Field Technician jobs in United States, South Carolina, Columbia

Reporting to thetherole supports automation engineering services activities such as hardware and software design and development (non-production).

What a typical day looks like:

• Maintain continuous system operation by adjusting, repairing, replacing, or modifying automation/robotic system components
• Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems and components and return to serviceability
• Ensuring all maintenance activities comply with safety regulations and company protocols
• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance actions on all subsystems and related components
• Ensure preventative maintenance of robotic and process support equipment are completed on a regularly scheduled basis.
• Understanding of PLCs
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical diagrams including complex automated system drawings.
• Analyzes engineering test results and implements changes to resolve problems.
• Collaborate with the automation team in the qualification process of automated systems.
• Records procedures and results, numerical and graphical data, and recommendations for changes in product or method

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Typically requires an Associate's degree, military training, equivalent vocational training, or equivalent experience
• Typically requires 4 years of related experience
• Electronics experience preferred but not required
• Experience with SMT and PCBA is preferred but not required
• IPC and workmanship experience knowledge preferred
• Serves as an expert/consultant in technical skills with other employees.
• Demonstrates knowledge of advanced technologies as well as functional techniques and improves processes

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Matching 401(k) Contributions
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement

Supports automation engineering services activities such as hardware and software design and development (non-production).

Principle Accountabilities:

· Maintain continuous system operation by adjusting, repairing, replacing, or modifying automation/robotic system components

· Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems and components and return to serviceability

· Perform scheduled preventive maintenance actions on all subsystems and related components

· Ensure preventative maintenance of robotic and process support equipment are completed on a regularly scheduled basis.

· Understanding of PLCs

· Read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical diagrams including complex automated system drawings.

· Analyzes engineering test results, and implements changes to resolve problems.

· Collaborate with the automation team in the qualification process of automated systems.

· Records procedures and results, numerical and graphical data, and recommendations for changes in product or method.

· Maintains software, documentation and equipment to the latest revision or operational specifications.

· Assists engineers in developing and designing hardware and software required for all automation solutions per specifications.

· Trains other technicians and operators on products, processes and equipment.

· Proper use of power tools and measuring equipment

· Strong awareness of safety

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, work that requires repetitive motion, toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to handle small components, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and depth perception.

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Matching 401(k) Contributions
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement

Your role:

• Provide exceptional customer service by adhering to customer entitlements, setting clear expectations, and meeting commitments and arrival times to address and resolve customer needs. Understand the customer's business and competitive environment; generate service revenue.
• Actively participate as a member of the regional work team; work to improve team processes and identify training gaps. Seek out opportunities to increase capability and capacity (i.e. may be required to become qualified in multiple modalities, learns new tools).
• Perform all administrative duties within established Philips, State, and Federal regulatory requirements and timeframes including timesheets, service work orders, expense reports, Field Change Orders (FCO), preventative maintenance (PM), installation documents, site and service documentation, and other related paperwork. Adhere to established training, quality, and safety requirements.
• Utilize tools, support, resources, and escalation processes within required time frames to resolve customer and system problems timely and effectively. Complete PMs, FCOs, installation and all related tasks (diagnose and resolve electronic, network, and mechanical problems).
• Travel across the specified geography is required. The average driving time is 1-4 hours daily and may exceed 50% at times. Occasional overnight stays and travel by air and/or train may be required.

You're the right fit if:

• You’ve acquired 2+ years of experience in a diagnostic imaging (field or hospital-based) service environment or 4+ years’ in electromechanical industries.
• Your skills include the ability to understand and apply electronic, mechanical, and networking theory to install, diagnose, and repair equipment, including knowledge and use of all necessary tools and test equipment.
• You have an Associate Degree in electronics or equivalent combination of education and experience; BSEE/BSEET/BSME/BSMET preferred.
• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
• You must be able to:
  • Work in an office/home office and/or remote setting, as well as in a hospital/healthcare environment; adhere to requirements.
  • Work flexible hours (based on business needs to include overtime, weekends, and on-call rotations).
  • Safely work with radiation sources and/or radioactive materials; wear all required personal protective equipment.

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The hourly pay range for this position in South Carolina is $31.17 to $49.88, plus overtime eligible.

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.

For this position, you must reside inwithin commuting distance to Columbia, South Carolina

You will be responsible for designing a new circuitry for new products and replacing ageing/obsolete parts and improving the performance of sophisticated medical equipment. Your design work will include embedded systems, digital and analog circuitry, power supplies and connectivity interfaces. You will support the assurance of supply of our products by resolving component obsolescence issues. You will drive the quality and performance of our products by identifying opportunities for improvement in the field, supplier and manufacturing data. You will support the manufacturing engineering team in troubleshooting and resolving issues discovered during production. You are responsible for all aspects of design documentation including requirements specification, engineering analysis, schematic capture, test plans/procedures, verification, the release of circuit boards and products to production, and production start-up support.
Your role:

• Create robust, reliable electrical board/system designs for critical care medical equipment with complex hardware and regulatory requirements.

• Design test plans as per requirements.

• Testing of the developed boards for verification.

• Develop and document designs in compliance with Quality System requirements.

• Integrate new technology, techniques, and concepts to enhance functionality, simplify designs, improve reliability, and reduce production costs.

• Work with Manufacturing Engineering and contract manufacturers to plan and execute Design for Manufacturability and Design for Testability activities

BEHAVIORS: The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• The ability to efficiently analyze and resolve complex technical issues and evaluate tradeoffs to resolve technical problems and achieve overall project objectives

• Strong technical competency

• The ability to meet project commitments (schedule, cost, and project goals)

• Ability to work in cross-functional teams

• Ability to work independently

• A history of robust, reliable and innovative designs

• A history of cooperation and technical leadership

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to handle multiple project assignments.

You're the right fit if:

This position requires a minimum of a BE in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering from an accredited university.

• 10-12 years of experience in Embedded hardware design with 16/32-bitmicro-processor/controller-based systems, with demonstrated success carrying projects through to a robust, verified, producible design and volume production

• 5+ years of experience on STM microcontroller-based design.

• Good working experience in Wireless technology Bluetooth/BLE, Wi-Fi , LTE (4G/5G) , NFC.

• Hands-on experience on SPI, I2C, UART, PWM, ADC, DAC, Memories, USB, CAN, Ethernet.

• Microprocessor development Hands on Knowledge of System - (domain knowledge for designs SW, HW, Mech system)

• Strong experience with design for test/built-in test, worst case analysis, timing analysis, etc.

• Must be proficient with CAE tools such as Spice, Schematic Capture as well as experienced with Layout tools

• Previous electronic design experience in a regulated environment (preferably medical device industry)

• EMC compliant circuit and circuit board design.

• Troubleshooting of complex electronics systems.

• Power Supply, Battery Management, Analog Circuitry

• Experience using laboratory tools equipment such as oscilloscopes, DMM’s, Power supplies, Signal generators, analyzers, soldering stations etc.

• Experience interacting directly with suppliers,operation/manufacturingservices, and engineering support services.

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Columbia, SC.

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What a typical day lookslike:

• Audits process, tests and inspects products and/or develops, compiles and evaluates statistical data to define and maintain quality and reliability of products.
• Working from engineering drawings, specifications, schematics, diagrams, written descriptions, layouts or defined plans to perform complex engineering testing, checkout, First Article Inspection, root cause research, internal corrective actions and supplier correction actions.
• Interprets engineering drawings, schematic diagrams or formulas and confers with management or engineering staff to define quality and reliability standards.
• Selects processes to be audited from primarily the manufacturing areas and checks for a variety of features, including ESD (electro-static discharge) and handling practices, documentation, training and process integrity.
• Selects products for audits at specified stages in the production or post-production process, and tests products for variety of qualities such as dimensions, performance and mechanical, electrical or cosmetic characteristics.
• Records audit data, applying statistical quality control procedures.
• Evaluates data and writes reports to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards.
• Recommends modifications of existing quality or production standards, programs or reports to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability.
• Disposition defective material (MRB)

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Minimum of 4 years of related experience
• Advanced technical skills which may be used to conduct on-the-job training and guide other employees.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• ASQ certification as CQT, CQA, CQPA or CSSGB is desired ISO 9000, ESD, OSHAS 18000, ISO 14001.
• Demonstrates knowledge of advanced technologies as well as functional techniques and improves processes
• Needs to have experience with tools e.g. micrometers, calipers, height gages, etc.

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Matching 401(k) Contributions
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement