Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Engineering Technician 4 with our client located in Sunnyvale, CA.
Job Description:
The primary objective of a Sr. Engineering Technician is to provide troubleshooting, testing, repairs, equipment maintenance, and development support to the Manufacturing engineering team to meet productivity goals.
Additionally, this person will play a significant role in the areas of Failure Analysis, First Pass yield, and MRB review.
Job Responsibilities:
Engineering support:
Assist or execute engineering level tests and collect data to support design of experiment activities or characterize an assembly.
Assist with parts order, build, and modification of development fixtures for evaluation.
Document all activities to keep records.
Manage time and resources in accordance with project.
Perform other engineering technician duties as needed.
NPI and Sustaining Production support:
Follow Production escalation process and provide engineering evaluation of any interruptions to production line.
Perform quick triage of the issue and recommend best course of action to keep production moving.
Perform simple reworks on the spot (cable crimping, solder components, tap threads, clean optics, adjust alignments etc.).
Document all activities during escalation support in formal records.
Job Qualifications:
AS degree, trade school, military technical training or equivalent.
A minimum of five years of troubleshooting experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Understand wiring diagrams, schematics, assembly drawings, fab drawings, mechanical drawings.
Ability to solve technical issues with a basic understanding of Electrical circuits and mechanical drawings.
Working knowledge of computers, word processing and spreadsheet applications for documentation and data presentation.
Ability to learn quickly and adapt to variety of technologies that allow effective troubleshooting. Examples: Digital and Analog Electronics components, optical components, servo components, machined parts, sheet metal parts, cable assemblies.
Good communication skills to be able to partner effectively with production techs, supervisors, training department as well as Manufacturing/Design/Test Engineers.
Proven ability to work well in team environment
Familiarity with JIRA, Agile, and SAP or equivalent tools
Minimum 5 years’ experience supporting a system engineering group in a product development organization
Ability to troubleshoot complex PCAs down to component level.
Electronic and Mechanical assembly skills (Examples: soldering, crimping, box build, fiber handling, optical component handling, cable routing, and use of RTV/epoxy).
Job Details:
Job Type: Contract
Pay Range: $42-$47 an hour.
Location: Sunnyvale, CA (onsite)
Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.
About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Mountain View, CA
Salary
$42–$47 Per Hour
Skills
Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
Assembly Drawingsunmatched
Atlassian JIRAunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
Data Collectionunmatched
Documentationunmatched
Electrical Wiringunmatched
Electricityunmatched
Electronicsunmatched
Electronics Assemblyunmatched
Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
Experiment Designunmatched
Failure Analysisunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Manufacturingunmatched
Manufacturing Engineeringunmatched
Manufacturing Equipment Maintenanceunmatched
Mechanical Assemblyunmatched
Militaryunmatched
Opticsunmatched
Patient Assessmentunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Process Engineeringunmatched
Product Developmentunmatched
Product/Service Launchunmatched
Production Supportunmatched
Record Keepingunmatched
Resource Managementunmatched
SAPunmatched
Schematicsunmatched
Servomechanismunmatched
Solderingunmatched
Spreadsheetsunmatched
Systems Engineeringunmatched
Test Designunmatched
Testingunmatched
Wire Harnessunmatched
Word Processingunmatched
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