Electronics Technician

Griffin Museum of Science and Industry•Chicago, IL

8h•$24•Onsite

About The Position

The Electronics Technician position is responsible for testing, troubleshooting, repairing and modifying developmental and production electronic, electromechanical and computer components, parts, equipment, and systems. This is a 10-hour, 4 day/week, union-represented position (IBEW, AFL-CIO, Local #134) with regular hours and occasional overtime. The schedule for this position is Wednesday - Saturday.

Requirements

Five (5) years of related experience.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manually and ability.
Understanding of electrical concepts including Ohms law, AC vs DC voltage, source, load, and circuit types.
Knowledge of different cable types and how to terminate them for high and low voltage including AV connections and computer networks.
Ability to use a multimeter.
Knowledge of Microsoft OS and Office Suite.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees of the organization
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as basic math, percentages, and area.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; or smell.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Certificate from college or technical school is a plus.
Experience troubleshooting and repairing some combination of computer systems, electronics, show control, lighting control, audio mixing and programmable logic controllers.
Experience in live entertainment production is a plus.

Responsibilities

Insure proper working order/functionality of all assigned museum exhibits.
Accurately report assigned exhibits status in CMMS for daily down log report.
Coordinate repair activity with manager and other technicians.
Utilize the CMMS both to generate new work orders and complete those that are assigned.
Check functionality of equipment to evaluate system performance.
Perform diagnostic testing of computer systems as required for system failures and preventative maintenance.
Perform electromechanical corrective and preventative maintenance on exhibits.
Maintain cleanliness of all mechanical, electronic, and electrical equipment.
Support Exhibit Technicians by providing advanced troubleshooting.
Installs and dismantles temporary and permanent exhibits.
Learns startup and shutdown procedures for all museum exhibits and substitutes for other technicians as needed.
Analyzes and interprets test data.
Writes technical reports and develops charts, graphs, and schematics to describe and illustrate system’s operating characteristics, malfunctions, deviations from design specifications, and functional limitations.
Other duties as assigned.