Production Technician

AIS, a division of 1HMX, is a global leader in Human Machine eXperience (HMX) solutions, delivering innovative, high-performance products that power the future of human interaction with technology. Our portfolio includes electro-mechanical assemblies, virtual reality components, infection control interfaces, and industrial and medical display systems. With a focus on quality, precision, and customer satisfaction, we support a wide range of industries from our state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities.

Position Summary

We currently have an opening for an Production Technician. In this role, you will troubleshoot, analyze, repair, and co-develop manufacturing test and automation systems. You will collaborate with design, manufacturing, test and automation engineering teams to support the tools, equipment and processes needed to sustain production of electro-mechanical assemblies.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provides technical assistance to Production Assembly Leads and Associates related to all production cell equipment, fixtures, and test systems.
• Acts as a real-time support function to triage, troubleshoot, and repair of production test systems
• Build, deploy, and validate production test systems from various documentation, instructions, schematics, drawings, diagrams, layouts and plans.
• Provides technical assistance to Product Development Engineering team for all related prototyping and testing
• Provide process improvement contributions related to test development, deployment, and management.
• Provides design detail where lacking and recommends modifications where appropriate.
• Performs routine calibration and maintenance on instruments, systems and electronic circuits
• Provide production operations fixture and tooling design support for both NPI and sustaining product applications
• Provide design verification test (DVT) and related product performance test support (to include environmental exposure)
• Support production operations equipment preventative maintenance, upgrade, repair and troubleshooting as necessary
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualification Essential:

• Competency for analyzing, troubleshooting, and repairing mechanical and electronic systems.
• Knowledgeable of computer hardware and Windows applications, and ability to support application installations and device drivers to ensure function of hardware peripherals.
• Familiarity with analog and digital electronics and associated low voltage systems and communication protocols.
• Adept at using electronic instruments such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, multi-meters, power supplies, audio analyzers, and vision systems.
• Understands electrical schematics and correlates how to troubleshoot and repair circuit boards.
• Ability to build and repair low voltage cable and connector assemblies, including associated soldering and crimping activities.
• Ability to design, build/fabricate, and validate production fixtures, tooling, and related support equipment.
• Ability to support and execute product performance testing to include test planning, procedure development, test conduct, report development; data analyses support as required.
• Ability to define and execute preventative maintenance requirements in support of production operations equipment.
• Capable of communicating on a technical level with engineers when issues need to be escalated for additional support.
• Able to conceive, evaluate and implement design changes to instruments, circuits or processes.
• Capacity to multitask and support various projects differing in scope and complexity.
• Proficient with MS Office programs such as Excel and Word.
• Ability to develop and troubleshoot test software such as LabVIEW, Visual Basic, or related.

Qualification Desired:

• Industrial Automation Equipment (motion control, vision systems, robotics)
• Schematic Capture / Circuit Design
• PCB Layout
• SolidWorks CAD
• IPC Certified
• Product test experience (e.g. acceptance testing, qualification/DVT, HALT/HASS/ESS, environmental, reliability demonstration/growth, life/aging)

Education/Previous Experience Requirements

• AA degree in electronics or equivalent work experience, minimum 6 years.
• Previous manufacturing experience preferred.