Test Technician

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Excelitas is a global technology leader with more than 7,500 employees, focused on delivering market-driven solutions to fulfill the illumination, optical, detection and imaging needs of OEMs and end-users across the biomedical, semiconductor, industrial, consumer products, scientific, security, defense and aerospace sectors.

ENGAGE with us today and make your contribution to the future! Join the team that leading technology companies turn to for cutting-edge photonic innovation. At Excelitas Technologies you are how we EXCEL.

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Our facility in Miamisburg, Ohio is home to our Defense and Aerospace Business Unit with strategic leadership and administration responsibilities for the global defense organization. This site specializes in the design, manufacture and test of energetic safety systems including electronic safe, arm and fire (ESAF) devices and firing modules (FMs), ignition safety devices (ISDs), custom energetics, and Blue Chip detonators and serves a variety of high-performance applications including precision munitions, tactical missiles, launch vehicles, and strategic missiles.

We are presently seeking a Test Technician that will, with minimum supervision,plan, layout, and test moderately complex electronic, energetic, and electro-mechanical devices. Processes include thermal, vibration, mechanical shock, thermal shock and custom testing equipment. Requires some troubleshooting skills.

Your responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Investigates process and manufacturing problems during testing and initiates corrective actions;
• Determines proper test set-ups, tests, troubleshoots, and notifies appropriate personnel when problems arise as necessary;
• Some climbing, bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, pushing, pulling, mild lifting of a 10 pounds or less;
• Some assemblers are required to intermittently lift up to 80 pounds;
• Prepares graphs, charts and tabulations of testing data, maintains testing data and analyzes data under guidance of an engineer;
• Operates chambers and vibe at various extreme temperatures;
• Performs routine analyses to check applicability, accuracy and completeness of data;
• Calibrates, adjusts, operates and maintains environmental test equipment as required;
• Assist in designing a variety of tools, jigs and fixtures that will assist in increasing production efficiency;
• Handles multiple projects, performs any and all required coordination as applied to testing with other operations to ensure that schedules are met;
• Performs other related duties of comparable complexity as directed.

Your requirements:

• Requires a high school diploma or equivalent and specialized training beyond high school usually acquired with six to twenty-four (6-24) months of industrial experience;
• Strong mechanical skills and experience using hand tools;
• Must be able to read assembly prints and follow written instructions;
• Must be able to obtain a Secret security clearance;
• Must be hands-on and have critical thinking skills and be able to solve problems;
• Strong mechanical skills and experience in setup, repair and maintenance of equipment;
• Applying lean manufacturing principles and/or Six Sigma tools in a manufacturing setting (an asset);
• Effectively communicates with and engages all levels of the organization verbally and in writing;
• Possess intermediate computer skills including MS office excel and outlook;
• Please note that due to the requirements from the Department of Energy, U.S. CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED.

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This position requires the use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)

Visa sponsorship is not available for any position at Excelitas

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