From natural resources to earth and infrastructure monitoring, energy transition, and defense, Sercel is a pioneer in measuring and understanding the Earth's subsurface in order to provide high-standard solutions to its customers. Since 1956, Sercel has combined advanced technologies and geoscience to deliver the most precise data. The company, headquartered in Nantes, France, employs more than 1,500 people in over ten different countries around the world.
POSITION SUMMARY
Responsibilities include designing and developing instrumentation, sensors, and equipment for exploration applications and related products, as well as supporting manufacturing processes and equipment used to produce these products. This position reports into the Manufacturing organization and serves as the bridge between product development activities and day-to-day manufacturing operations.
ESSENTIAL POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
Sensor Engineering
- Helps to conceive and execute creative solutions for electromechanical design development efforts.
- Participates in research programs for the development of new products and interprets test results.
- Develops and commissions prototypes, specialized test apparatus, and data acquisition equipment as required to support research investigations.
- Creates and reviews specifications, schematics, and bills of materials necessary to fully document new products for full-scale production.
- Supports qualification testing and transition of newly developed products into production.
- Works cooperatively and harmoniously with internal/external customers and fellow project team members, both cross-functionally and globally.
- Assists with project planning and project updates.
- Participates in and conducts design reviews.
Manufacturing Support
- Provides equipment programming, maintenance, and troubleshooting support for production equipment.
- Performs day-to-day monitoring of manufacturing processes and equipment to ensure consistent output and quality.
- Supports implementation of new product designs into production.
- Leads or supports initiatives to improve manufacturing processes and equipment.
- Provides general manufacturing support for existing products, including obsolete component replacement and new build support.
- Performs failure analysis and root cause determination on manufacturing/production issues.
- Maintains and updates manufacturing documentation.
- Supports specialized component and sub-assembly manufacturing operations.
- Performs other related duties as necessary.
SKILLS NECESSARY TO PERFORM POSITION DUTIES
- Sound knowledge of electrical and mechanical engineering fundamentals.
- Competency in data analysis and programming tools such as Matlab.
- Experience in signal processing and data analysis; processing of seismic data is a plus.
- CAD software training (preferably CREO software).
- Knowledge of vibration measurements and analysis.
- In-depth knowledge of machining and fabrication techniques.
- Working knowledge of automated manufacturing equipment programming, operation, and maintenance.
- Familiarity with process and equipment improvement methods, and root-cause/failure analysis techniques.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
TYPICAL EDUCATION
BS, MS in Electrical Engineering (Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering also considered)
TYPICAL EXPERIENCE
5+ years
WORK AUTHORIZATIONS / SECURITY CLEARANCE
Employee must be eligible to receive deemed exports as defined by U.S. Export Administration ("EAR") or EAR-controlled technology.
Employees' nationality, citizenship and/or residency status is sought solely for export control compliance purposes and will not be used to discriminate in the hiring process.
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