Tool and Laser Installation Technician

AIT; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AIT is seeking a Tool and Laser Install Technician in Plano, TX, to operate laser tracker equipment and drive day-to-day tool-building projects meeting quality standards and customer specifications. Role requires deep experience with laser trackers and model-based metrology, plus data analysis and reporting capabilities.

Expect responsibilities across inspection, setup, fabrication of tooling components, and integration with optical systems.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or technical accreditation required.
• Minimum of three years with laser trackers and data analysis.
• Seven years with laser trackers in lieu of education.
• U.S. citizenship for government clearance is required.
• Strong GD&T and blueprints interpretation required.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, test, and verify accuracy of assembled articles per standards.
• Determine fabrication and assembly methods; perform final setup and assembly of components.
• Operate laser trackers and optical equipment; apply model-based metrology.
• Fabricate and prove optical/mechanical accessories for instrumentation.
• Construct jigs, fixtures, and master tooling gauges.
• Conduct in-process and final inspections per customer requirements.

Skills

Laser trackers

GD&T

Verisurf

Spatial Analyser

Data analysis

Blueprint interpretation

Education

Associate degree

Technical accreditation

Tools

Faro laser tracker

Leica laser tracker

Verisurf

Spatial Analyser

Job description

Summary:

The Tool and Laser Install Technician is responsible for operating laser tracker equipment and the completing day to day tool building project that meet quality standards and customers specifications.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Inspects, tests, and verifies accuracy of assembled article for conformance to standards, using measuring or testing equipment, or by visual examination.
• Determines methods and sequences of fabrication and assembly, performs final setup and assembly of components, details, and accessories; follows tools through to completion and sell-off.
• Demonstrates a complete understanding of the principles and use of applicable optical equipment and computer aided measuring equipment such as laser trackers.
• Fabricate, and prove optical and mechanical accessories to adapt and modify optical instruments and similar equipment used in building and checking major tooling.
• Constructs all types of major jigs, fixtures, tool masters, master tooling gauges and related tooling.
• In-process inspection and final inspection of parts, sub-assemblies during manufacturing per customer requirements.
• Measures and marks reference lines and points on parts according to specifications, using templates, rules, or marking devices.
• Prepares, breakdown of jigs and fixtures, tool masters or master tooling gauges into components.
• Performs assignments that range from the use of ordinary operations to performing work involving accurate relationships and extremely close tolerances.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Work Experience:

• Associates degree or technical accreditation.
• Must have a minimum of three-years of experience working with laser trackers, model-based metrology, analyzing data, and report generation.
• Minimum of seven-years experience with laser trackers, model-based metrology, analyzing data, and report generation in lieu of education.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance Requirements:

• This position may require a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

List of needed knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully accomplish the duties and responsibilities of the job.

• Recent experience of operating Faro, API, Leica laser trackers using preferably Verisurf or Spatial Analyser software is required.
• Use in-depth familiarity of GD&T to interpret blueprints at all assembly levels.
• Discern how best to establish a reference system for the current task then apply it and install it both on and off the part.
• Collect geometric data via laser tracker through model-based software such as Verisurf.
• Provide analysis of collected data and evaluate it to provide direction for remaining operations.
• Integrate process monitoring with the assembly process in locating details.
• Understand and apply the fabrication process and environmental effects on large structures such as, temperature swings, expansion, contraction and dissimilar material types.
• Reads and understands blueprints, schematics, and/or measuring devices.
• Behaves consistently and predictably; is reliable, responsible and dependable in fulfilling obligations and diligently follows through on commitments and consistently meets deadlines.
• Achieves thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved.
• Clear and effective communication skills in both written and spoken forms.
• Understands how to use the computers, including such tasks as turning the computer on and off, locating and opening files, navigate to websites, perform searches, and download files.
• Knowledge of computer applications including email, databases, word-processing program and spreadsheets (such as Microsoft Office).
• Respond and follow up to a customer’s inquiry or problem in a timely and effective manner.
• Identifies problems and review relevant information to develop options, then implement the solutions.
• Comfortable communicating and working with different levels of management, team members and customers.

Work Conditions:

Environment Type:

• Indoors. Production and office environment. Temperature controlled, unless products and/or equipment is located outdoors.

Exposure Types:

• Cuts and/or burns
• Dirt, dust, grease and/or oil
• Noisy environment
• Intense bright light
• Metal shavings

Work Hours:

• Standard work schedule, overtime may be necessary for meeting deadlines, required travel, and emergent conditions.

Travel Requirements:

• Remote - perform job responsibilities from customer work sites.
• Travel may require two or three-week intervals between work site and employee domicile.
• International travel may be required; employee would be expected to meet international requirements for entry.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Medium work that includes moving objects up to 50 pounds.
• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

AIT Safety - AIT enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements. All employees that work in or enter the production environment are required to wear personal protective equipment.

AIT Quality - It is our policy to provide quality products and services that meet customer expectations and delivery requirements. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the AIT Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable AIT Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

AIT Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality, and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures, and policies pertaining to his/her job.

Security Clearance Statement - This position may require a government security clearance; you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

ITAR Requirements - To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), applicants for employment at AIT must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e. current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1157-1158.

Equal Employment Opportunity - AIT is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. AIT hires and promotes people based on their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that nurtures trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation - Applicants wishing to view a copy of AIT’ s Affir­mati­ve Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at [e-mail].