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Medica Corporation
Engineering Technician
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What they do
An Electrical Engineering Technician helps engineers design and develop electrical and electronic equipment. Assists with diagrams and specifications for design, construction of product prototypes, testing and calibration, technical problem solving, equipment repair and maintenance.
$77,550 / year median in Massachusetts
+9% projected growth
Job Description
Engineering Technician Medica Corporation - 3.6 Bedford, MA Job Details Temporary | Full-time $27.66 - $35.00 an hour 4 hours ago Qualifications Mechanical blueprint interpretation Replacing parts Electronics component replacement Technical documentation Spreadsheets Electrical work Word embeddings CAD design (engineering design task) Electronic systems troubleshooting Electrical schematic reading and interpretation Soldering tools Printed circuit board (PCB) repair Electronic parts Mechanical drawings Microscope proficiency Supply chain management Hardware support Quality control experience within electronics industry Productivity software Electrical parts Hand tools Prototypes Mechanical troubleshooting Electrical soldering Circuit boards Production troubleshooting
Full Job Description Responsibilities:
- Assemble, integrate, and test mechanical, electrical, and electronic components and systems.
- Perform wiring cable assembly mechanical assembly and equipment integration using hand tools and standard shop equipment.
- Work closely with engineering teams to troubleshoot hardware, identify issues, and implement practical solutions.
- Support the transition of engineering designs and prototypes into repeatable manufacturing processes.
- Assist with developing, improving and documenting manufacturing procedures, work instructions, and assembly processes.
- Perform product inspections and quality-control checks to ensure components and finished systems meet specifications.
- Support board bring-up and troubleshooting under engineer direction, including setup and basic use of DMMs, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and related bench instruments.
- Prepare boards, fixtures, and samples for lab testing customer demonstrations, supplier questions, and internal engineering reviews.
- Assist with inventory, materials, and supply-chain activities to support production schedules.
- Read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, assembly instructions, and technical documentation.
- Use CAD software to review designs, make basic modifications, and support engineering and manufacturing activities.
- Communicate technical concepts, project updates, issues, and results effectively with engineering manufacturing, and customer-facing teams.
- Support multiple projects and responsibilities in a fast-paced, hands-on engineering environment.
Requirements:
- Hands-on experience troubleshooting and solving mechanical, electrical, or electromechanical problems.
- Perform microscope-based soldering, fine-pitch rework, component replacement, wire modifications, jumper work, and board cleanup. Proficiency with hand tools and common mechanical/electrical assembly equipment.
- Experience with product inspection, quality control, and/or manufacturing processes.
- Familiarity with supply-chain, inventory, or materials-management activities.
- Experience using Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel
- Familiarity with CAD software; EAGLE, Cadence OrCAD, SolidWorks
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings schematics, and technical documentation.
- Ability to understand common component sizes/packages, wire gauges, connectors, simple mechanical fit constraints and basic prototype0build requirements.
- Comfort reading schematics placement references, BOMs, build instructions, and engineering notes well enough to execute work and ask precise clarifying questions.
- Flexible, practical problem-solving approach in a development-lab environment where priorities can change quickly.