Electronic Technician

Job Duties:

1. Observe ESD precautions to prevent damage to sensitive equipment.
2. Visually inspect assemblies to determine if they are built to customer specifications. Identify faulty components, components installed incorrectly and detect other quality defects.
3. Perform electronic testing of assemblies of basic to intermediate complexity.
4. Be able to disassemble and reassemble units correctly.
5. Perform basic electronic/ functional troubleshooting for assemblies of basic to intermediate complexity that do not pass the accepted test procedures.
6. Adjust or replace defective components to meet established standards.
7. Identify, prepare and correctly solder components to PC board. Become solder certified.
8. Assemble prototype units.
9. Maintain accurate records on paper and/or computer.
10. Show competency in Matric Limited part numbering system.
11. Practice safe work habits and report all safety hazards to the supervisor.
12. Responsible for inspecting your work and identifying quality defects.
13. Accountable for the quality and quantity of your work.
14. Assist co-workers with problems encountered.
15. Shall be instrumental in improving processes and in creative problem-solving.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Competencies:

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.

1. Shall be familiar with and able to use the following hand tools: screwdriver, pliers, wire cutter, wire stripper, various small wrenches, etc.
2. Shall be familiar with and able to use the following dimensional measuring tools: ruler, vernier caliper.
3. Shall be familiar with and able to use the following electronic test equipment: variable autotransformers, volt-ohm-milliamp meter, oscilloscopes, power suppliers, hipot tester, impedence bridge, proprietary test equipment, signal generators, frequency counters, waveform generators, various analog and digital test sets, chip programmers.
4. Able to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematic diagrams, and formulas and confer with management or engineering staff to determine quality and reliability standards.

Required Education and Experience

1. High school or GED.
2. Accepted electronics training - degree, technical certificate, vocational schooling and/or accepted correspondence course.
3. Any equivalent combination of education and experience