Engineering Technician

Planet Pharma; Burlington (VT); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a highly motivated Engineering Technician to support day-to-day operations in design, development, and testing of innovative products. This role involves hands-on work including prototyping, building cables, and maintaining the engineering lab. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in electromechanical hardware, excellent troubleshooting skills, and proficiency in soldering. Join a dynamic team that values continuous improvement and reliability in the medical device sector. If you're a self-starter with a passion for engineering, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in engineering support with focus on prototyping.
• Experience with electronic test equipment and soldering is required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist engineering with design, development, and testing of products.
• Build electro-mechanical test fixtures and assembly aides.
• Support PCB and system level testing.

Skills

Prototyping

Test Fixture Design

Electromechanical Hardware Knowledge

Troubleshooting Systems

Soldering Skills

Communication Skills

Detail Oriented

Self-Starter

Education

Technical Institute Graduate

Associates Degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Office

SolidWorks

Altium

Electronic Test Equipment

Soldering Equipment

Basic Hand Tools

Job description

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Base pay range

$26.00/hr - $33.00/hr

6-month contract for medical leave coverage

Work Schedule: M-F 8 hr shift

Day to Day? Doing cable design, building cables. Handson and doing paperwork. Prototyping, reading schematics, reworking on the board.

As a member of the Engineering Team, this highly motivated person will assist engineering with day to day operations - design, development, test and documentation of new and existing products. This candidate will also support engineering and manufacturing with prototype system builds.

Other Job duties:

• Build electro mechanical test fixtures and assembly aides for use in manufacturing.

• Assist engineering in sustaining activities to address life cycle issues, continuous improvement, reliability, and cost reductions.

• Support PCB and System level testing.

• Material procurement to support engineering activities.

• Maintain the engineering lab.

• Install, test, and maintain commercially available lab equipment.

Requirements:

• Technical Institute Graduate and/or Associates degree in engineering (electrical/mechanical/biotech) preferred.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in engineering support role with an emphasis on prototyping, test fixture design and documentation. Medical device experience is a plus.

• Demonstrated knowledge of electromechanical hardware.

• Experience working with Schematics, BOMs, and Assembly Drawings.

• Experience working with electronic test equipment, soldering equipment, and basic hand tools is required.

• Proficient in hand soldering (SMT/Thru-hole) and building cable assemblies, soldering cert is a plus.

• Experience in troubleshooting systems/ assemblies such as returned Unit, WIP units etc.

• Experience in creating and maintaining BOM of boards.

• Development and maintenance of mechanical/electrical documentation package.

• Basic machining skills.

• Experience with MS office required. SolidWorks, Or CAD, Arena PLM or Altium is a plus

• Optics handling is a plus.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.

• Self-starter with ability to work with minimal direction.

• Well organized, and detail oriented.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Industries

  Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Biotechnology Research, and Medical Equipment Manufacturing

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