Hands-On Engineering Development Technician

Vital Lyfe; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High-impact problems

Scale breakthrough technology

Early ownership

Tight-knit team

Career equity

Job summary

Vital Lyfe in Torrance, CA is seeking an Engineering Development Technician to join our fast-paced hardware team. You’ll work hands-on with engineering to move ideas from concept to reality, troubleshoot production systems, and support repairs, upgrades, and qualification testing.

The ideal candidate has a background in mechanical and electrical disciplines, 3+ years in manufacturing or equipment assembly, and the ability to read wiring schematics.

Qualifications

• AA/BS or US Military or equivalency certificate.
• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing, mechanical builds, equipment assembly/test (or equivalent years of higher education).

Responsibilities

• Support production engineering during development and pre-production phases of hardware life-cycles, including building pre-production, qualification, and hardware.
• Assist with transitioning product lines from engineering development to full rate production.
• Support production engineering in the setup and activation of production lines and development and qualification of hardware test setups.
• Support engineering in rework and recovery efforts on non-conforming hardware.
• Support of existing production lines, including tooling fabrication, test rack builds (structure, low voltage, and network), test system maintenance, factory automation projects, and general production improvement projects.
• Build, repair, and rework harnessing to support hardware as well as equipment and development/qualification test assets.
• Provide targeted surge support for company critical production or qualification test efforts.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Mechanical builds

Equipment assembly/test

Education

AA/BS or US Military equivalency

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Vital Lyfe in Torrance, CA is seeking an Engineering Development Technician to join our fast-paced hardware team. You’ll work hands-on with engineering to move ideas from concept to reality, troubleshoot production systems, and support repairs, upgrades, and qualification testing.

The ideal candidate has a background in mechanical and electrical disciplines, 3+ years in manufacturing or equipment assembly, and the ability to read wiring schematics.