Electronic Technician Intern

**This internship opportunity is for students currently working towards an associate’s degree in electronics or a related field.**

Internship Length: 1 full academic year

Minimum hours per week: 20 hours per week, flexible start time

Job Summary:

This position reports to our Module Assembly and Test Department and the responsibilities include performing visual checks, shorts tests, and calibration set-up on electronic instruments, troubleshooting electronic systems, performing soldering of Printed Circuit Board components and observing and examining equipment during testing in order to detect issues.

Key Responsibilities & Opportunities:

• Perform visual checks, shorts tests, and calibration set-up on electronic instruments.
• Troubleshoot an electronic system to determine root causes and remedies for malfunctions.
• Perform soldering/re-soldering/re-flowing of Printed Circuit Board components.
• Observe and examine equipment during testing to detect specific issues, such as loose/missing parts, solder bridges, shorts, etc.
• Observe and test PCB’s following repair and make any repair adjustments as necessary.
• Comply with process standards, such as recording test data, recording repair work performed on work orders, and maintaining clean and organized workspaces.
• Collaborate with team members on technical requirements within and across repairs and projects.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Completed first semester and currently working toward an associate’s degree in electronics or a related field.
• Completed basic electronic theory & lab courses.
• Willing to work a minimum of 20 hours per week for two consecutive semesters (summer included if internship begins in the spring).
• Requires set-up knowledge of Digital Voltmeters, Power Supplies, and Oscilloscopes.
• Requires analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities.
• Must be hardworking, enthusiastic, honest, trustworthy and reliable.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3.0 GPA or higher.
• Soldering/resoldering experience.
• Relevant experience working with printed circuit boards (PCBs).
• Current or past participation in extra-curricular activities and/or part time position(s).

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Position is primarily stationary with the need to sit or stand most of the workday.
• Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.
• May be required to periodically crouch, stoop, bend, or reach across all planes.
• Employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift/or move material weighing up to 60 pounds, 0 - 33 % of time.
• May be exposed to high noise levels for short amounts of time. Noise levels average around 70 decibels and intermittently reach 85 decibels when working near large machinery (hearing protection required).