Mechanical Engineering Technician

Responsibilities:

1. Gathers, maintains, formats, compiles, and manipulates technical data, such as laboratory or material test results and engineering design changes.
2. Produces engineering documents, reports, and drawings (flow charts, block diagrams, and schematics).
3. Prepares reports and summaries, including quantitative analysis.
4. Provides completion of technical tasks.
5. Provides technical support to engineers on a variety of technical tasks.
6. Helps scope equipment for use and complete qualifications.
7. Works with the team on general lab functions, including calibration, implementation of safety procedures, and routine equipment maintenance.
8. Notifies manager or team lead upon recognition of factors that may affect the project.
9. Helps develop prototype processes and test set-ups.
10. Executes designed test protocol and conducts testing.
11. Effectively documents and communicates test results.
12. Supports hardware debugging.

Requirements:

1. Minimum education requirement is a high school diploma, experience in a lab environment (corporate or school) or technician experience in a regulated environment for a minimum of 3 years, experience following written procedures and working collaboratively with a team.
2. Ability to understand and perform designed test procedures.
3. The ability to work effectively in a cross-functional group and communicate effectively with the lab team and extended team members.
4. Develops solutions to routine technical problems of limited scope.
5. Proficiency in personal computers.
6. Ability to train lower-level technicians.