Testing Technician

Trexon; Chelsea (MA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

1 year

Job summary

The First Electronics Corporation (FEC) in Chelsea, Massachusetts is seeking a Testing Technician to support the Quality Control Department. You will conduct visual and electrical tests on cable products, read blueprints, and document results to ensure compliance with standards and ITAR requirements.

The ideal candidate has 1+ year in quality control, strong attention to detail, and the ability to work independently within a team.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1+ year of experience in quality control.
• Experience performing electrical and functional testing is preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, and specifications.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficient with computers and comfortable using MS Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Conduct visual and electrical tests on cable and wire products to ensure they meet performance requirements.
• Perform functional tests on cable and wire products to ensure proper operation.
• Document test results and maintain internal records.
• Detect and report non-conforming documentation, materials, or products to Quality Manager.
• Coordinate with colleagues to resolve quality issues and comply with policies.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work area following 5S principles.
• Troubleshoot nonconforming cables and file nonconformance reports as needed.

Skills

Quality control testing

Blueprint reading

Electrical testing

Functional testing

MS Office

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

The First Electronics Corporation (FEC) is an engineering and custom cable manufacturing company based in Chelsea, Massachusetts, FEC is AS9100D certified and provides custom cable design and assembly to defense and aerospace customers. Our major customers include leading defense contractors such as Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics and The United States Government.

FEC has aggressive plans for continued growth as a world class leader in custom cable manufacturing and therefore has an immediate need for an experienced Testing Technician in the Quality Control Department.

The Testing Technician is responsible for testing cable and wire products to ensure they meet all quality standards, specifications, and regulations. This includes performing electrical tests, and functional tests. The QC Tester must also be able to read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, and specifications. This position requires the use of High Voltage, all safety guidelines, procedures, and regulations to prevent accidents and ensure a safe working environment must be followed.

The Testing Technician is a respectful team-player that works well with diverse internal team members. This position is ambitious, self-motivated, results-driven, and demonstrates problem solving skills with sound judgment. This role is also responsive, flexible, accessible, detail oriented, willing to embrace change and proactively adjust plans. Partnering with and elevating others by communicating with peers to increase awareness and ensure team success.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct visual and electrical tests on cable and wire products to ensure they meet performance requirements.
• When required, perform functional tests on cable and wire products to ensure they operate as designed.
• Document the results of all tests. Create, update, compile, save and maintain documentation into internal database.
• Detect and report unusual or non-conforming documentation, materials, conditions, or product to Quality Manager.
• Work with various internal personnel and departments to communicate and resolve quality issues.
• Comply with company policies and quality management system.
• Maintain and create a clean, uncluttered environment that reduces waste and optimizes productivity by following the 5S steps: sort, set in order, shine, standardize, and sustain.
• When needed, troubleshoot nonconforming cables, fill out nonconformance reports and communicates findings to Quality Manager.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1+ year of experience in quality control, preferably in the cable and wire manufacturing industry.
• Experience performing electrical and functional testing desired.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, and specifications.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficient with computers and comfortable using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.).

Physical Qualifications:

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; crouch; stoop; walk; talk; hear; use hands to handle or feel assemblies; reach with hands and arms for materials and tools. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds. They must also have the ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer), color vision, depth perception and ability to focus.

This position requires use of information or access to hardware and documents which are subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Benefit Conditions:

• Waiting period may apply
• Only full-time employees eligible

This Job Is:

• A job for which military experienced candidates are encouraged to apply

Work Remotely

• No

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $18.00 - $25.00 per hour

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• 1 year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

Work setting:

• In-person

Experience:

• Blueprint reading: 1 year (Required)
• Quality control: 2 years (Preferred)

Salary Transparency

$18 - $25 USD