ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN III #00079804

About the role

The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Missouri S&T is seeking an Electronics Technician to support various roles, including setting up and maintaining instructional lab equipment, developing new equipment, and assisting with research.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team to construct, install, set-up and maintain instructional and research lab equipment in the Mechanical Engineering department, in labs both on the S&T campus and on the MSU campus.
• Have some mechanical skills as well as a good base in electronics and computers.
• Schedule tasks to ensure that experiments are set up and ready to run at the appropriate time and that all the required materials and supplies are in place.
• Work on construction, updating, troubleshooting and repairing a wide variety of laboratory equipment from simple mechanical systems to delicate electronic instrumentation to CNC machine tooling to laser systems, and everything in between.
• Spend time both on the S&T campus and the MSU campus (Plaster center) each week. The amount of time will be dependent on what is going on at any one time, but expect to go to Springfield at least one day per week.
• Work directly with students and faculty to evaluate problems and suggest and implement solutions to complex problems.
• Assist with development, construction, installation and maintenance of instructional and research laboratory equipment as directed.

Requirements

• An Associate's degree or an equivalent combination of education and at least 1 year of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary.

Qualifications

• Motivated, independent, electronics technician capable of handling multiple tasks and projects in multiple locations.
• Frequent travel to the MSU campus labs and coordination between his duties on the two campuses.

Skills

• Some mechanical skills.
• A good base in electronics and computers.

Benefits

The anticipated hiring range for this position has been established as $17.40-$23.85 hourly. Salary is determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s particular combination of education, skills, and experience, as well as organizational requirements.

Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. The University of Missouri provides generous leave, health plans, and retirement contributions that add to your bottom line.

Grade: GGS 7

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Pay

The anticipated hiring range for this position has been established as $17.40-$23.85 hourly.

Schedule

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