Electronics Technician

Electronics Technician
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Duration: 1 Year

Job Duties:

• Electrical troubleshooting of small handheld medical devices, PCBs, and equipment.
• Precise soldering of small electrical components (e.g. SMT IC’s of sizes 0804 to 01005) and other assembly techniques.
• Performs engineering experiments, studies, data collection, test execution and report generation.
• Assist engineers with preparation of test protocols, technical reports, summaries, and quantitative analysis.
• Follows industry standards, internal operating procedures and quality policies.
• Develop and perform tests & test methods and evaluate results to assess the maturity & robustness of product design elements and entire product from early concept stage until final solution.
• Performs research and analysis of various technologies and state-of-the art regulatory standards and determines applicability to current product development and test efforts.

Use, development and management of existing and new infrastructure:

• Qualification, validation, maintenance and usage tracking of test equipment and tools
• Material and chemical handling and disposal
• Maintain and further develop existing verification methods and ensure state-of-the-art
• Development & definition of standards and best practices
• Maintains cleanliness and order of labs and work areas
• Support product care related activities regarding product design in alignment with Product Support functions (e.g. Operations, Quality), including detailed investigation of complaints from the market.
• Works independently and as an integrated team member under direction of the Engineering manager and senior engineers.
• Interfaces with internal customers, external partners, vendors, and suppliers.

Skills:

• Electronics troubleshooting, soldering, and prototyping.
• Ability to read and understand standards, specifications, schematics and PCB layout files.
• Operation of electrical and mechanical lab equipment and tools.
• Strong understanding and usage of computers and software, including Microsoft Word, Excel,
• PowerPoint, Google Mail, Calendar and cSuite, along with other custom applications.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Education:

• Electronics technician certification or Associates degree in Electrical or Electro-mechanical
• Engineering technology, biomedical technology, or equivalent.
• 4 years related experience with small handheld electronics, modifications and/or troubleshooting, including precise soldering and testing.
• Experience in applying design verification & testing principles in a broad range of technical assignments
• Experience in a regulated product development environment is preferred.