Engineering Technician

Aspen Systems; Marlborough (MA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspen Systems, LLC is a small business that designs and builds compact cooling systems for medical, laboratory, military, and electronics applications. This technician role with the engineering team focuses on building, optimizing, and testing miniature cooling systems from prototypes to production-ready units at our Marlborough, MA facility.

You will read engineering drawings, assemble systems, braze, insulate, and wire sensors.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Good communication, organization, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience reading engineering documentation such as product specifications, system schematics, and test procedures.
• Experience with building electrical and mechanical systems.
• Experience working in an ISO 9001-compliant environment.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Able to review CAD models.

Responsibilities

• Read engineering assembly drawings and mechanical part drawings.
• Build systems and test fixtures according to engineering specifications.
• Mechanical assembly, brazing (copper, aluminum, stainless steel) and other tasks.
• Charge refrigeration systems with refrigerant and bend copper tubes to drawings.
• Insulate and perform simple electrical wiring.
• Instrument prototype and breadboard systems with thermocouples and pressure gauges.
• Execute tests on breadboard and prototype systems and communicate preliminary results.

Skills

Communication skills

Organization

Interpersonal skills

Self-motivated

Independent work

ISO 9001 awareness

Documentation reading

MS Office

CAD model review

Tools

MS Office

CAD review

Job description

About the Company

Aspen Systems, LLC is a small business which develops compact cooling systems for a wide number of industries, including medical, laboratory, military, and electronics. Aspen is primarily focused on developing custom refrigeration systems for our customers and transitioning those solutions into production at our own in-house manufacturing facility.

Job Description

Aspen Systems, LLC is looking for a motivated technician to work with our engineering team to build, optimize, and test miniature cooling systems. The candidate is expected to work with our engineers on prototype units in the initial build phase of a project. The candidate will be expected to communicate concisely with the engineering team. The candidate should be able to work independently to build and test prototypes when provided with the proper project definition.

Responsibilities

• Work with the engineering design team to build prototype units – this includes reading engineering assembly drawings and mechanical part drawings.
• Build systems and test fixtures according to engineering specifications – this involves the following skills:
• Mechanical assembly
• Brazing (copper, aluminum, stainless steel)
• Charging refrigeration systems with refrigerant
• Bending copper tubes to drawings
• Insulating
• Simple electrical wiring
• Instrument prototype and breadboard systems with thermocouples and pressure gauges.
• Execute tests on breadboard and prototype systems.
• Understand and communicate preliminary test results.

Qualifications

• Experience with refrigeration systems is a plus
• Experience with brazing is a major plus
• 5+ years of experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Good communication, organization, and interpersonal skills
• Experience reading engineering documentation, such as product specifications, system schematics, and test procedures
• Experience with building of electrical and mechanical systems
• Self-motivated: able to work independently with engineering guidance
• Experience working in an ISO 9001-compliant environment
• Proficient in MS Office
• Able to review CAD models