Prototype Technician 1 - Thermal Solutions

Overview

Minco is a global provider of thermal solutions, temperature sensing and control solutions, and flex circuit solutions for medical, aerospace, defense, oil and gas, power generation and other high-reliability applications. Our experienced team couples advanced product technologies, expert design and engineering services, and a deep understanding of our customers’ applications to provide comprehensive solutions that meet exacting requirements for quality, reliability and performance.

Minco is seeking a Prototype Technician for our Thermal Solutions engineering group.  Prototype Technicians possess an understanding of the assembly, documentation, and testing of products prior to production launch. They work with engineering and production to support the successful transition of these products to full-scale manufacturing.  We are looking for a motivated, high energy, top performer with excellent communication skills to work in a dynamic team environment.

Responsibilities

• Executes on the rapid assembly of products, with exceptional quality, utilizing mechanical or electronic equipment as required by the assembly process.
• Reads, understands and skillfully follows detailed product documentation to fabricate products – including drawings, schematics, flowcharts, instructions and test plans; contributes to the improvement and refinement of all.
• Applies a variety of assembly and manufacturing skills and techniques, to successfully and quickly navigate uncertainty, mitigate risks and solve manufacturing problems; documents and communicates these situations, and knows when to seek assistance.
• Identifies design, workflow, or material problems and recommends appropriate adjustments and improvements to stabilize product yield.
• Creates workflow milestones and communicates them to appropriate personnel.
• Applies fundamental Manufacturing/Prototype Technician principles and best practices.
• Collaborates with, advises and responds to questions and concerns from engineers, drafting, planning, production, purchasing and management; investigate product concepts, capability, standards, and other needs; communicate with the appropriate groups.
• Executes defined new product introduction processes to ensure smooth transition of products through all design phases starting with prototype and concluding with successful production launch.
• Provides technical support to production, quality, and other internal departments in a timely manner to solve internal challenges.
• Participates in projects focused on continuous improvement and/or the assessment of new processes and materials.
• Ensures compliance with department policies and procedures and applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
• Performs other duties as identified.

Qualifications

Preferred Skills:

• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to develop productive working relationships with production, quality, planning, purchasing, and engineering groups across the company.
• Excellent time management and creative problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work efficiently with a sense of urgency under conditions of multiple deadlines and changing priorities.
• Ability to follow new product introduction processes to deliver quality products to customers in a timely manner.
• Experience working with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Tools (Excel, Word)
• Experience executing acceptance and qualification test procedures.
• Experience with lean principles.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing experience, ideally in a similar role with a manufacturing company having diverse products and processes, operating within AS9100 or ISO9001 quality systems.

Work Environment

• General production floor, and manufacturing environments.
• Fast-paced, dynamic workload and responsibilities.

Pay Rate: $25-30

ITAR Employment Compliance Statement

• This position requires compliance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Therefore, only U.S. persons as defined by ITAR (U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, refugees, or individuals granted asylum) are eligible for this position. Any offer of employment is contingent upon meeting ITAR requirements and verification of U.S. person status.