Engineering Technician, Systems Support

GE HealthCare; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

GE HealthCare in Salt Lake City is seeking an Electronics/Engineering Technician to support testing, validation, and development of next-generation surgical imaging systems. You will set up data acquisition, run experiments, and document results to ensure quality and reliability before release.

Responsibilities include troubleshooting, software/hardware evaluation, and providing technical assistance to teammates and customers.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or equivalent with electronics focus required or 2 years electronics experience with HS diploma.
• Technical certificate must include electronics assembly, DC/AC/analog electronics, digital fundamentals, troubleshooting, and instrumentation.
• Strong ability to interpret technical information and draw conclusions from test data.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate data acquisition equipment and conduct experiments.
• Troubleshoot across multiple variables to determine root causes and propose solutions.
• Evaluate software/hardware and implement plans using engineering tools and intermodular knowledge.
• Communicate technical information to improve models and components during product development.
• Provide documentation support and contribute to internal/external engineering, manufacturing, or service documents.
• Develop and deliver training plans as needed.
• Provide technical assistance to customers, field personnel, or suppliers; travel to customer sites as required.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Data analysis

Technical communication

Computers/work systems

Team collaboration

Education

Associates degree in Electronics or Engineering

Technical certificate with 25+ electronics credits

High School diploma with 2 years electronics experience

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (preferred)

Tools

Electronic testing equipment

Job description

Job Description Summary

At our Salt Lake City site, engineering, research, and manufacturing teams come together to design and build surgical imaging technologies — including advanced C-arm imaging systems that support image-guided procedures for clinicians across the globe. The work here contributes to the precision and capability clinicians bring into the OR every day.

Contribute to the development of next-generation healthcare technologies by supporting critical testing and validation activities. In this role, you will set up and operate data acquisition equipment, conduct experiments, troubleshoot technical challenges, and document results to support engineering and product development teams. Your work will help ensure products meet quality, performance, and reliability standards before they reach customers.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities/Essential Functions Include:

• Utilizing initiative and independent judgment, construct and assist in evaluating engineering models.
• Perform basic trouble shooting encompassing multiple variables and unknowns to achieve root cause analysis and problem resolution. Conduct experiments and diagnostic tests, as required to draw conclusions.
• Perform software and hardware evaluation and implement plans using knowledge of product, system operation, intermodular interactions, engineering tools, and interactive software tools as required.
• Utilize basic technical communications throughout the new product cycle to improve internal models and/or externally sourced components in terms of system performance, reliability, functionality, and serviceability.
• Provide evaluation, constructive feedback and leadership in the development of internal and external engineering, manufacturing, or service documentation.
• Develop and execute training plans as required
• Provide strong individual contributions in the context of achieving team goals.
• Provide technical assistance by telephone or in person to customers, field service personnel, or suppliers as needed.
• May travel to customer sites to assist in system level installations, problem resolution and diagnostics as required.
• General direction is given in the execution of job-related activities. Comply with EHS regulations and policies.

Quality Specific Goals:

• Aware of and comply with the GEHC Quality Manual, Quality Management System, Quality Management Policy, Quality Goals, and applicable laws and regulations as they apply to this job type/position
• Complete all planned Quality & Compliance training within the defined deadlines
• Identify and report any quality or compliance concerns and take immediate corrective action as required
• Knowledge and understanding of GEHC Design Controls Procedures in order to ensure that specified design requirements are met.
• Ensures the creation of accurate, complete and timely records.

Required Qualifications:

• Associates degree in an Electronics or Engineering field
• OR a technical certificate from a qualifying school with at least 25 credit hours in electronics including classes in electronics assembly, DC/AC/analog electronics, digital fundamentals, troubleshooting, and instrumentation
• OR a High School diploma and 2 years Electronics experience
• Proficiency to logically troubleshoot at subsystem and occasionally system level, using identifiable problem-solving techniques.
• Ability to draw accurate conclusions from test data, malfunctions, or deviations, and assist with corrections to the existing design or process.
• Proficiency to understand and interpret basic written technical information
• Demonstrated proficiency to utilize computerized work systems
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work well with general direction and information
• Demonstrate an ongoing effort to maintain knowledge of current technology
• Ability to communicate using local language

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or Technology related field

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Additional Information

GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf) . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE HealthCare will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.

Relocation Assistance Provided: No