Cleanroom Micro-Soldering Specialist - 2nd Shift (1:30pm-10pm)

Crane Company • Lynnwood, WA

2d • $33 - $43 • Onsite

About The Position

Crane Aerospace and Electronics has an exciting opportunity for a Cleanroom Micro-Soldering Specialist at our Lynnwood, WA location. Hours are Monday - Friday 1:30pm-10:00pm About Crane: Crane Aerospace & Electronics supplies critical systems and components to the aerospace and defense markets. You’ll find Crane Aerospace & Electronics in some of the toughest environments: from engines to landing gear; from satellites to medical implants and from missiles to unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Located in the epicenter of United States aviation manufacturing, our Crane Aerospace & Electronics Lynnwood, Wash., facility delivers industry-leading aerospace & defense power, sensing and fluid solutions. Our products are rugged enough to fly 5 billion miles from Earth on NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft and innovative enough to be featured on Advanced Air Mobility demonstrators. You’ll join a group of aerospace professionals committed to engineering excellence and work in a community tucked between the idyllic Puget Sound and Cascade Mountains. Start the next chapter of your career with Crane Aerospace & Electronics! Job Summary: The Cleanroom Soldering Specialist works under limited supervision performing advanced assembly processes to manufacture Crane Aerospace & Electronics products in accordance with military standards, Food and Drug Administration standards, and/or other assembly standards using visual aids, verbal and/or written instructions. This role emphasizes expertise in soldering, particularly micro soldering. The Cleanroom Soldering Specialist communicates with all levels of the Value Stream and performs visual inspections.

Requirements

• Experience: 10+ years of Small Component Assembly experience in a manufacturing environment
• Minimum 1 year of specific micro soldering experience
• Knowledge: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods
• Skills: Strong verbal and written communication; Proficiency in reading comprehension (understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents) of the English language; Basic computer skills (understanding of basic software)
• Abilities: Accurate color vision, near vision, and depth perception and other vision capabilities required; Manipulative skills, including finger and manual dexterity; Adept handeye coordination and arm-hand steadiness; Ability to thoroughly interpret production or engineering prints, production planning information and assembly aids such as illustrations and wiring diagrams; Ability to work well in high paced work environment in a high volume setting
• Education/Certification: High School diploma or equivalent; Fine soldering certificate or equivalent experience
• Eligibility Requirement: This position may require access to Controlled Data or Information. Where the position requires such access only US Persons will be considered. As a US Department of Defense contractor, we are bound by International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

Nice To Haves

• Ability to coach and mentor as well as have input into employment process
• Ability to do part marking, wrapping and packaging finished goods and transport to other work areas
• Ability to ensure all paperwork and work order transactions are completed appropriately and close work orders
• Ability to perceive and pre-determine sequence of operations and installation requirements from sketches and oral instructions
• Experience maintaining equipment on a stringent calibration schedule
• IPC solder certification
• Designated Inspection certification

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced soldering tasks, including micro soldering, to assemble components and subassemblies.
• Prepare components prior to assembly, clean components, mark, and inspect components, subassemblies, or completed assemblies.
• Test finished assemblies for quality and functionality.
• Practice safe work habits as established by OSHA and Crane policy; proactively identify safety concerns or issues.
• Train and mentor new employees and other team members in soldering techniques, processes, and Crane tools.
• Prioritize daily demand per Master Schedule Report for the cell(s) they are working in.
• Discuss and problem-solve quality issues with Manufacturing Engineers, the Quality group, and leadership.
• Create work orders, Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) for quality and material issues, and First Article Inspections (FAIs) at “In process/End Item” as well as other assorted assembly functions.
• Participate in cleaning of area and machinery and take part in team meetings for improvement.
• Crosstrain to work on all processes within the value stream.
• Identify and report issues to leadership.
• Complete job-related company training courses.
• Support Crane Business System (CBS) initiatives including 5S, KPI’s, Standard Work, Problem Solving, and other initiatives as they arise.
• Flexible and willing to work overtime if necessary.
• Any other task assigned by supervisor or management.
• Understand and/or participate with internal/external audits
• Review work instructions for errors and/or clarification improvements
• May be required to repair/rework defective or returned assemblies

Benefits

• Health care, dental, vision, life and disability insurance starting the first day of the month following your start date.
• Time Off: 15 days of paid time off that start accruing your first day at Crane plus 12 paid holidays per year.
• 401k Retirement Plan: 401k plan with company match.
• Education Reimbursement: eligible after 6 months of employment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED