Engineering Technician - 1st Shift

About the role

Kyocera AVX Greenville LLC is hiring an Engineering Technician for a 1st shift position, Monday to Friday, 7am to 3pm, in the Fountain Inn area. The technician supports engineering in resolving process and equipment problems, works with production to follow process specifications, runs engineering tests and experiments, collects data and reports results. The role supports electrical test processes in GVL manufacturing, covering Custom Assembly, Hi-Rel Finishing and High-Fire/Low Fire Group A products, and includes troubleshooting, repair and preventative maintenance of electrical equipment, plus updating and maintaining SOPs for those processes. Cross-training in non-electrical areas is expected.

Key responsibilities

• Plan, run and test experiments as requested by management or engineering
• Run equipment on the production floor to support development operations
• Perform hand and eye coordination inspections under magnification, microscope or magnifier
• Collect and summarize data for the supervisor
• Identify and solve manufacturing problems with limited supervisor assistance
• Write memos, technical reports and process specification revisions
• Monitor process compliance with process specs and report discrepancies
• Maintain SOPs for electrical test processes and troubleshoot, repair and outline preventative maintenance for electrical equipment
• May handle hazardous waste

Required profile

• Associate's degree in Engineering Technology or a related technological field plus at least 1 year of manufacturing experience, or high school diploma with 5+ years in a related field
• Ability to read and understand technical reports, process specifications and office correspondence, and to write clear memos and procedures
• Aptitude for troubleshooting and for producing electronic components

Required skills

• Intermediate MS Excel, including data analysis in spreadsheets, and basic data entry and word processing
• Basic arithmetic, algebra and basic statistics
• Working knowledge of basic electricity, electronics and circuits
• Mechanical aptitude for understanding production machines
• Ability to use or learn basic laboratory test equipment and train others