What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrical Troubleshooting & Repair Engineer position at Cyient?
Electrical Troubleshooting & Repair Engineer
Location: Irvine, CA
Key Responsibilities:
Hands-on experience in a Repair/ repair station, troubleshooting returned units that are in service.
Repair Station
Perform open-box troubleshooting on circuit boards and electronic units to identify malfunctioning components.
Conduct thermal and vibration testing, using oscilloscopes to monitor data lines and capture failure behavior.
Prepare and submit Engineering Investigation Reports / FARs through SEM in accordance with GAC requirements.
Learn and execute testing procedures for known product issues across multiple product lines.
Develop new troubleshooting tests for emerging issues in both new and existing products.
Collaborate with Project Engineers to support customer meetings and prioritize FARs to avoid AOG events.
Work directly with GAR engineers to review technical findings and investigation progress.
Access and analyze R-Card repair data, test results, and failure observations documented by repair stations.
Coordinate with the Materials & Processes Lab to submit evaluation requests and interpret component-level findings.
Collect, organize, and interpret all test data—including SIL testing, directed engineering tests, and lab analyses.
Provide engineering-directed test and inspection instructions in R-Card to support technicians in Ogden and Dublin.
Generate FARs in the approved GAC format, correlating component-level findings to aircraft-level faults.
Determine atypical failure modes and recommend trend monitoring when necessary.
Work on-site in the Customer Support Engineering office in Irvine, CA.
Required Skills:
Hands-on experience in a repair station, electronics repair, or troubleshooting environment.
Strong understanding of circuit boards, electronics testing, and diagnostic tools (oscilloscopes, vibration/thermal test setups).
Ability to analyze technical data and write clear, accurate engineering investigation reports.
Excellent cross-functional communication skills for collaboration with global engineering and repair teams.
Salary : $110,000 - $120,000