Engineering Technician-UniSite Design

About the Role

The Engineering Technician works directly within the Engineering Department to support our manufacturing facility. They are responsible for revamping and maintaining the portfolio of standard product models, using computer-aided drafting (CAD) software and possessing strong knowledge of company product standards. The role involves providing customers with accurate specifications for standard requests and demonstrating strong design and basic engineering fundamentals while collaborating with the Production and Maintenance Departments, Customer Service, Art Department, and other staff members.

The Engineering Department spans the full spectrum of engineering from industrial design to design engineering, manufacturing engineering, and tool design.

Responsibilities

• Use CAD software to generate accurate specifications and models for standard products and components.
• Maintain standard product model library.
• Generate documents for products going through the patent process.
• Use measuring equipment to create precisely dimensioned models.
• Answer internal and external engineering questions related to standard product specifications.
• Create and revise product specifications in English, metric, scaled, and written versions.
• Participate in a team environment and work on multiple projects simultaneously with high efficiency, productivity, quality, and precision.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Analytical decision-making skills.
• Strong communication, planning, and organizational abilities.
• Professionalism, integrity, and results orientation.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Commitment to learning and development.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• Occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to handle tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, talk, or hear.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Skills

• Proficiency in computer-aided drafting (CAD) and manufacturing (CAM) software.
• Knowledge of engineering and technology, including applying principles, techniques, and equipment to design and production.
• Understanding of design techniques, tools, and principles for producing precision drawings and models.
• Knowledge of mathematics, including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, and statistics.
• Understanding of physics, including physical principles, laws, and their applications.
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, and cost management for effective manufacturing.

Benefits

• Paid time off and 11 paid holidays.
• Health insurance (single and family coverage), vision, dental, life, disability, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance available from the first day of full-time employment.
• Identity protection and pet insurance options.
• Education reimbursement.
• Flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA) for eligible employees.
• 401(k) plan with employer match after 60 days of employment.
• Eligibility to participate in the hourly incentive program.