Engineering Technician

About the role

The Engineering Technician I performs engineering activities to support, monitor, troubleshoot, and improve manufacturing processes and products. They provide technical support for the manufacturing area to which they are assigned (cable, assembly, plating, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and oversight to production to meet quality, cost, and on-time delivery goals.
• Resolve production issues using root cause analysis and establish corrective actions.
• Builds, tests, and evaluates engineering samples and prototypes.
• Utilizes lean manufacturing tools to improve quality and reduce waste (Standard work, 5S, Flow, Kanban systems, etc.).
• Participate in continuous improvement activities related to production processes.
• Participate in sustaining engineering activities (process and router updates).
• Oversee R&D production runs to validate new manufacturing processes.
• May perform technical training for specific tasks and require associated certifications (ex., J-STD-001, etc.).
• Develops/maintains/updates Work instructions and other related documentation.
• Performs advanced electrical, mechanical, and environmental testing to qualify and validate product performance.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or equivalent, e.g., vocational school.
• 1+ years of experience manufacturing or testing microwave cables or related products/processes or an associate degree in Electronic Technology or a similar discipline with less than 1 year of experience.
• Manufacturing experience in a custom make-to-order environment.
• Formal Problem-Solving Training (RCA, PDCA, 8D, etc.) preferred.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Conversational in any other language preferred.

Supervisor Responsibilities

The responsibilities of this role do not include supervising other employees.

Education and Experience

To succeed in this job, an individual must satisfactorily perform each essential job function. The requirements below represent the required knowledge, skill, and ability. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Environmental Policy

Amphenol CIT is dedicated to identifying and reducing the environmental impact of its operations, activities, and products. It is our commitment to comply with all applicable laws and other regulatory requirements concerning the environment. We are committed to preventing pollution and continually improving our environmental performance in all of our global operations. This will be achieved through a comprehensive Environmental Management System that provides the framework for setting and reviewing environmental objectives and targets of Amphenol CIT.

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