Research and Development Technician

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Assist in design and development projects for new products, product/process changes and improvements including related prototyping, testing and documentation.
• Create and maintain accurate documentation of product assembly instructions, testing procedures, test reports, quality inspection reports, and shop equipment manuals.
• Execute new product qualification testing and write test reports.
• Cookordinate with internal personnel to procure material and equipment for testing.
• Contribute to the improvement of existing products and development of new products through brainstorming sessions with the engineering team.
• Interact as needed with the manufacturing, purchasing and quality control departments.
• Complete accurate and timely preventive maintenance of shop equipment and test fixtures.
• Design, build and operate new test fixtures.
• Assist warehouse with truck loading, stock replenishment, toilet assembly, shipping as needed.
• Construct and finish prototype assemblies for evaluation and testing.
• Operate and maintain our 3D printers for prototyping purposes.
• Manage product documentation in the engineering department and in our enterprise resource planning software, execute engineering change orders and update product data.
• Inspect existing products against detailed production drawings and write inspection reports.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education And Experience Requirements

• High School education required.
• 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing industry, product development or product testing is preferred.
• A strong desire to work in product development and engineering is necessary.
• Familiar with basic drawing layout, dimensioning, and tolerancing.
• Background knowledge in engineering or plastics manufacturing is preferred.
• Drafting and modeling skills using Creo or Solidworks software is beneficial, but not necessary.
• Some experience with plastic part design is beneficial.
• Demonstrated experience using hand and power tools is necessary.
• Demonstrated high attention to detail is necessary.
• Experience using calipers, tape measure, and weighing scales is necessary.
• Forklift experience is beneficial, but training will be provided.

Required Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Comfortable navigating computer files, email, ERP software (training will be provided).
• Strong initiative to solve problems and recommend improvements, a self-starter.
• Extremely reliable and high credibility.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ethical conduct.
• Excellent problem solving and organizational skills.
• Strong Interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a team.
• Flexibility to jump between priorities as needed.