
Manufacturing Technician 1
- Goleta, CA
- $55,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Immediately reports any safety, quality, production, equipment, and tooling problems as well as any needed maintenance, calibration, or expired material issues
- Follows and completes assembly history records to align, fit, and assemble product components using hand tools, power tools and fixtures
- Follows and completes test procedures using test stands, instruments, and equipment for products
- Ensure compliance with by reading and interpreting drawings, parts lists, specifications, assembly history records, and test procedures to inspect, assemble and test products and subassemblies
- Utilize Lean Manufacturing to execute production schedule and keep the area safe and clean
- Identifies and assists will implement improvements to safety, quality, productivity, and efficiency including: assembly history records, test procedures, equipment and build sequence
- Assists with building and setting up new work cells and test set-ups using specialized equipment
- Performs failure evaluation, repairs, and rework on product assemblies in accordance with standard procedures to meet operational specifications and tolerances
- Performs troubleshooting and preventative maintenance on various production equipment
- Provides training to other Manufacturing Technicians
- Adheres to all company policies and procedures, maintaining a safe working environment and participating in Safety, Health, and Environmental and Quality programs, training, and activities, including wearing required PPE
- Lead the effort to perform root cause analyses, resolve and implement product fixes, modifications, and design enhancements
- Track, troubleshoot, and identify the root cause for product issues escalated to engineering
- Lead product yield improvement, reduce product variability, and drive product cost reduction
- Develop automated test capabilities to support product design verification and long-term testing
- Provide engineering support for component obsolescence issues
- Provide engineering support for product compliance
- Change management coordination across the PDT product lines
- Support the design and testing of new products
- Support the transfer of new products from engineering to production
- Support driving full documentation of design including BOM, drawings, and procedures
- Knowledge of soldering, including J-STD 001 current/expired certification
- Knowledge of hydraulics and /or gear and gerotor pumps.
- Knowledge of Environmental Stress Screening Equipment (ESS): Vibe Table, thermal cycle, etc.
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles.
- Position is subject to ITAR restrictions
- Requires the ability to access all areas of the facility.
- Ability to stand, walk, sit, and use office equipment and tools repeatedly for extended periods of time.
- Ability to lift 25 pounds in the course of normal duties.
- Ability to see details at close range (near vision).
- Dexterity for use of tools required for job.
- Required to work with hazardous chemicals.
- May be exposed to environment with loud noise and extreme temperatures.
- Software: Oracle, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.
- Manufacturing / Test Equipment (Torque wrenches, Hand, and Power Tools, ESD)