What are the responsibilities and job description for the Tech A position at Draper Labs?
Overview:
Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000 employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com.
Job Description Summary:
The Technician A (ELEC/MECH area) performs skilled laboratory work under the limited supervision of senior technical personnel. With limited supervision, performs cleaning, maintenance, and/or calibration of laboratory and equipment requiring highly skilled knowledge. With adequate training and limited supervision, performs work of an essentially repetitive nature for production of deliverable hardware. Such work shall involve complex manual skills and the operation of complex automated or semi automated equipment. With limited supervision, carefully documents their own work consistent with work unit policy in hand written form or using common computer-based software. At the discretion of the supervisor performs focused training to enable progression into higher skilled positions.Job Description:
Duties/Responsibilities
* Performs cleaning, maintenance, and or calibration of laboratory and equipment with limited supervision.
* Operates complex equipment in the production of hardware using complex manual skills with training and limited supervision..
* Documents their work consistent with work unit policy with limited supervision.
* Performs focused training to enable progression into higher skilled positions at the discretion of the supervisor.
* Other temporary assignments at the discretion of the supervisor.
Skills/Abilities
* Able to communicate written and verbally.
* Able to use Microsoft office applications.
* Able to perform manual labor and operate automated and semi-automated equipment.
Education
Graduate from a 2 year technical school or applicable years of experience.
Experience
Either two years of applicable technical education and two years of applicable experience or four years of applicable experience meets the minimum requirement.
Additional Job Description:
Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.
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Job Location - City:
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