Engineering Technician 4

DGN Technologies; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

DGN Technologies in Sunnyvale is seeking a Sr. Engineering Technician to support the Manufacturing engineering team with troubleshooting, testing, repairs, equipment maintenance and development support, including Failure Analysis, First Pass yield, and MRB review.

The role requires strong problem-solving, teamwork and the ability to document activities and manage time/resources across projects to keep production on track. Five years of related experience and relevant education are needed.

Qualifications

• As degree or equivalent with 5+ years troubleshooting experience.
• Experience supporting a system engineering group in a product development environment.
• Ability to read wiring diagrams, schematics, and drawings.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist or execute engineering level tests and collect data for DOE activities.
• Assist with parts orders and build evaluation fixtures.
• Document activities to maintain formal records.
• Manage time and resources per project requirements.
• Provide engineering evaluation of interruptions to production lines.
• Order parts and assemble duplicate fixtures for production.

Skills

Wiring diagrams

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical drawings

Assembly drawings

Schematics

Team collaboration

Education

AS degree

Trade school

Military training

Tools

JIRA

SAP

Agile

Job description

Job Description

Primary Function of Position:

The primary objective of a Sr. Engineering Technician is to provide troubleshooting, testing, repairs, equipment maintenance, and development support to the Manufacturing engineering team to meet productivity goals. Additionally, this person will play a significant role in the areas of Failure Analysis, First Pass yield, and MRB review.

Candidates must be highly motivated with a strong sense of shared responsibility and shared reward is required as well as a commitment to high product quality.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Engineering support:

• Assist or execute engineering level tests and collect data to support design of experiment activities or characterize an assembly.
• Assist with parts order, build, and modification of development fixtures for evaluation.
• Document all activities to keep records.
• Manage time and resources in accordance with project.
• Perform other engineering technician duties as needed.

NPI and Sustaining Production support:

• Follow Production escalation process and provide engineering evaluation of any interruptions to production line.
• Perform quick triage of the issue and recommend best course of action to keep production moving.
• Perform simple reworks on the spot (cable crimping, solder components, tap threads, clean optics, adjust alignments etc.).
• Document all activities during escalation support in formal records.
• Order parts and assemble/bring up duplicate fixtures for production.

Skill/Job Requirements:

• Understand wiring diagrams, schematics, assembly drawings, fab drawings, mechanical drawings.
• Ability to solve technical issues with a basic understanding of Electrical circuits and mechanical drawings.
• Working knowledge of computers, word processing and spreadsheet applications for documentation and data presentation.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to variety of technologies that allow effective troubleshooting. Examples: Digital and Analog Electronics components, optical components, servo components, machined parts, sheet metal parts, cable assemblies.
• Good communication skills to be able to partner effectively with production techs, supervisors, training department as well as Manufacturing/Design/Test Engineers.
• Proven ability to work well in team environment
• Familiarity with JIRA, Agile, and SAP or equivalent tools
• Minimum 5 years’ experience supporting a system engineering group in a product development organization
• Ability to troubleshoot complex PCAs down to component level.
• Electronic and Mechanical assembly skills (Examples: soldering, crimping, box build, fiber handling, optical component handling, cable routing, and use of RTV/epoxy).

Education/Experience:

• AS degree, trade school, military technical training or equivalent.
• A minimum of five years of troubleshooting experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.