Electronics Technician

Griffin Museum of Science and Industry•Chicago, IL

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Electronics Technician is responsible for testing, troubleshooting, repairing, and modifying developmental and production electronic, electromechanical, and computer components, parts, equipment, and systems. The position maintains the functionality of museum exhibits, records exhibit status and work orders in the CMMS, coordinates repair activity, and performs diagnostic testing and corrective and preventive maintenance. The technician also supports Exhibit Technicians with advanced troubleshooting, installs and dismantles exhibits, learns exhibit startup and shutdown procedures, and prepares technical reports and documentation. This is a union-represented position with regular hours, some evening overtime, and a requirement to be available to work at least one weekend day. The schedule is 10 hours per day, four days per week.

Requirements

Five years of related experience.
Experience troubleshooting and repairing some combination of computer systems, electronics, show control, lighting control, audio mixing, and programmable logic controllers.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Understanding of electrical concepts, including Ohm’s law, AC versus 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 operating systems and Office Suite.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees.
Ability to calculate basic math figures and amounts, percentages, and area.
Ability to solve practical problems with limited standardization and interpret written, oral, or diagram-based instructions.
Regularly use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear; frequently stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms; occasionally sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or smell.
Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities include close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

A certificate from a college or technical school.
Experience in live entertainment production.

Responsibilities

Ensure proper working order and functionality of assigned museum exhibits.
Accurately report assigned exhibit status in the CMMS for the daily down log report.
Coordinate repair activity with the manager and other technicians.
Use the CMMS to generate new work orders and complete assigned work orders.
Check equipment functionality to evaluate system performance.
Perform diagnostic testing of computer systems for system failures and preventive maintenance.
Perform electromechanical corrective and preventive maintenance on exhibits.
Maintain the cleanliness of mechanical, electronic, and electrical equipment.
Provide advanced troubleshooting support to Exhibit Technicians.
Install and dismantle temporary and permanent exhibits.
Learn startup and shutdown procedures for all museum exhibits and substitute for other technicians as needed.
Analyze and interpret test data.
Write technical reports and develop charts, graphs, and schematics describing system operating characteristics, malfunctions, deviations from design specifications, and functional limitations.
Perform other duties as assigned.