Test Technician

Gavial ITC • Goleta, CA

24d • $22 - $32 • Onsite

About The Position

Gavial ITC, a Gavial Holdings company, designs, manufactures, and tests acoustic sensors, including piezoelectric transducers, sonar arrays, associated hardware, and legacy ITC models. The company is located in Santa Barbara, California, and is hiring a full-time Test Technician. The technician conducts electronic, mechanical, and electro-mechanical tests on electronic systems, subassemblies, and parts to verify that they function according to specifications and to determine the causes of failures.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Electronic troubleshooting experience and the ability to read drawings.
• Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily; reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

Nice To Haves

• A college degree in electronics or electrical engineering from a two-year college or technical school, or 1–2 years of equivalent education, training, and experience.
• Experience with MATLAB and/or SolidWorks.

Responsibilities

• Read test procedures, work orders, test manuals, performance specifications, wiring diagrams, and schematics to determine test procedures and equipment.
• Test functional performance of systems, subassemblies, and parts under specified environmental conditions, including temperature changes, vibration, pressure, and humidity.
• Connect units under test to equipment such as digital multimeters, hi-pot testers, signal generators, frequency meters, spectrum analyzers, and oscilloscopes.
• Analyze defective-unit test results and troubleshoot to the component level to determine failure causes.
• Read instruments or digital displays showing characteristics such as voltage, frequency, distortion, inductance, resistance, and capacitance.
• Compare test results with specifications and record test data or plot results on graphs.
• Tag units with minor defects and return them to production for repair; generate Non-Conformance Reports for major defects.
• Confer with engineers, technicians, production personnel, and others about testing procedures and results and resolve problems.
• Devise test-equipment setups to evaluate the performance and operation of nonstandard or customer-returned units.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with employer match
• Employee assistance program
• HSA accounts
• Company-paid life insurance
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Floating holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED