Glass Seal Technician I (Swing)

About the role

Pacific Aerospace & Electronics (PacAero) is seeking a Glass Seal Technician to join our team on Swing Shift! PacAero’s core businesses include an array of electronic connectors and housings for the world’s most extreme environments. PacAero is primarily located in Wenatchee, WA with a remote manufacturing site, Bonded Metals, located in Sequim, WA. Working together, we employ proprietary technologies, best practices engineering, and specialized manufacturing techniques to produce hermetic connectors and electronic packaging that perform in the world’s most extreme environments. PacAero’s products are hard at work in medical components, such as cardiac-function devices, on key aerospace & defense programs, in space and deep below the earth's surface.

Working under general supervision, Glass Seal Technician I is responsible for hermetically sealing electronic contacts and feedthroughs with high temperature glass to customer specifications. This role also involves performing measurements and visual inspections to ensure product quality and adhering to safety and production standards.

Schedule

Mon-Fri, 2:30pm-11pm. This is a swing shift and includes a $2/hour shift differential on top of the base wage.

Responsibilities

• Work cooperatively with all employees.
• Willingness to adapt work schedule to company needs.
• Consistently at work and on time.
• Following company handbook policy and company cell phone policy.
• Perform other miscellaneous duties as assigned.
• Observe safety regulations and follow protective equipment requirements.
• Report hazardous observations to your lead or supervisor.
• Must be able to retain information and show continued progression of growth towards Level II.
• Ability to find and interpret Engineering Drawings to correctly determine requirements.
• Develop strong understanding of the quality requirements of individual components and the finished product.
• Develop strong understanding of the Workmanship Quality Standards of the glass seals per WQS-200.
• Learn to use the correct tools, equipment, Shop Processes (SP), and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) as required.
• In-process visual inspections of components and assemblies under a microscope to confirm compliance with quality standards.
• Perform assembly processes as required to prep, load, and seal RF connectors.
• Develop strong understanding of the Oxide, De-oxide, and De-carb processes relative to successful glass-to-metal sealing.
• Able to detect failure of tooling and equipment.
• Ability to complete tasks in a reasonably timely manner.

Benefits

• Insurance Benefits: medical, dental, and vision insurance, voluntary life, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity.
• Paid Time Off (PTO): generous PTO allowances that accrue with each pay period; also accrue sick time per WA state regulations.
• Paid Holidays: paid holidays.
• 401(k) w/ Matching: 100% match, up to 4%.
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurances: employer paid.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Additional Perks: dependable work schedules, overtime opportunities, term life & AD&D insurance, corporate gym membership discounts, and more.

Requirements

• Read, write, speak and comprehend the English language.
• Good computer skills.
• Able to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time.
• Able to use a microscope for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to retain information.
• Must have legible handwriting.
• Dependability: follows instructions, responds to management direction.
• Take responsibility for own actions.
• Identify process improvements.
• Requires minimal supervision to perform everyday tasks.
• Demonstrates strong independent thinking with problem solving skills.
• Supports company/management decisions.
• Offers help when needed.
• Understanding of the effects of process deviation.
• Advises management of policy violations.
• Must be a US Person (ITAR requirement) and able to show proof upon hire.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Previous experience preferred but not required.

Pay

$18.50/hr