Senior Assembly Technician

Job Description & Responsibilities

We’re looking for a Senior Assembly Technician with prior experience in electromechanical assembly or similar skills. You will join our hardware engineering team in Brooklyn, NY who is responsible for designing, building, and testing our benchtop bioreactor products. Successful technicians will gain exposure to all areas of the assembly process, as well as support the quality and safety standards of the company’s products. As an Assembly Technician, you will be responsible for turning the company’s ideas into finished products for our customers.

Position Responsibilities

• Performing various assembly tasks in support of the company's Production function including mechanical assembly, soldering, crimping, cable-making, and sub-assembly qualification and testing, as well as other general assembly work.
• Following established processes and procedures to support the final assembly of products.
• Providing input to help improve processes and quality systems.
• Inventory updating and management.
• Inventory and product shipping, receiving, and logistics coordination.
• Product rework and troubleshooting.

Job Qualifications & Experience

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent - degree in technical field preferred
• Experience with assembly tools and materials; must have electro-mechanical assembly, soldering and cable making experience
• Strong electro-mechanical background
• Experience in a manufacturing/assembly environment; electronics preferred
• Position requires strong manual dexterity, including both gross and fine manipulation; ability to assemble products by hand
• Working knowledge of computer software, including word processing, Internet, and e-mail
• Demonstrated experience with root-cause analysis and troubleshooting
• Demonstrated experience with quality control and facilitating continuous process improvement

Preferred Qualifications

• Robotics knowledge
• Basic CAD skills and 3D printing for making assembly jigs and fixtures
• Python programming and prototyping using various environments like Arduino or Raspberry Pi

Compensation for this role is $60-80k. Role will start with a 3 month contract position, potential for full time salaried employment after contract.