ICT TEST TECHNICIAN

Nidec Corporation; St. Charles (IL); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Nidec Corporation in Illinois is seeking a Manufacturing Process Technician focused on test hardware and software for automotive manufacturing. You will work with Keysight/Agilent 3070 systems and hands-on maintenance in a fast-paced environment.

The role covers hardware fixture maintenance, diagnostic software debugging, and ensuring high-quality line yields through preventive care and accurate test results on the production floor.

Qualifications

• Hands-on hardware troubleshooting and repair skills.
• Soldering through-hole and surface-mount components on system cards.
• Experience with test hardware and electrical fault isolation.

Responsibilities

• Maintain ICT test fixtures and Keysight/Agilent 3070 systems.
• Perform test fixture change-overs and repair worn components.
• Troubleshoot electrical paths and replace Faulty cards/parts.
• Debug test software with BT-Basic and adjust timing/limits.
• Conduct Golden Board verifications and log fixture health.

Skills

Hands-on troubleshooting

Soldering/SMT

Electrical test hardware

Tools

Keysight/Agilent 3070 systems

BT-Basic debugging

Diagnostic software

Job description

Job Summary

Are you a dynamic and detail-oriented Manufacturing Process Technician specializing in Test Hardware and Software? Do you enjoy a high paced work environment with dynamic teams, exceptional high quality principles and the autonomy to make a positive impact on the business? Do you love hands on work in the Automotive Manufacturing business? Have you worked with Keysight/Agilent 3070 systems? Then you might be interested in our Manufacturing Process Technician position. Here are a few details of the job:

Core Hardware Responsibilities

ICT Test Fixture & Keysight/Agilent 3070 System Maintenance

• Test Fixture Change-overs: - Perform test fixture change-overs on the ICT test systems based on production needs.
• Re-wire, repair, and replace worn or bent pogo pins (test probes), sockets, and personality pins within bed-of-nails fixtures.
• Troubleshoot fixture electrical path issues (e.g., high-resistance connections, broken wire wraps, floating grounds, or intermittent shorts).
• Repair mechanical actuators, vacuum seal gaskets, hold-down rods, and pneumatic pressure plates to maintain proper physical alignment during actuation.
• Perform routine preventive maintenance (PM) on the 3070 mainframe, including power supply checks, system calibration, air filter cleaning, and cooling fan replacements.
• Diagnose and replace faulty system cards (Control Cards, Pin Cards, Hybrid Cards, ASRU modules, or System Power Supplies) using diagnostic software routines.
• Ability to solder/unsolder or touch-up through-hole and SMT components on system cards.
• Clean and inspect interface receiver pins to prevent high-contact resistance or frame damage.
• Run periodic diagnostic routines (fixture test, fixture health checks, and self-tests) on the 3070 platform to verify system pin integrity.
• Perform "Golden Board" verifications to ensure fixtures are working correctly.
• Log fixture insertion counts to execute preventive probe replacements before contact degradation affects line yields.

Core Test Software Responsibilities

• Update, edit, and debug test routines written in BT-Basic (testplan, analog functional, digital functional, unpowered analog tests).
• Adjust test limits, delays, and guard ratios to eliminate false failures, marginal passes, or intermittent open/short flags caused by component tolerances.
• Use BT-Basic debug environments to step through failing test nodes, analyze analog measurement waveforms, and isolate software bugs from actual hardware faults.
• Adjust digital vector timings, drive levels, and receive thresholds for digital IC testing.
• Ensure all software edits pass engineering validation ("Golden Board" run) before releasing the updated test files back to the active production line.

Additional Job Details

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affinity Action at Nidec Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affinity Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, genetic information, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following website: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf

Work Shift Schedule

Second Shift (United States of America)

Nidec has worked its way up to become the world's No.1 manufacturer of small precision motors. In the process, Nidec has gradually expanded its product lineup to include a variety of small to large motors, application products for machinery, and electronic and optical components. At present, its products are used in a wide range of fields and devices including information and telecommunications equipment, office equipment, home appliances, automobiles, industrial equipment, and environmental energy. "For Everything that Spins and Moves", the Group is creating next-generation drive technologies to meet the needs of the society.