Associate Systems Engineering Technician

Essential Duties

Include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Design, construct, assemble, debug, and test prototypes, fixtures, instruments, and automation equipment.

• Design electro-mechanical test fixtures using CAD. May also design electrical and mechanical components and sub-assemblies of instruments and automation equipment.

• May fabricate mechanical components, particularly parts machined by CNC milling. Such machining would include converting SolidWorks CAD files into CNC files, mill setup and programming, machine operation, and part measurement.

• Fabricate and assemble electrical and electronic assemblies.

• Maintain organized inventory of laboratory spare parts, components, fasteners and hardware, and lab tools and equipment. Select and purchase materials, parts, tools, and equipment.

• May coordinate periodic equipment calibration with Metrology. May also maintain development equipment and machines.

• Provide design verification test support.

• Provide technical assistance as well as recommend alternatives to engineers.

• Support design and technical reviews.

• Contribute to system design history files.

• Work with external vendors to meet part/assembly design specifications.

• Utilize Exact Sciences computer applications such as Agile and SAP.

• Schedule, execute, track, and document reliability and performance tests, with guidance as needed from engineers or managers.

• Troubleshoot bugs, failures, and issues with electrical and mechanical components and assemblies, using precision mechanical measurement devices and standard electrical test equipment.

• Effectively record, reproduce, and communicate software and hardware issues (bugs) and contribute to their resolution.

• Contribute ideas for new products and product improvements.

• Critically evaluate designs for function, reliability, and manufacturability.

• Ability to lead the team to keep lab areas clean and organized.

• Works on many complex and varied projects at one time, while navigating and adapting to ambiguous and changing plans and circumstances.

• Capable of working independently and resolving design conflicts and/or ambiguous instructions.

• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.

• Support and comply with the company's Quality Management System policies and procedures.

• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.

• Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.

• Ability to work nights and/or weekends, as needed.

• Ability to work designated schedule.

• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds for approximately 10% of a typical working day.

• Ability to work on a mobile device, tablet, or in front of a computer screen and/or perform typing for approximately 50% of a typical working day.

• Ability to work on equipment requiring kneeling or lying down for approximately 15% of a typical working day.

• Ability to grasp with both hands; pinch with thumb and forefinger; turn with hand/arm; reach above shoulder height.

• Ability to comply with any applicable personal protective equipment requirements.

• Ability to use various types of hand tools and laboratory equipment; including, but not limited to, wrenches, screwdrivers, pliers, cutters, screw cap containers, and pipettes for extended periods of time.

• May perform repetitious actions using hand or power tools.

• Constant walking or motion to coordinate work and interact with co-workers and equipment.

• May be required to work in presence of energy, electrical, kinetic (moving parts), extreme hot or cold temperature hazards with provided training and protective equipment.

• May be required to work with chemical or biological hazards with provided training and protective equipment.

• Ability and means to travel up to 15% between Madison locations.

• Ability to travel up to 15% of working time away from work location.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associates degree in a science or technology field ,or field as outlined in the essential duties.

• 7+ years of experience with assembly, test, and repair of electro-mechanical systems.

• Ability to use SolidWorks or SolidWorks Electrical for the design modeling and drawing of mechanical and electromechanical parts, assemblies, and instruments.

• Proficient with mechanical tools and basic mechanical measurement tools.

• Proficient with electrical tools for wiring and soldering.

• Strong understanding of electrical circuits and diagrams, including use of common electrical measurement tools such as multimeters and oscilloscope.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, especially Word and Excel.

• Experience with electrical and mechanical fabrication, construction, and troubleshooting.

• Experience reading electrical schematics and wiring diagrams.

• Demonstrated ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation.

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in country where work will be performed on a full or part-time basis. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience performing precision machining, particularly CNC milling, is preferred.

• 5+ years of SolidWorks experience and/or SolidWorks certification is preferred.

• Some basic experience with software and firmware coding is desirable.

• Experience documenting and editing electrical wiring diagrams, preferably using Solidworks Electrical.

• Understanding of NEC and NFPA electrical standards.

• Knowledge of standard testing strategies such as regression, black box, white box, boundary condition, and performance.