Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor; Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients worldwide. Our client is a Hightech industrial company engaged in energy healthcare and transportation. It operates in five segments: Power Renewable Energy Aviation Healthcare and Capital. The company offers products and services ranging from aircraft engines power generation and oil and gas production equipment to medical imaging financing and industrial products.
Position: Electronics Technician
Location: Kansas City MO 64120
Duration: 12 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Onsite
Monday Thursday: 5:00 a.m. 3:30 p.m.
Monday Thursday 6:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
- Your primary interactions will include fellow Electronics Technicians line leaders supervisors quality assurance specialists and engineering support teams.
- Youll collaborate in a technical fast-paced environment that values teamwork precision and continuous learning.
- Your work will involve direct engagement with production line team members maintenance specialists and cross-functional colleagues who share a commitment to maintaining high standards of electronic equipment testing and repair such as quality and safety.
- The team emphasizes mutual support knowledge sharing and a collaborative approach to solving complex technical challenges in locomotive electronics.
- Our Electronics Technicians are responsible for testing and inspecting precision electronical and mechanical devices documenting and reporting tests results and troubleshooting issues.
- This role focuses on working with locomotive electronics equipment including cab control signaling equipment bench level test equipment and board-level troubleshooting.
For this position we offer two possible schedules:
- Monday Thursday: 5:00 a.m. 3:30 p.m.
- Monday Thursday 6:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
- Your schedule will be assigned upon hire.
Minimum Qualifications and requirements:
- To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
- Preferred: Associates degree in electronic technology or Equivalent military certification or work experience in electronics repair.
- Preferred: 3 years of experience as a bench technician troubleshooting and repairing electronic assemblies to the component level.
- Knowledge of common test equipment i.e. oscilloscopes multi-meters signal/function generators frequency counters ESS chamber etc.
- Ability to read understand and analyze schematic drawings.
- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions test procedures engineering and graphic work instructions and technical documentations accurately and consistently in English.
- Experience in stand-alone testing of electronic boards.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Experience in electronics new manufacturing/remanufacturing work environments.
- Familiarity IPC recent IPC training and ESD requirements.
- Skilled board level testing troubleshooting and use of stand-alone internal equipment.
- Background in electronics production or prior military electronics experience.
- Familiarity with Microsoft OS HyperTerminal Pro-comm or Tera Term software for testing.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to receive implement feedback and adapt process procedural or behavioral changes as needed.
Typical day look like
- Perform functional tests on products at the sub-assembly and final assembly level.
- Troubleshoot and repair failed products or subassemblies to the board level.
- Identify root cases and apply preventative measures while fixing the product.
- Follow the ESD (Electric Static Discharge) and IPC (Institute for printed circuits) processes and procedures to performed board level re-work of component exchange.
- Conduct test based on written procedures verify current revision levels and visually inspect product for appearance and workmanship prior to the final approval.
- Repair and replace electronic components using through-hole SMT component repairment hot air or traditional soldering methods.
- Locate and interpret product documentation including schematic drawings.
- Meet quality standards in line with internal quality assurance requirements AAR and FRA protocols.
- Complete daily work orders/schedule based on productivity levels assigned by supervisors and line leads.
- Adapt to changing priorities based on customer demands.
- Maintain and calibrate test equipment as needed in a timely manner.
- Monitor and manage chemical shelf life.
- Willing to cross-train and support other team members as needed
- Follow all safety protocols and PPE requirements.
- Keep the work area clean and organized on a daily basis.
- Follow 5S protocol
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Physical demands of the job:
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Regularly required to talk and hear.
- This position requires the ability to perform detailed precise hand movements using fine motor skills.
- To perform precise tasks.
- Employee is required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds on regular basis.
- Required to see and distinguish small level components
- The position requires the employee to be on-site during scheduled shift to perform daily duties and responsibilities.
- Work Environment: (The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.)
- The employee will generally work in a temperature-controlled production environment with frequent exposure to office and electronic testing equipment as well as other environmental factors.
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.