Engineering Technician SMT tooling

MetroSpec Technology, LLC.; Minnesota; On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Engineering Technician for SMT tooling, ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on work in a dynamic manufacturing environment. This role involves designing, analyzing, and testing tools for production, requiring knowledge of electronic manufacturing and SMT terminology. The company prides itself on its commitment to employees, providing excellent pay, fully paid medical coverage, and substantial bonuses. Join a team that values innovation and stability, where your contributions will directly impact the creation of groundbreaking products in the lighting industry.

Benefits

Fully paid medical coverage

Substantial bonuses

Profit sharing distributions

Qualifications

• Entry-level position requiring hands-on experience with tooling and electronic manufacturing.
• Knowledge of SMT terminology and mechanical assembly is essential.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for tooling and automation projects, including setup and programming.
• Daily interaction with engineering and production teams to improve production lines.

Skills

Mechanical tool and component fabrication

Testing and maintaining records

Problem-solving

Electronic component recognition

Simple electronic testing (DVM)

Knowledge of ESD procedures

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Parts database (BOM) software

Job description

Join to apply for the Engineering Technician SMT tooling role at MetroSpec Technology, LLC

This is an important role for an Engineering Technician that likes hands-on work designing, analyzing, building, and testing tools for a production floor. Candidate should understand SMT terminology. This person should be knowledgeable of electronic manufacturing. The candidate must have experience with tooling, prototyping, mechanical assembly, testing and data collection.

We have a number of new-to-the world products that enable the lighting industry to create amazing architectural fixtures. This job focuses on the new.

MetroSpec provides excellent pay and benefits, and substantial bonuses. Medical coverage is fully paid, and we have regular profit sharing distributions. We greatly value our employees - over half of the staff has been with us over 10 years - we kept everyone during COVID.

Key Responsibilities

The SMT Tooling Technician will be responsible for a sequence of tooling and automation projects. The candidate will need to use a variety of mechanical and electronic tools, and will receive training to run, program, and maintain SMT equipment (paste printer, pick and place, AOI, reflow, conveyors). After training, the operator will also be expected to occasionally setup and program jobs, as well as trouble shooting and repair.

Job Description

Duties include daily interaction with engineering department members, production supervision, and during projects, production personnel. Responsibilities will vary and it is expected this individual will be trained to operate and maintain a variety of equipment while creating new improvements to the production lines.

This person must be capable of completing tasks and achieving goals with minimum supervision.

Qualifications & Experience

• Mechanical tool and component fabrication
• Experience testing and maintaining records
• Computer (Windows)
• Knowledge of ESD procedures
• Ability to problem solve
• Mechanical tooling/fixtures for production use
• Electronic component recognition
• Simple electronic testing (DVM, etc.)
• Ability to recommend future automation systems and participate in growth planning
• Equipment installation
• MS Word and Excel (basics)
• Parts database (BOM) software user

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing