Component Lab and Field Technician

Role Purpose: To instrument and apply various strain gages by manually cleaning parts, sandblasting, scribing, and applying strain gages using hand tools, a microscope, and applying various gages using adhesives on customer parts at a customer facility.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities: 

•    Able to understand and read engineering drawings, various blueprints, and work instructions.
•    Prepare parts for gaging using various surface prep methods like sandblasting and manual sanding.
•    Apply layout and burnish lines by taking measurements using height gages and using scribe tools.
•    Applying strain gages to prepped surfaces using various epoxies and clamping methods.
•    Perform testing of gage/wiring installation using visual inspection methods and electrical equipment such as a power supply and multimeter.
•    Ability to tack weld shim stock metals to parts per engineering drawings.
•    Interacting with both customers and HITEC Engineers to understand scope of installations.
•   Up to 50% travel to customer sites.
Other Significant Role Requirements:  

•    Understanding of how to resolve issues independently.
•    Able to work independently based on customer supplied information and varying types of parts.
•    Needs to have a flexible work schedule, to insure OTD of our products.  
•    Able to occasionally lift up to 50 lbs
Critical Competencies: 

•    Ability to use small hand tools while using a microscope.
•    Experience in the electromechanical field is a plus.
•    Initiative – strives to see projects to completion and acts with a sense of purpose.
Education and/or Experience: 

•    High School diploma or GED
•    Minimum of 2+ year of related experience
•    Solid experience with Word and Excel required.
•    SyteLine and/or ERP system experience preferred.