Production Engineering Technician
Fort Collins, CO
$34–$37/hour DOE
2-Month Contract
Schedule
- Monday–Friday
- 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Why This Role Stands Out
- Competitive pay: $34–$37/hour DOE
- Monday–Friday schedule
- Hands-on technical manufacturing environment
- Opportunity to work closely with Engineering and Quality teams
- Exposure to calibration, testing, troubleshooting, and process improvement
- High-impact role supporting production operations
- Opportunity to work with advanced electronic and mechanical products
What You'll Be Doing
- Maintain production equipment, tooling, and laboratory workspaces
- Perform routine equipment inspections and coordinate preventative maintenance activities
- Complete product calibrations, functional testing, and performance verification
- Ensure finished products meet required quality and performance standards
- Document production activities, test results, and quality findings
- Identify and report manufacturing defects and process deviations
- Support root cause investigations and corrective action efforts
- Assist with updating work instructions, procedures, and technical documentation
- Provide daily technical support to production teams
- Partner with Engineering and Quality teams to improve manufacturing processes and product quality
- Support continuous improvement initiatives throughout production operations
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, production, assembly, or technical environments
- Associate's Degree, technical certification, or equivalent hands-on experience
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and technical work instructions
- Experience with calibration, testing, inspection, or quality verification activities
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to accurately document and communicate technical findings
- Experience supporting both electronic and mechanical products
Preferred Experience
- Precision instrumentation or electronic assemblies
- Production engineering support
- Calibration and verification processes
- Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, or 5S initiatives
- ESD handling procedures
- ERP systems and production documentation systems
- Asset management systems
- Continuous improvement initiatives
- Scientific, environmental, or industrial instrumentation
Technical Skills
- Engineering drawing interpretation
- Wiring diagrams and schematics
- Functional testing and verification
- Root cause analysis
- Quality documentation and traceability
- Preventive maintenance
- Production equipment support
- Manufacturing process improvement
Certifications a Plus
- IPC J-STD-001
- IPC-A-610
- Other electronics manufacturing certifications
Ideal Background
- Production Engineering Technician
- Engineering Technician
- Manufacturing Technician
- Electronics Technician
- Test Technician
- Calibration Technician
- Production Support Technician
- Electro-Mechanical Technician
The Bottom Line
This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on technical professional who enjoys supporting manufacturing operations, troubleshooting equipment, and improving processes. If you have experience working with electronic or mechanical products and enjoy partnering with Engineering and Quality teams to solve problems and improve performance, we'd love to connect with you.
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