What are the responsibilities and job description for the Test Technician position at AKG of America?
Job Type
Full-time
Description
Summary:
Provide R&D services to customers, inter-company departments and intra-company departments. Document and report on the results of R&D services provided. Operate, maintain and repair in house testing equipment. Must be detail oriented, system process oriented and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Relies heavily on previous testing environment experience, good engineering and technical judgment, general knowledge of mechanical machinery/equipment operation and equipment troubleshooting skills.
Daily activities vary widely in terms of environment, technicality and physicality. Requires ability to work in ambient temperature extremes, compact/tight spaces, very loud areas, at height (roofs, ladders etc.), around high voltages and currents, around very high temperature fluids and components and with heavy equipment, machinery and tools. The job will also sometimes require sitting at a desk for 8 hours.
Qualification Requirements:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Minimum Qualifications:
Essential Functions:
Physical Demands:
Full-time
Description
Summary:
Provide R&D services to customers, inter-company departments and intra-company departments. Document and report on the results of R&D services provided. Operate, maintain and repair in house testing equipment. Must be detail oriented, system process oriented and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Relies heavily on previous testing environment experience, good engineering and technical judgment, general knowledge of mechanical machinery/equipment operation and equipment troubleshooting skills.
Daily activities vary widely in terms of environment, technicality and physicality. Requires ability to work in ambient temperature extremes, compact/tight spaces, very loud areas, at height (roofs, ladders etc.), around high voltages and currents, around very high temperature fluids and components and with heavy equipment, machinery and tools. The job will also sometimes require sitting at a desk for 8 hours.
Qualification Requirements:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 3-5 years’ experience in a controlled engineering laboratory testing environment
- Experience with Welding and Fabrication
- Excellent technical report writing and communication skills
- Proficient with developing/analyzing spreadsheets, reports and presentations (MS Office Products)
- Experience with engineering data analysis
- Proficient in review of engineering drawings, manuals and technical documents
- Thorough working knowledge of engineering processes.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams.
- Good professional verbal and written communication skills.
- Analytical problem solving and root cause analysis.
- Ability to coach and teach others.
- Organized.
Essential Functions:
- Provide expertise for planning of upcoming R&D service requests
- Review and understand engineering drawings, manuals and technical documents
- Conducting and documenting R&D services from start to completion
- Analyzing engineering data for decision making
- Generating and providing final reporting on the results of R&D services provided
- Developing procedures, processes and work instructions as necessary
- Operate, maintain and repair in house test stand equipment
- Troubleshoot testing equipment issues
- Perform dissection and analysis on failed and/or returned test specimens
- Set up and operate data acquisition equipment in the laboratory and field
Physical Demands:
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Must be able to apply 200 ft/lbs. of torque. May also be required to bend, stoop, pull, push, twist and turn.
- Must use safety equipment such as steel toe shoes, safety glasses and hearing protection when walking in the plant. Safety glasses and hearing protection are provided.