Engineering Technician

Spectraforce Technologies; Bridgewater Township (NJ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 64,000; Part time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies is seeking an hands-on Engineering Technician in Bridgewater, NJ to support deployment, maintenance, and logistics of test equipment in engineering labs. The role focuses on ensuring equipment is reliable, calibrated, and available to support project timelines, with ongoing optimization via AI-enabled tools.

The candidate will perform setup, maintenance, diagnostics, and root-cause analysis, while managing inventory, and delivering Tier 1 support to engineers during

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or high school diploma with 1+ year engineering technician experience.
• 1+ year of engineering technician or related work experience.
• Must be able to lift and transport equipment weighing at least 25 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Sets up and maintains benches, testers, and other equipment; transports, installs, upgrades, configures.
• Performs measurements, documents test results and KPIs, maintains malfunction records.
• Troubleshoots and repairs equipment with team support.
• Sets up test equipment to test circuits, components, instruments, and assemblies.
• Executes test plans, reproduces and debugs issues, supports predictive maintenance.
• Tracks inventory, shipping/receiving, and usage for labs and projects.

Skills

Asset management

Technical support

Test equipment knowledge

Troubleshooting

Equipment deployment

Education

Associate's degree

High School diploma + 1+ year experience

Tools

Windows

Job description

Job Title: Engineering Technician

Location: Bridgewater, NJ 08807

Duration: 4 months (onsite )

Schedule: 1st Shift

Job Description:

We are seeking a hands-on Engineering Technician to support the deployment, maintenance, and logistics of test equipment in engineering lab environments. This role is critical to ensuring equipment is installed, operational, and readily available to support engineering teams and project timelines.

This position is evolving with AI-enabled tools to improve equipment reliability, optimize calibration, and reduce downtime. You will directly enable engineering productivity by ensuring test equipment is reliable, accessible, and optimized-while helping transition engineering technical operations from reactive support to data-driven, predictive performance.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Sets up and maintains benches, testers, and other equipment. Transports, installs, upgrades, and configures equipment and components.
• Performs measurements, documents test results and KPIs, and maintains malfunction records.
• Troubleshoots and performs repair work, rework, removal, and adjustments to equipment as necessary with individuals inside own team and with other teams.
• Sets up test equipment using hand tools or automatic test methods to perform tests of circuits, components, instruments, and mechanical assemblies.
• Executes manual and automated test plans and provides some input on test cases and test procedures; reproduces and debugs issues.
• Tracks the purchasing, shipping/transporting, receiving, and usage of inventory and equipment for test labs, field engineering, and business unit projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and deploy test equipment and bench test set ups.
• Perform preventive maintenance, calibration tracking, and general diagnostics.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues and support root-cause analysis.
• Manage equipment logistics (transport, tracking, and inventory).
• Maintain accurate asset records in centralized systems.
• Ensure lab readiness, safety, and compliance (ESD, quality standards).
• Provide Tier 1 technical support to engineers during testing.
• Document procedures, maintenance activities, and equipment status.
• Use AI-enabled tools to monitor equipment performance, identify trends, and support predictive maintenance.
• Support data collection and validation to improve equipment analytics and AI-driven insights.

Top 5 Skills

• Asset Management, Inventory Control & Logistics
• Technical Support & Customer Service
• Some test equipment knowledge - what equipment does and what it's used for
• Troubleshooting & Root Cause Analysis
• Equipment Deployment

Technology

• Windows Operating Systems
• These are not preferred technologies. If candidates do not have these technologies, they will be rejected completely.

Education

• Associate's degree.

OR

• High School diploma or equivalent and 1+ year of Engineering Technician or related work experience.

Experience

• 1+ year of Engineering Technician or related work experience if the candidate has a High School Diploma or equivalent.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently transports and installs equipment weighing at least 25 lbs.