Engineering Technician

LinkTech; Rapid City (SD); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

LinkTech in Rapid City, SD is seeking an Engineering Technician to build and integrate our production machines. You will own subassemblies, follow engineering documentation, troubleshoot issues during integration, and deliver completed work that meets our quality and production standards.

You’ll assist with assembly of actuators, structures, harnesses, and electro‑mechanical components, support testing, and collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and software engineers to bring prototypes to

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical aptitude and familiarity with hand tools, power tools, and fabrication.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings, wiring schematics, and harness diagrams and translate into hands-on production builds.
• Hands-on experience with mechanical or electro-mechanical assemblies through work, school, or personal projects.

Responsibilities

• Build, integrate, debug, and test robotic subsystems and production hardware.
• Assemble actuators, structures, harnesses, and other electro-mechanical assemblies; perform harness builds and routing.
• Troubleshoot assemblies and conduct root-cause investigations.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Read drawings & schematics

Hands-on assembly experience

Motors, actuators, sensors & PCBAs

Wiring & harness routing

Attention to detail

Job description

This is a hands‑on production role. Engineering Technicians are directly responsible for building and integrating our production machines. Technicians own assigned subassemblies and build stages, execute work from engineering documentation, troubleshoot issues during integration, and are responsible for delivering completed work that meets our quality and production standards.

What You’ll Do

• Support the build, integration, debugging, and testing of robotic subsystems, production hardware, and test fixtures.
• Assist with assembly of actuators, structures, fluid systems, harnesses, and other electro‑mechanical assemblies. Perform harness builds, rework, and routing for development and production units.
• Assist with troubleshooting assemblies and root‑cause investigations.
• Maintain a clean, organized lab and production environment and help manage tools and spare inventory.
• Opportunity to support field deployments and hardware upgrades.
• Work with the Production Coordinator to reliably meet build timelines, production goals, and address change orders.
• Work closely with mechanical, electrical, and software engineers to bring prototypes to life, maintain hardware, and support field deployments.

What You’ll Need

• Strong mechanical aptitude and familiarity with hand tools, power tools, and fabrication.
• Ability or willingness to learn how to read mechanical drawings, wiring schematics, and harness diagrams and translate into hands‑on production builds.
• Hands‑on experience with mechanical or electro‑mechanical assemblies through work, school, personal projects, or similar experience.
• Comfort working with or willingness to learn about motors, actuators, sensors, PCBAs, and wiring.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced R&D environment where designs, priorities, and processes can change.
• Strong attention to detail and pride in workmanship.
• Proactive, dependable, and willing to take ownership of assigned work.
• Comfortable switching between mechanical assembly, electrical work, and everything in between.
• Willingness to learn on the job, ask questions, and receive and apply feedback.

Bonus Experience

• Industrial crimping tools, D‑sub, and circular connectors
• Low‑voltage electrical systems and safe troubleshooting
• Pumps, valves, pneumatics, or other fluid systems
• Basic Linux command line or Python
• Prototype bring‑up
• Field deployments or hardware installation
• Robotics, automation, manufacturing, or test environments