Engineering Aide Level 1 - Washington, IL

Responsibilities:

An instrument repairman will perform the following duties: 

• Repair electronic measurement devices (transducers, data acquisition systems, and components) 
• Inspect and repair instrumentation and cables
•  Maintain repair documentation
•  Program data acquisition systems in order to verify transducer functionality
•  Conduct data verification runs
•  Review data for anomalies
•  Advanced radio hardware troubleshooting and programming
•  Modify off-the-shelf instrumentation to work on test machines
• Repair component level hardware.
•  May be called upon to assist with strain gaging components, assist instrumentation team with applying/removing transducers on machines, assist with laptop support, or assist with instrumentation asset management, as needed.

Typical Day:

The typical day for the candidate will be spent at a bench in a lab, troubleshooting and fixing electronic measurement devices. The candidate will receive work requests from computer, other technicians, and engineers. The technician will troubleshoot and follow-up, as necessary, to complete the repairs, order necessary repair parts, and/or explain the issues.

Technical Skills Required:

The candidate must be comfortable troubleshooting a variety of electrical components. The successful candidate will use electrical tools, including a scope and multimeter, to troubleshoot and repair electronic measurement devices . The candidate will need to read schematics for troubleshooting components and creation of wiring harnesses. When schematics are not available, the candidate will need to draw upon previous electronics knowledge of circuitry and circuit boards to troubleshoot. The successful candidate will be familiar with and comfortable using hand tools and small power tools to make repairs, including a soldering iron, wrenches, a rotary tool, drill press, and crimpers. Candidate must be comfortable using computers for training, research, documentation, and communication.

Education Required:

2 year associates degree in electronics, or significant work-related electronic component troubleshooting experience.

Soft Skills Required:

The applicant will need to be self-motivated to manage tasks with a set priority. The candidate will need to work with other technicians and engineers through in-person interactions, phone, email, and written work order requests.
 

Qualifications:

• Experience level: Entry Level
• Education: Associates

Skills:

• Electrical Engineering
• Electronics Technician (1 year of experience is required)
• measurement devices
• circuit boards
• multimeter
• wiring harnesses
• circuitry
• technician
• Wiring