Electronics Technician

Responsibilities

• Insure proper working order/functionality of all assigned museum exhibits.
• Accurately report assigned exhibits status in CMMS for daily down log report.
• Cookordinate repair activity with manager and other technicians.
• Utilize the CMMS both to generate new work orders and complete those that are assigned.
• Check functionality of equipment to evaluate system performance.
• Perform diagnostic testing of computer systems as required for system failures and preventative maintenance.
• Perform electromechanical corrective and preventative maintenance on exhibits.
• Maintain cleanliness of all mechanical, electronic, and electrical equipment.
• Support Exhibit Technicians by providing advanced troubleshooting.
• Installs and dismantles temporary and permanent exhibits.
• Learns startup and shutdown procedures for all museum exhibits and substitutes for other technicians as needed.
• Analyzes and interprets test data.
• Writes technical reports and develops charts, graphs, and schematics to describe and illustrate system’s operating characteristics, malfunctions, deviations from design specifications, and functional limitations.

Qualifications

• Five (5) years of related experience.
• Certificate from college or technical school is a plus.
• Experience troubleshooting and repairing some combination of computer systems, electronics, show control, lighting control, audio mixing and programmable logic controllers.
• Experience in live entertainment production is a plus.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Understanding of electrical concepts including Ohms law, AC vs DC voltage, source, load, and circuit types.
• Knowledge of different cable types and how to terminate them for high and low voltage including AV connections and computer networks.
• Ability to use a multimeter.
• Knowledge of Microsoft OS and Office Suite.

Physical

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; or smell.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Reasoning

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Work Environment

• The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat; and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be loud.