Electrical Technician

Description:

Supports electrical and electronic engineering activities, often involving specialized equipment in a laboratory or bench environment, in the definition, design and development of products.

Key Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, debugs, modifies, tests, builds, assembles electrical circuits and systems, circuitry, test equipment, prototypes by using current tools, analysis techniques, and technologies. Working from schematics, diagrams, written and verbal instructions.

• Documents, tests, evaluates, analyzes, verifies electrical development electrical/electronic systems, circuits, prototypes, components by writing documents, reports, memos, change requests. Methods used are determined by approved procedures and standards. Working from test procedures, specifications and/or written and verbal instructions.

• Tracks, troubleshoots electrical development effort. Test set-ups, circuit or device problems by creating and maintaining records in the approved tracking management tool through electrical understanding, utilization of documentation and problem-solving practices.

• Documents, solves test and evaluation results problems through detailed use of lab notebooks, completion of test reports, and other organized means. Includes results and set-up procedures, etc. by analyzing the situation and recommending corrective or alternative actions.

Quality System Requirements

In all actions, demonstrates a primary commitment to patient safety and product quality by maintaining compliance to the Quality Policy and all other documented quality processes and procedures.

For those individuals that supervise others, the following statements are applicable:

• Assures that appropriate resources (personnel, tools, etc.) are maintained in order to assure Quality System compliance and adherence to the BSC Quality Policy.

• Establishes and promotes a work environment that supports the Quality Policy and Quality System.

Job Scope and Leveling Guidelines

Functional Knowledge

• Applies solid knowledge of the job and applies skills and knowledge in a range of business/customer/technical processes, procedures and systems to perform a range of activities and work assignments

Business Expertise

• Uses knowledge of how the team integrates with others to accomplish assigned work and team objectives

Leadership

• Provides informal guidance and support to more junior team members

Problem Solving

• Recognizes, defines and solves typical problems that can occur in own work area without supervisory approval; evaluates and selects solutions from existing precedents and proven processes and may suggest alternatives

Impact

• Impacts the quality, timeliness and effectiveness of the team; uses discretion to modify work practices and processes to achieve results or improve efficiency

Interactions (and Communications)

• Explains detailed and/or comprehensive information, typically within own or related teams/department

Quality Systems Duties and Responsibilities:

Build Quality into all aspects of their work by maintaining compliance to all quality requirements.

Qualifications

AA Degree preferred -or equivalent work experience in related discipline and 2 - 3 years of related experience.