Engineering Technician

Adtran; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Adtran is seeking an Engineering Technician to support engineering teams across design, testing, and integration. You will assist engineers, assemble test beds, debug boards, update documentation, and participate in automated and manual testing.

Requires 2-year degree and 5–8 years of experience, strong computer skills, IP networking familiarity, and ADTRAN Level 2 solder certification or ability to obtain it. No travel is expected.

Qualifications

• 2-year AAS degree (or military equivalent) including DC/AC circuits and electronics.
• 5–8 years of prior engineering support experience.
• Excellent Word and Excel skills.
• ADTRAN Level 2 Solder Certification (or ability to obtain).
• Ability to measure with basic lab equipment (multimeters, scopes).
• Experience validating electronic hardware, software, and networks.
• No travel required.

Responsibilities

• Support wiring and installation of new products and applications.
• Test, debug, and verify performance of electronics boards and prototypes.
• Maintain software applications for product lines.
• Assemble test beds, racks, and sets for design engineering.
• Draft ECOs and maintain lab equipment and documentation.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Oscilloscope use

IP Networking

Soldering

MS Office (Word/Excel)

Education

2-year AAS degree (or military equivalent)

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Voltage/Current meters

Test rigs / lab equipment

Job description

Thanks for your interest in working on our team!

Job Summary

This Engineering Technician is a skilled professional level position where the work is primarily focused on supporting and assisting ADTRAN Engineers in a variety of Engineering work to include designing, planning, assembling, testing, modifying designs, and systems. Assignments will require independent judgment in resolving issues or in making recommendations and, this role normally receives little instruction on daily work, general instructions on newly introduced assignments. This Engineering Technician may work on a range of projects with various Engineering Departments to include: Engineering, Document Control, Training, Tech Support, Design, Planning, Software, Test Design Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Mechanical Design, Component Engineering etc.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide support in wiring and installation of new products and their associated applications going forward as products are released.
• Maintain, debug, and/or perform tests to verify performance, procedures and functional operation of electronics boards and/or proto-type boards and systems.
• Maintain software applications for product lines.
• Assemble various types of test beds, test racks, and test sets for use by design engineering group.
• Perform accelerated testing on electronic products, hardware design verification tests, and/or specialized testing as directed.
• Update and maintain manufacturing work instructions, update and maintain manufacturing Bills of Material (BOM), and verify Mechanical drawings.
• Write and maintain test equipment documentation, including, but not limited to, MWI’s, ATP’s, and schematics.
• Draft, write, and submit Engineering Change Orders (ECO) for Engineers.
• Provide support in Lab equipment organization, configuration, and maintenance
• Other projects and assignments may result and be assigned to accommodate the changing needs of the department and the Company.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• 2-year AAS degree (or military equivalent) including courses covering DC circuits, AC circuits, Digital, and Electronics.
• 5-8 years of prior experience is required
• Must have excellent computer skills including high proficiency with Word and Excel
• Must have completed (or be able to complete) ADTRAN Level 2 Solder Certification.
• Ability to perform measurements using basic laboratory equipment such as voltage/current meters, oscilloscopes, etc. required.
• Experience in verifying and debugging electronic, system, software, and hardware required.
• Experience with IP Networking, FTP/TFTP Servers, DHCP, and VoIP protocols required.
• No travel is expected in this position.

Preferred Qualifications (Optional)

• Additional Technical Program Degrees or Certificates are preferred.
• Certification: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), CompTIA A+ OS Technologies Certification, CompTIA Network+ Certification are beneficial.
• HTML, Aspect, or TCL preferred.
• Knowledge of Ethernet switching, Ethernet captures, Web GUI testing, CLI, IP, DS1, DS3 and/or SNMP preferred.