Test Engineering Technician

Crane Company • Fort Walton Beach, FL

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About The Position

Crane Aerospace & Electronics has a unique and exciting career opportunity for a Senior Test Engineering Technician in Ft. Walton Beach, FL. 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 minutes away from picturesque white-sand beaches and emerald green water, our Crane Aerospace & Electronics Fort Walton Beach location is home to our Defense Power business – a leading supplier of high-power solutions for aerospace & defense applications. You’ll join a trusted, dynamic organization that supplies prime defense manufacturers with custom radar, directed energy and electric warfare solutions for placement on innovative, next-gen military platforms. Join us and our growing business as we supply solutions that enable the latest defense technology! Job Summary: You will be responsible to build, test, troubleshoot, repair, and modify production electronic components and products, parts, equipment, and systems, such as computer equipment, instrumentation, digital / analog electronic products, electro-mechanical products, test equipment, and applying principles and theories of electronics, electrical circuitry, engineering mathematics, electronic and electrical testing, and physics.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5+ years of related experience required.
• Two-year degree in electronics, industrial equipment technology or mechatronics or equivalent experience required
• Knowledge of practical application of engineering electronics, science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
• Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• Eligibility Requirement: This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government. Additionally, as a US Department of Defense contractor, we are bound by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Applicants selected could be subject to a Government security investigation and must meet the eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and work in accordance with work orders, drawings and schematics, sketches, catalogs, manuals, all other applicable engineering and customer specifications, and oral instructions.
• Setup, adjust, adapt, operate and interpret results from standard and special purpose test equipment, applicable to assigned area, such as multi-meters, signal generators, power supplies, bridges, oscilloscopes, field intensity meters, altitude chamber, flow meter, automatic test equipment or special test consoles to simulate in-service condition.
• Perform functional, calibration, qualification, acceptance tests (if applicable), design verification tests under all applicable environmental and operational variables such as temperature, humidity, altitude, shock, vibration, EMI, and various stresses.
• May perform reliability tests for probable life, probable failure, extreme conditions, etc.
• Perform preventative maintenance and calibration of equipment and systems.
• Test and align hybrid circuitry.
• Modify and update ATP’s, STP’s, QTP’s; DVTP’s, and other relevant and related procedures, perform each test accordingly.
• Document and analyze and organize test data; make computations, plot, graph and chart as needed; and otherwise prepare concise and accurate reports of test results.
• Perform independently or assist engineers in problem solving such as confined interference factors, alternative or unsuitable components, producibility problems, and feasibility of applications.
• Required to program test equipment and may be required to utilize and program other software necessary to complete job responsibilities.
• Assist and participate in design rules for engineering and manufacturing.
• Interface with all applicable groups such as production technicians, assemblers, buyers, engineers, and others as necessary to exchange information, provide technical assistance, and share equipment.
• Assist with the transition of engineering to production.
• Setup equipment and interpret specifications.
• Train, mentor, and check the accuracy of work of designated employees of lower classification.
• Interface with customers, and provide customer support, working with users to identify needs, determine sources of problems and to provide information on product.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• Health care, dental, vision, life and disability insurance starting the first day of the month
• Time Off: 15 days of paid time off that start accruing your first day at Crane and 11 paid holidays per year.
• 401k Retirement Plan: 401k plan with company match
• Education Reimbursement: eligible after 90 days of employment

What This Job Offers

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