Manufacturing Technician

Key Responsibilities

• Provide rapid-response "floor support" to minimize downtime.
• Identify whether a failure is a "true fail" (product defect) or a "false fail" (test equipment error).
• Maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot automated manufacturing systems.
• This includes identifying mechanical, electrical, or software-based bottlenecks in the production flow.
• Support and optimize automated test equipment.
• Work closely with the engineering team to implement firmware updates and hardware upgrades.
• Perform scheduled preventative maintenance on test fixtures, thermal chambers, and automated handling equipment to ensure 100% accuracy.
• Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical failures in test racks, including replacing PCBAs, sensors, pneumatic components, and wiring harnesses including cables.
• Maintain meticulous records of equipment downtime, test yields, TPM, and repair logs to drive continuous improvement (CI) initiatives.
• Assist engineers in deploying new test scripts and debugging software-to-hardware communication issues.

Additional Qualifications

• Understanding of Programmable Logic Controllers (e.g., Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Beckhoff) that control the physical movement of products through a test cell.
• Troubleshooting the "eyes and hands" of the system—photoelectric sensors, limit switches, and pneumatic cylinders.
• Basic maintenance of 6-axis or SCARA arms (e.g., FANUC, ABB) used to load/unload devices into test fixtures.

Preferred Skills & Certifications

• Experience with IP-based networking as it relates to radio consoles and site links.
• Expert-level use of Communication Equipment including Spectrum Analyzers, Signal Generators, and Network Analyzers (VNA) to measure gain, loss, and impedance.

What Success Looks Like

• Minimize "No Fault Found" (NFF): Reducing the frequency of good units being rejected due to faulty test equipment.
• Fast MTTR: Maintaining a low Mean Time To Repair for critical test stations.
• Continuous Improvement: Identifying "wear and tear" trends and suggesting hardware modifications to improve fixture longevity.

Job Description

We are looking for a precision-driven Manufacturing Technician to support the production and testing of life-safety communication infrastructure. In this role, you will be the bridge between complex automation and high-precision communication technology. As a Manufacturing Technician, you are the frontline defender of production uptime. You will be responsible for installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting the complex automated and manual test equipment that ensures our products meet the highest quality standards before they leave the factory floor. This role sits at the intersection of hardware, software, and industrial automation.