Electronics Lab Staff Technician (Onsite)

RTX • Cedar Rapids, IA

7d • $53,100 - $100,900 • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves working on a variety of industry-leading avionics for business, regional, and air-transport jet aircraft. The candidate will join a highly motivated team in a challenging and rewarding position with outstanding advancement potential. The ideal candidate must be self-driven, customer-focused, work effectively with others as a team member, and be willing to take responsibility.

Requirements

• Typically requires an AA/AS degree (or other 2-year post high school training) with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience
• Experience with applicable test equipment such as oscilloscopes, multi-meters, and power sources.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Nice To Haves

• Debugging and testing digital, analog, and power supply circuits
• Hands-on skills such as breadboarding, soldering, and circuit board repair and fabrication.
• Skill in the reading and layout of schematic drawings and the ability to translate them into printed wiring boards.
• Product Test Requirement development and Qualification test support.
• Be able to write Engineering modifications, Engineering Change Orders, and documenting testing and build procedures.
• Technical Associate degree (ASET/ASEET) or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Applies extensive electronic and mechanical theory to configure, model, construct, test, troubleshoot, and modify engineering prototypes and/or first article electronic equipment.
• Performs assignments requiring advanced skill, use and application of engineering or scientific principles and techniques in a wide variety of highly complex technical tasks and projects.
• Evaluates and resolves calibration and troubleshooting problems.
• Performs precision testing and performs or supervises precision assembly of engineering equipment.
• Prepares reports, charts and graphs with recommendations for improvement.
• Assists engineers in the design, development and evaluation of new products and recommends product improvements or manufacturing modifications.
• Designs, develops and oversees building of experimental or prototype models or test fixtures.
• Determines test methods, revises test equipment modifications and evaluates product/equipment performance utilizing test results.
• Participates as an engineering team member to determine requirement definitions and select solution methods.
• Utilizes various programming languages for product design/implementation.
• Fabricates, assembles, calibrates and tests electronic/mechanical equipment and components.
• Participates in all phases of the electronic/mechanical/software engineering design effort.
• Maintains test/design activity documentation.
• Selects optimum test procedure based on changing work priorities and differing work environments.
• Assumes responsibility for relatively independent action within the design/production process.
• Interfaces with persons of substantially higher rank within or outside the Company on significant matters often requiring coordination of activity across organizational lines concerning engineering design, sales, production and marketing.
• Operate in accordance with Corporate, Operations, and Division policies, procedures and practices and in compliance with accepted business ethics.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree