Senior Test Technician

Ampex Data Systems; Hayward (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid coverage for Medical, Dental, and Vision for the Employee

Employee Stock Ownership Program (company funded)

MetLife Life Insurance (company funded)

HealthCare FSA

Tuition assistance

Job summary

A leading aerospace company is seeking a Manufacturing Test Technician IV with a focus on avionics and flight test equipment in Hayward, CA. Responsibilities include system testing, troubleshooting, and leadership of the test team, requiring a strong background in electronics and effective management skills. This full-time position offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, emphasizing a commitment to innovation in the defense sector.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership abilities while managing multiple projects.
• Ability to read and understand test procedures and schematics.
• Understanding of electronic analog and digital circuitry.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and perform tests on final systems.
• Ensure reliability of products through Environmental Stress Screening.
• Complete test report documentation with accuracy.

Skills

Leadership

Troubleshooting

Analysis

Attention to detail

Education

AS degree in Electronics or equivalent

Job description

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Base pay range

$90,000.00/yr - $110,000.00/yr

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Do you excel in an environment that values working and playing hard? Would you like to be part of a team developing, maintaining, and supporting the latest technologies in the field of rugged avionics, network security, and intelligent data management? Ampex is a small, fast-paced, growing aerospace company looking for new teammates.

General Overview:

Ampex is looking for a highly organized Manufacturing Test Technician IV to join our team. The Manufacturing Test Technician IV of Electro-Mechanical systems is primarily focused on avionics and flight test equipment. The position duties include the system checkout of production systems, repair of customer returned material, completion of the acceptance test plan datasheets, and technical leadership of the test team.

This position is to be filled onsite in Hayward, CA. No employer visa sponsorship is available.

• Analyze & perform various tests on final systems to evaluate performance is compliant to standards and specifications
• Utilize test instruments to evaluate and test functional performance of systems, subassemblies, and board level components.
• Ensure the reliability of products by performing Environmental Stress Screening (ESS)
• Follow test procedure to program & install software/firmware on various systems, subassemblies
• Identify, diagnose, & troubleshoot system failures, then assist with finding root cause & isolating potential causes.
• Complete test report documentation with accuracy and attention to detail
• Perform a wide variety of assigned manufacturing tasks
• Ability to complete tasks within a specified timeline
• Ability to maintain a clean and orderly work area

Qualifications:

• AS degree in Electronics or equivalent
• 10+ years of related electronics work experience
• Must demonstrate strong leadership abilities while effectively managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Familiar with ISO standard manufacturing practices
• Ability to read and understand test procedures and schematics
• Understanding of electronic analog and digital circuitry and print circuit boards
• Ability to use Window and Linux PC to perform work requirement
• Must be U.S. Citizens - this position will be working directly on a contract with the U.S. Government, which requires all employees performing these functions be U.S. Citizens. This position is contingent on the applicant providing proof of U.S. Citizenship.

Compensation:

· Salary Range: $90,000-$110,000 annually (based on experience)

· 100% PAID COVERAGE for Medical, Dental, and Vision for the EMPLOYEE

· Employee Stock Ownership Program (company funded)

· MetLife Life Insurance: 1x salary to a maximum of $100,000 (company funded)

· MetLife Short-Term Disability (company funded)

· MetLife Long-Term Disability (company funded)

· HealthCare FSA

· Dependent Care FSA

About Ampex:

Since 1944, Ampex has been a leader in cutting edge technology to solve the toughest data storage challenges. Today, with its lineage as one of Silicon Valley’s first companies, Ampex continues to innovate in the embedded computing industry by designing and manufacturing rugged, onboard, computer systems for aerospace and ground vehicles that can acquire, store, process, and analyze a variety of data types to include radio frequency, video, and platform bus data among many others.

Ampex supports customers in the government defense and commercial sectors for mission system and flight test operations. Ampex is a Delta Information Systems Company and is headquartered in Hayward, California with locations in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Colorado Springs, Colorado and Tokyo, Japan.

Ampex is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran, or disability status.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Manufacturing, Engineering, and Production

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing and Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

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