Job Title: Engineering Technician 4
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: • Contract: 12 months
• 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.