R & D Technician

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Support development activities tied to new capability introduction at FX, including laser cutting, resistance welding, hand soldering, water jet operation, and general assembly.
• Operate, troubleshoot, and help bring online new equipment as it's landed on the factory floor.
• Partner with process and manufacturing engineers to iterate on new processes and NPI builds.
• Document setup, process parameters, and key learnings to support eventual handoff to production.
• Cross-train across capability areas as the FX R&D Technician team consolidates and grows.

Job requirements

• Hands-on experience in one or more of: laser cutting, resistance/spot welding, hand soldering, or water jet operation.
• Comfort operating in an ambiguous, fast-moving R&D or NPI environment where processes aren't fully defined yet.
• Strong troubleshooting instincts and a bias toward figuring things out on the shop floor.
• Ability to clearly document setup steps and process parameters for others to follow.
• Willingness to cross-train into new processes and tools as capability needs shift.