Hardware Engineering Technician IV

ZincFive•Tualatin, OR

50d•Onsite

About The Position

The Hardware Engineering Technician IV will be part of an engineering team developing power management hardware in Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) battery backup systems for multiple industries. They will be responsible for performing electrical and mechanical tests on engineering prototypes and preproduction units under the guidance of Engineers and Project managers. The selected candidate will also be supporting the development of electrical architecture and design, integration and debugging of new electrical hardware and firmware, and validation of the design in a structured engineering environment. This role will work on-site at ZincFive HQ in Tualatin, Oregon and will report to the Technical Engineering Manager.

Requirements

Associate's degree in applied science, Electronics
4+ years of experience
Aptitude in the use of hand tools for mechanical assembly, electrical soldering, and wiring
Experience in prototype assembly, testing and documentation
Experience reading electrical schematics and mechanical drawings
Experience with Oscilloscopes, Digital Multi Meters (DMMs), Power Analyzers, Signal Generators etc.
Familiarity with Altium or similar schematic capture program
Experience working in an engineering test Lab and product development environment
Experience building fixtures for test setups
Experience using data acquisition systems (DAQs)
Experience working with thermal chambers
Experience programming and debugging systems with microcontrollers
Proficient in MS Office 365 tools

Nice To Haves

Experience with Power Electronics
Experience with Battery Management Systems (BMS)
Experience with Printed Circuit Board layout
Experience with Basic 3D modeling (SolidWorks CAD)
Experience running additive manufacturing equipment (FDM 3D Printer)

Responsibilities

Assemble prototypes of battery packs, Battery Management Systems (BMSs) and Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) systems
Create and assemble test fixtures
Modify circuits as directed by the engineers
Provide feedback during the prototype assembly process, calling out manufacturability issues early in the design process.
Set up and operate test equipment to evaluate performance of prototype parts, assemblies, or systems under simulated operating conditions and record results
Test and monitor the performance of electrical circuits as designed by engineers
Help with electrical schematic capture and Bill of Materials (BOM) maintenance
Setup and perform reliability tests on various key system components.
Participate in failure root cause analysis and support the corrective actions implementation
Perform hardware and software design verification and validation testing