Plating Equipment Technician- 2nd Shift

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

Job summary

Vicor is an American manufacturer of advanced 48V centric DC-DC converters, known for power density and reliability. This position is a 2nd shift role (Mon-Fri, 3:00 pm–11:00 pm) supporting maintenance of production equipment and ensuring uptime in a fast-paced environment.

You'll perform scheduled and unscheduled repairs, troubleshoot mechanical and electrical issues, and help improve setup changeovers while supporting operators and documentation in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in electro-mechanical / electronic engineering or equivalent.
• Hands-on technician with team orientation and urgency.
• 3+ years supporting plating equipment in a manufacturing setting.
• Strong troubleshooting of mechanical and electrical issues.
• Experience reading electrical schematics and pneumatics.

Responsibilities

• Perform scheduled maintenance and unscheduled repairs on production equipment.
• Support operators and provide technical assistance to keep production on schedule.
• Maintain and purchase spare parts inventories and track usage.
• Prepare maintenance reports and analyze trends.
• Improve setups and changeovers; optimize equipment capacity.
• Develop and update maintenance documentation.

Skills

Team collaboration

Troubleshooting

Mechanical aptitude

Electrical schematics reading

Education

Associates degree in electro-mechanical / electronic engineering or equivalent

3+ years experience supporting plating equipment

Knowledge of plumbing and/or welding

Reading electrical schematics

Tools

Electrical schematics

Pneumatic systems

Preventive maintenance tooling

Job description

Job Summary

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.

Job Summary

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 V
• I 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.

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 Equal Opportunity employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.