Engineering Technician

Waters Corporation; Milford (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in specialty measurement is seeking a qualified individual for its Operations Engineering team in Milford. The position involves maintaining and improving test equipment and tooling used in manufacturing operations. The ideal candidate has a background in electronics or manufacturing and the ability to manage projects effectively, while supporting global production efforts in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience testing, debugging, and repairing electromechanical assemblies.
• Ability to manage several projects simultaneously.
• Good skills with mechanical drawings and schematics.

Responsibilities

• Support production through testing and debugging of equipment.
• Document and assemble manufacturing fixtures.
• Conduct equipment calibration and preventative maintenance.

Skills

Mechanical skills

Communication

Project management

Education

High school vocational degree in electronics

Certificate in electronics/manufacturing

Tools

CAD

SAP

Lean Six Sigma

Job description

Overview

Qualified individual will work as part of the Operations Engineering team to maintain test equipment and tooling used to manufacture Waters’ LC products. Individual will work closely with engineers, assisting them in the building debugging, and documenting of this equipment.

Responsibilities

• Duplication, and continuous improvement of test strategies, systems, and equipment to support production.
• Assemble, document and debug manufacturing fixtures and tooling
• Assist in the transfer of equipment to production.
• Account for availability of equipment during transfers to another production sites
• Support manufacturing, test, and quality issues across a global supply chain
• Provide 1st level support to resolve equipment problems
• Identify and implement efficiency improvements on test equipment, production tooling, and supporting systems
• Test and debug PCBA’s and electromechanical assemblies to support production requirements
• Write operating procedures as required
• Conduct/execute test equipment calibration and/or preventative maintenance
• Work with external calibration houses to manage equipment turn around
• Maintain engineering lab environment, parts procurement, etc.

Other responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Qualified individual should have a minimum of a high school vocational degree in electronics / manufacturing or a high school diploma and a certificate in electronics / manufacturing.
• Additionally, the individual should have experience testing, debugging, and repairing electromechanical assemblies.
• Individual should have good mechanical skills and be capable of working from mechanical drawings, electrical and fluidic schematics.
• Ability to manage several projects simultaneously.
• Strong computer and communication skills.

Desirable Skills:

• CAD experience
• SAP experience
• Lean Six Sigma experience
• Experience working in medical or regulated industries.

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for over 60 years. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.

Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We’re the problem solvers and innovators that aren’t afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We’re all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status.