Technician, Engineering - Onsite

Ultimate Staffing; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Ultimate Staffing in Salt Lake City, UT is seeking a Technician, Engineering - Onsite to assist engineers, scientists, and teams in developing and analyzing products, materials, processes, or equipment.

The role involves building prototypes, testing per engineering instructions, and ensuring quality while coordinating with vendors and cross-functional teams. This is a full-time onsite position with a defined 11/9/2026–11/8/2027 engagement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of technical work experience; 5+ years preferred.
• Provide preliminary equipment and prototype drawings and specifications.
• Bench fixturing/tooling design experience.
• Experience working with external vendors.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task.

Responsibilities

• Develop concepts and construct prototypes/products from concepts.
• Independently propose creative solutions based on solid rationales.
• Support development and implementation of capable manufacturing processes.
• Oversee development builds for the project.
• Provide DFM input to the engineering team.
• Contribute ideas for Intellectual Property submissions.
• Prepare and present technical data at technical reviews.

Skills

Technical communication

Train others

Prototype development

Specifications & quality standards

Vendor management

Project meeting participation

Quality systems (GLP/QS)

Statistical tools (Gage R&R, DOE, SPC)

DFM input

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Two-year technical degree

Job description

Technician, Engineering - Onsite

Pay Rate: $26.00/hr. - $28.00/hr.

Start/End Dates: 11/9/2026 - 11/8/2027

CLEAN ROOM ENVIRONMENT

This position works with minimal supervision to assist engineers, scientists, and/or teams in the development and analysis of products, materials, processes, or equipment.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Ability to communicate basic technical information clearly in written and oral form.
• Train others on new product processes and test procedures.
• Organize, coordinate, and execute building and testing of prototypes/products per engineering instructions.
• Assist project teams in establishing specifications and quality standards.
• Use internal resources and qualified external vendors to assist engineering teams to identify and obtain supplies and services.
• Act as a resource to other employees.
• Actively participate in project team meetings as requested.
• Communicate project status to project teams.
• Build quality into all aspects of their work by maintaining compliance to all quality requirements.
• General understanding of common engineering statistical and scientific tools (e.g Gage R&R, DOE, SPC, stress/strain analysis etc)
• Applies technical knowledge to innovate, design, and develop processes, procedures, tooling and/or automation.
• Develop cross functional team interaction to support other teams and departments.
• Ensure product is tested to the most current/validated method/process and specification and documentation is correctly completed per GLP & QS requirements as applicable.

Design Development Responsibilities

• Develop concepts and accordingly construct prototypes/products from concepts.
• Independently explore and propose creative solutions based on solid rationales and contribute to design and process concepts.

Process Development Responsibilities

• Support the development and implementation of capable manufacturing processes for new products.
• Oversees development builds associated with the project.
• Provide Design for Manufacturability (DFM) input to the engineering team.
• Contributes ideas to or generates Intellectual Property submissions.
• Prepares and presents technical data and recommendations at technical reviews as requested.

Qualifications/Work Experience Required

• Job typically requires a minimum 2 years' of technical work experience (5+ years preferred).
• Able to provide preliminary equipment and prototype drawings and specifications (testing & prototyping skills)
• Bench fixturing/tooling design experience
• Experience working with external vendors
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good communication skills
• Apply a high-level of quality to work
• Ability to multi-task

Education

• Two-year Technical Degree (i.e., AA, Certificate) and/or equivalent experience

Preferred Experience

• Med device industry experience is highly preferred

Interview Process

• Initial round with hiring manager
• 2nd round with panel of 3 (will be flexible with panel to ensure scheduling expediency)

Notes

Full onsite role, no traveling

Work Schedule

8-430 or 7-330 or 6-230 (half hour lunch, no set lunchtime though)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.