Plating Equipment Technician- 2nd Shift

Vicor Corporation; Andover (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Vicor Corporation, an American manufacturer of advanced DC-DC converters, is seeking a maintenance technician for the 2nd shift (Mon-Fri 3:00 pm–11:00 pm) in Andover, MA.

You will perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on VI Chip production equipment, provide technical support to operators, and help ensure equipment uptime. The role requires an associate degree in electro-mechanical/electronic engineering, 3+ years with plating equipment, and strong troubleshooting skills.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in electro-mechanical / electronic engineering.
• Self-motivated, hands on technician who can work well within a team.
• 3+ years of experience directly supporting plating equipment.
• Strong troubleshooting of mechanical and electrical issues.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and understand manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Perform scheduled maintenance and unscheduled repairs on VI Chip production equipment to meet production schedules.
• Provide continuous technical support to production operators.
• Maintain and purchase spare parts and supplies; manage inventory levels.
• Prepare maintenance reports by collecting and analyzing information and trends.
• Train operators on process and equipment knowledge; support engineering groups.

Skills

Electro-mechanical

Electrical troubleshooting

Reading schematics

Preventive maintenance

Team collaboration

Education

Associates degree in electro-mechanical / electronic engineering

Tools

Pneumatic systems

Equipment diagnostics

Job description

Vicor is an American manufacturer of advanced 48V centric DC-DC converters with industry-leading power and current density, enabling breakthrough power delivery performance. As an engineering-focused company, we provide an opportunity to work with some of the most advanced manufacturing processes in the world to assemble the power modules that drive key advancements in AI, electric vehicles, and aerospace.

This is a 2nd shift position Monday-Friday 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm

Job Description

• Perform scheduled maintenance and unscheduled repairs on VI Chip production equipment in order to meet production schedules and ensure optimum operation of machinery.
• Provide continuous technical support to production operators.
• Responsible for maintaining and purchasing spare parts, and supplies inventories; determining inventory levels, anticipating needed equipment, parts, and supplies; verifies receipt of such.
• Prepares maintenance reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Works to improve; debug and optimize setups & change over. Will work to ensure that the area of responsibility fully utilizes equipment capacity.
• Develops and works to improve upon the equipment maintenance documentation.
• Provides support to the manufacturing and test engineering groups. May be asked to conduct tests and studies to support department efforts to qualify new equipment/processes and verify functionality of existing equipment/processes.
• Train and evaluate operators on process and equipment knowledge.

Education / Qualifications

• Associates degree in electro-mechanical / electronic engineering or equivalent preferred
• Self-motivated, hands on technician who can work well within a team environment.
• Must possess a strong sense of urgency and the ability to work with limited supervision.
• 3+ years of experience directly supporting plating equipment
• Knowledge/Experience of the following is a plus- plumbing and/or welding
• Must have proven success in identifying, troubleshooting and performing repairs of equipment with problems of a mechanical or electrical nature.
• Demonstrated understanding of manufacturing processes and principles
• Experience developing work instructions
• Must have strong mechanical system understanding aptitude and a working knowledge of pneumatics elements.
• Demonstrated electrical trouble shooting skills and ability to read electrical schematics.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, ever changing environment with changing priorities.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Vicor is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability

Compensation Data

Salary Range: $60,000 - $70,000

Addtional 12.5% shift differential for working 2nd shift.

Please note: This range is based on our current market driven pay structures. Individual salaries are determined based upon a variety of factors including but not limited to, a candidates overall qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience as well as company internal equity.