Senior Engineering Technician

ABOUT US:

Guardian Agriculture develops large multicopters for applying agricultural chemicals to high-value crops. Our systems radically improve precision and safety relative to existing plane- and helicopter-based crop spraying solutions, while reducing chemical use, reducing impact on pollinating insects, and minimizing opportunities for organisms to acquire chemical resistance.
Guardian is a small, multi-disciplinary team of talented engineers, technicians, and operators who are passionate about making an impact by connecting technology to solve critical customer needs. We value collaboration, candor, thoughtful design, and a growth mindset as we scale the organization and build an autonomous system that farmers can trust.
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SUMMARY:
Guardian Agriculture is in search of a Senior Engineering Technician to play a significant role in the development and manufacture of unmanned and automated equipment and support systems. Guardian Agriculture is committed to revolutionizing the agriculture industry, and you will have a key impact on the future of food, sustainability, and ecology through teamwork, critical thinking, and personal initiative.

What You Will Do:

• Work as an integral member of the hardware engineering team to realize a robust, and manufacturable design for Guardian's EVTOL platform.
• Lend a critical voice of reason to the design process to enable successful builds.
• Build test stands and one-off science projects alongside the hardware engineering team.
• Rework prototype PCBAs to test design changes and enable prototype builds.
• Design and build wire hardware to a high standard of craft*ship.
  • Design wiring harnesses and create cable drawings and assembly instructions.
  • Complete first article box-builds and document assembly process
  • Create looms and fixtures as appropriate.
  • Develop cable verification procedures.
• Support transfer to manufacturing by training Guardian's early production operators to applicable standards and test/assembly procedures.
• Execute design verification testing using a variety of test and measurement equipment and document the results.
• Maintain the hardware engineering lab, and test equipment. Optimize the space for safe and efficient work.
• As needed, you may be asked to augment Guardian's quality assurance team, supporting incoming material inspections and quality control.
• Subject to your interest and abilities, you may be asked to participate in electronics assembly troubleshooting.

To Be Successful You Will Have:

• Experience designing and building cables and harnesses.
• Excellent soldering skills
• Confidence with basic electrical test and measurement equipment
• Experience and confidence using basic hand and power tools.
• Ability to interpret drawings, schematics, and diagrams.

Benefits:

Flexible time off, competitive salary, stock options, free company lunch every day, comprehensive benefits package, lots of tools, and the opportunity to build and play with flying machines that will have an environmental impact. We offer three months paid Maternity and Paternity Leave for new parents, and encourage all parents to take it.
"Guardian AG stands firmly against racial discrimination and social injustice. Everyone has a voice in our company, and we are committed to equality, inclusiveness, respect, and kindness. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law. Guardian AG is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please send an email to: [email protected]"