Electronic Technician-Precision Machine Tool Maintenance

Electronic Technician-Precision Machine Tool Maintenance

Requirements

• 3+ years of electronic/electrical experience in any of the following fields: machine tool maintenance, industrial electronic and/or electrical maintenance field, or military electronic/electrical system maintenance.
• 1+ years’ experience troubleshooting programmable logic controllers (PLC).
• Ability to work at heights up to 125 feet above ground level and pass Fall Protection Training.
• Ability to work overtime based on business requirements.

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and rework electronic and associated electrical systems of precision machine tools and other manufacturing equipment, ensuring compliance with original equipment manufacturer specifications.
• Troubleshoot communication protocols to facilitate the transmission and receipt of information between various machine tool and production systems.
• Utilize open computing architecture to diagnose issues in integrated machine tool and production systems, determining appropriate repair actions.
• Write and edit programs to support maintenance activities, including alignments and ballbars, using knowledge of high-level programming languages.
• Develop test programs and loops to troubleshoot equipment movement for repeatability and accuracy.
• Comply with all Federal, State, and Company regulations while performing duties.
• Collaborate with other crafts to assist in troubleshooting outside the central control system as needed.
• Diagnose malfunctions in systems and components, determining corrective actions to restore optimal operating efficiency.
• Communicate relevant information to succeeding shifts using management-approved methods.
• Work with lower-classification employees on maintenance, installation, repair, retrofit, modification, calibration, adjustment, and testing of precision machine tools and subsystems.
• Maintain equipment records, logs, and updates, preparing reports and schedules as required.
• Plan jobs by coordinating equipment, tools, drawings, and procedures to facilitate job completion.
• Ensure system configurations comply with FAA and accreditation requirements.
• Possess working knowledge of software programming languages (e.g., Boolean, ladder, C+, C++) and numbering systems (binary, octal, hexadecimal).
• Understand electronic theory, computer and networking architecture, microprocessors, and discrete components.
• Use various computing systems and test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, meters, laser interferometers, ballbars) to test and adjust electronic components and systems.
• Collaborate with Management, Engineering, Equipment Manufacturers, and Vendors to analyze and recommend improvements for facility and equipment design.
• Maintain and utilize schematics, blueprints, wiring diagrams, technical documents, and applicable specifications and codes.
• Develop and use electronic, electrical, and electromechanical test equipment and measuring devices as required.
• Perform tasks associated with other job classifications when necessary to complete assignments.
• Obtain and maintain applicable licenses, certificates, and certifications.
• Troubleshoot and maintain electronic control devices, spindle systems, sensors, servo systems, PID loops, transducers, feedback technologies, magnetic devices, and electrostatic discharge systems.
• Repair digital electronics, serial/parallel bus transmission systems, high-frequency circuitry, analog devices, and printed circuit boards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in manufacturing or industrial setting maintaining and troubleshooting equipment.
• Experience reading and interpreting drawings, specifications, material processes, schematic and diagrams.
• Solid understanding of industrial electronic systems including HMIs, motor controls, PID loops, closed loop servo systems and electrical sensors.
• Experience working around 3 phase, industrial voltages 480v, 277v, 208v.
• Ability to work around electromagnetic fields as a result of various types of production equipment.