Mechanical Engineering Technician

Job Title

ME Technician We are hiring a technician to work with the Hamilton, NJ design team. The technician will become an essential team player creating electrical and opto-mechanical drawings to support design engineering and production manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with experienced mechanical designers to create full manufacturing documentation packages for complex electromechanical and opto-mechanical assemblies.
• Work with electrical engineers to generate documentation packages, such that electrical designs can be sent to manufacturing partners to produce.
• Interface with other departments within MACOM, manufacturing partners, and vendors to create realizable designs taking manufacturing capabilities into consideration.
• Creating accurate SolidWorks drawings from hand sketches, verbal instructions.
• Generate engineering drawings for printed circuit board designs and assembly prints.
• Working with design engineers, and sub-contractors, to produce and alter drawings.
• Thinking creatively and critically to support the project team in the design process, to create sketches and drawings.
• Manage sketches and drawings on our CAD server per an established structure.
• Exhaustively reviewing and checking sketches and drawings for errors, before being sent to the design team.
• Seeking clarity and understanding from engineers when you are not 100% certain of provided instructions.
• Exceptional model and drawing accuracy.
• Design rule checking.
• Update design rules as required.
• Keeping up to date and maintaining passion for the latest advances in engineering documentation.
• Maintain product documentation and engineering change orders.
• Advocate for Drafting as a function and core competency within the company.

Qualifications

• Formal drafting training, ex. vocational high school with relevant trade, trade school, community college.
• Minimum 1-year experience in a SolidWorks Operator role.
• Outstanding fluency and skill within the SolidWorks program.
• Prior experience with SolidWorks 3D design and 2D drafting desirable.
• Experience with AutoCAD desirable, especially conversions of AutoCAD mechanical drawings to SolidWorks.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Knowledgeable in drafting standards and best practices.
• Incredible attention to detail with a focus on impeccable quality.
• Basic understanding of electronic circuits.
• Prior experience with RF design, optics and optical fiber design is a huge plus.
• Excellent time management skills to work with multiple projects for multiple managers with competing deadlines.
• Effective communication, organization, and documentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build long lasting partnerships.
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.
• Due to ITAR regulations, only candidates who are U.S. Persons (U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, or individuals granted asylum or refugee status) will be considered for this position.
• The Salary Range for this position is $55,000-$80,000.