What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanical Engineering Technician position at SPECTRAFORCE?
Job Title: Mechanical Engineering Technician
Location: 100% Remote
Length of Contract:12 months
Top 3-5 Must Have Non-negotiable Skills Required
1. Hands-on experience in a laboratory or manufacturing environment
2. Ability to convey detailed observations (verbal & written)
3. Problem solving skills
Nice to Have Skills
1. Experience with mechanical test equipment & measurements (torque drivers, tensile testers, micrometers, pressure gauges, etc).
2. Experience with documentation in a quality (manufacturing or laboratory) environment
3. Prototyping experience
Anything else you would like to add: Initial project will involve disassembling and reassembling a complex electromechanical device while taking measurements. Work will be both onsite and at an external test lab observing the execution of testing.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Responsible for performing a wide variety of research and development laboratory tasks and experiments, focused on mechanical testing and prototyping.
Will develop and maintain record keeping for experiments performed.
Required to make detailed observations of tests, analyze data, and interpret results.
Will maintain medical device laboratory equipment and inventory level of laboratory supplies.
Will document summaries of testing and may write test protocols and reports.
May support troubleshooting and root cause analysis activities.
May be assigned routine assembly and testing portions of projects (e.g. product performance and software script testing).
May support the prototyping and rework of medical devices, including mechanical and electrical activities.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. List knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Perform work with minimum supervision and have the ability to prioritize tasks.
Must have good interpersonal, communication (both written & verbal), ability to create detailed documentation, and problem solving skills.
Basic computer skills such as word processing, data entry, and e-mail.
Experience with testing in a laboratory or production environment.
Education and/or Experience:
Include the education and experience that is necessary to perform the job satisfactorily.
High School diploma or equivalent, AA degree is strongly preferred.
1 years experience in an electro-mechanical laboratory environment
Basic computer skills
Preferred:
B.S. in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
Experience with engineering tools and statistical software.
Ability to understand technical schematics and statistical tools.
Experience with tensile test systems, and other mechanical laboratory equipment.
