Engineering Technician
Full Time
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
$18 - $35 an hour
Posted Just posted
Job description
Scientific Applications & Research Associates, Inc. (SARA) is a world-class Defense Research and Development enterprise with a charter to create technology innovations supporting commercial & Government organizations. We have expertise in RF, EMP, Pulsed Power, Acoustics, and Threat Warning Systems, partnering with our customers to address real-world problems with cost-effective solutions… that work.
The High-Power Electromagnetics Division (HPEM) team is at the forefront of radiated and conducted energy delivery systems from prime power to applications. Selected candidates will have the opportunity to grow, lead, and learn with talented engineers, physicists, and technicians on long-term programs and new programs supporting the DoD, DoE, and their contractors. The Applied Physics Department is looking for an exceptionally talented, motivated, and creative Engineering Technician to support rapid Research & Development (R&D) or Manufacturing activities in Colorado Springs, CO.
Specialty Focus Area: Manufacture of Power Semiconductor Switch Modules including, but not limited to, process development, fabrication, and testing. The primary job function is working with engineers and technicians in the hands-on manufacturing of advanced semiconductor switch modules. The process makes use of specialized equipment such as die attach machines, vacuum ovens, and wire bonding machines. Additional responsibilities include the encapsulation and chemical treatment of substrates and other materials.
Core Responsibilities:
- Work closely with engineers and technicians to manufacture power semiconductor modules
- Translate engineering design requirements into process parameters
- Setup and operate specialized manufacturing and test equipment (die attach, wire bonding, vacuum oven, high voltage/current curve tracer, and high power pulser test beds)
- Document procedures, parameters, designs, and test results
- Maintain and update bond room equipment and inventory
- Perform quality analysis and control of components
Secondary Responsibilities:
- Assist with resistor and capacitor manufacture and test as needed
- Support field tests for any department in the HPEM division
- Support prototyping and testing of other Pulsed Power and Directed Energy projects as needed
- Support laboratory upkeep and maintenance as needed
- Other tasking on an as needed basis
Requirements:
- High School diploma or equivalent
- +2 years’ experience working and assembling high power electronic components and systems (e.g. PCB board assembly, general soldering, ESD handling of sensitive electronics and materials, etc.)
- Proficiency with Microsoft office
- Ability to interpret and create engineering schematics and drawings
- Must be detail oriented and willing to learn new specialty skillsets
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to perform multiple tasks and meet deadlines while maintaining accuracy and quality
- Ability to organize and prioritize workload efficiently
- Ability to interact effectively with all levels of staff
- Excellent organizational and multitasking skills
- Must be a US citizen with the ability to obtain and retain a security clearance
- Moderate physical effort, involving standing, sitting and use of hands while performing duties, carrying or lifting up to 50 pounds
- Working environment is indoor, could be moderately loud, reasonably clean, well-lighted and well-ventilated, moderate physical hazards may exist
Preferred Qualifications:
- 8+ years’ experience working and assembling high power electronics components and systems (e.g. PCB board assembly, general soldering, ESD handling of sensitive electronics and materials, etc.)
- 2+ years’ experience operating die attach and wire bonding equipment
- Technical degree or certification in PCB electronics assembly, soldering, mathematics, engineering, or related science
- Experience working with laboratory equipment (e.g. vacuum ovens, laboratory chemicals, microscopes, precision scales and measurement devices, etc.)
- Experience working with epoxy and/or other electrically insulating encapsulants
- Experience constructing/maintaining/operating high-voltage, high-current electrical test beds
- Active DoD security clearance
- Able to perform all responsibilities listed above in an autonomous fashion with supervision from engineering staff
Benefits:
- SARA offers a competitive benefits package to include: medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and other supplemental programs
- A generous PTO program (vacation, sick, holiday)
- Tuition & certification reimbursement
- Flexible work schedules
- Employee bonuses
- 401(k)/profit sharing
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Salary Range: $18 - $35/hr DOE
U.S. citizenship is required for most positions. (www.SARA.com)
SARA, Inc. is an EEOC/Title VII/ADA compliant federally contracted employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. Also, as a federal contractor, SARA must abide by the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 and maintains a drug-free workplace regardless of local and state allowance.
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