret sketches

Fabrication

Measurement tools

Sensors & data acquisition

Test setup configuration

Pre-test inspections

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Lab safety

AI tools usage

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Fabrication equipment

Lifting equipment

Measurement devices

Data acquisition equipment

Test instrumentation

Job description

Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. in Charlotte, NC seeks a Technician to provide technical assistance to engineers and managers. You will interpret sketches, fabricate test fixtures, set up sensors and data-acquisition equipment, and support test operations.

You will document conditions, assist with data analysis, and ensure safety and compliance while leveraging AI tools to boost productivity. The role emphasizes hands-on testing, configuration of experimental setups, and collaboration