Assembly Technician - 1st Shift

Eaton Corporation•Davenport, IA
•Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s AER MSD Mission System Division is hiring an Assembly Technician at its Davenport, Iowa location. The role performs routine and non-routine technical work on life support, air-to-air refueling, and personal survival equipment systems. The technician builds, assembles, inspects, tests, calibrates, diagnoses, analyzes, troubleshoots, repairs, replaces, modifies, and programs products. Work also includes assembling developmental products and collaborating with engineers on prototypes, first-article units, developmental units, and upgrades. The position pays $29.53 per hour; the posting describes this as a general guideline, with compensation based on skills, experience, qualifications, market, and business considerations.

Requirements

  • Two-year technical degree in electrical, electrical/mechanical, or mechanical studies.
  • Must be a U.S. person as defined by ITAR: a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, political asylee, or refugee.
  • Must demonstrate skills in electronics, electromechanical, mechanical, and hybrid combinations of these areas.
  • Must demonstrate proficiency in job-related mathematics.
  • Ability to read, understand, and interpret technical and written instructions, engineering blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams, and tolerance stack-ups.
  • Must understand electronic circuitry and be able to use electronic tools and test equipment to diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair electronic components and assemblies.
  • Must be able to perform assigned duties without a family of special tooling and/or test equipment.
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds without assistance.
  • Applicants must be within 50 miles of the work location; active-duty military service member candidates are exempt from this geographic limitation.
  • Eaton does not offer employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Three years of troubleshooting experience acquired within the last five years.

Responsibilities

  • Build, assemble, inspect, test, calibrate, diagnose, analyze, troubleshoot, repair, replace, modify, and program a variety of products and product lines.
  • Construct and assemble new products in development, working with engineers on prototype, first-article, and developmental units or upgrades to existing units.
  • Set up and operate metal-fabricating equipment, including rolling machines, drills, and saws.
  • Use hand and power tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and measuring and test equipment.
  • Document and maintain records of work activity for current and future reference.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

  • Health and welfare benefits.
  • Retirement benefits.
  • Programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.
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