Mechanical Engineering Technician

Job Description

AIT is the world's largest provider of automation, factory integration and tooling solutions dedicated to the global aerospace, defense, and space launch vehicle industries.

AIT offers a competitive compensation package (including free medical options for employees and their family), casual work environment and excellent growth opportunities.

Summary:

Working side-by-side with AIT’s customers personnel at the customer site, the Mechanical Engineering Technician is an active participant in the maintenance and continuous improvement of large-scale automated aerospace assembly systems. They apply knowledge of controls/electrical/electronic and mechanical best practices, as well as Root Cause Corrective Action and Continuous Improvement principles in diagnosing malfunctions, restoring, equipment to operation, and determining equipment modifications/enhancements. They maintain, test, and repair mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems and components.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Understand and follow safety and environmental regulations, as well as identifies safety and environmental concerns.
• Adhere to the Customer and AIT Quality System and participates in Continuous Improvement.
• Start up and shut down equipment in accordance with operation’s requirements, company safety procedures and OSHA requirements for machine activation and shutdown.
• Support planned Preventive Maintenance.
• Support planned and urgent emergent Corrective Maintenance.
• Provide support for new product introduction to manufacturing.
• Creates and revises 3D designs and 2D drawings in accordance with internal and/or customer requirements, as required.
• Self-checks and reviews all work prior to final release to production.
• Follows rigorous root cause corrective action principles and practices
• Possess required experience, skills, and attributes for assigned level in engineering, technology, tools, and personal & leadership expectations.
• Coordinates with Customer and AIT subject matter experts to rapidly resolve problems and mitigate future issue recurrence.
• Upon request reviews existing drawings, models, and data ensure proper revision control of all changes, DCNs, and as-built information incorporated.
• Interfaces with other departments/personnel to achieve processing/manufacturing requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Education and Work Experience:

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
• Three or more years related experience in one or more of the following: Heavy Machine Design, Structural Design Aerospace Tooling Assembly Systems and Automation.
• Manufacturing and machine shop background or relevant experience preferred.
• CAD Software Knowledge:
• CATIA V5, NX or Equivalent software knowledge (Solidworks, Pro E, etc.)
• Experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software (Ansys or Femap is preferred)
  

Work Authorization/Security Clearance Requirements:

• Ability to obtain, maintain and/or currently possess a security clearance is preferred, but may not be required.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

List of needed knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully accomplish the duties and responsibilities of the job.

• Promote and comply with good safety practices and habits, including but not limited to, use of all PPE.
• In depth knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics and mechanical systems.
• Read and understand drawings and schematics (ie: electronics, mechanics, hydraulics, pneumatics).
• Knowledge of engineering and programming including electronics, mechanics, hydraulics, pneumatics, and computer programming.
• Use computer-aided design (CAD).
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, fixtures, and principals involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Familiar with a variety of fabrication concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Highly motivated and keen to work in a fast-paced organization.
• Display a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner.
• Self-starter, ability to work independently, act and deliver results, exercising high level judgment in the absence of explicit direction.
  
  

Work Conditions:

Environment Type:

• Indoor office and production environments may or may not be temperature controlled.
  
  

Exposure Types:

• While no adverse environmental conditions expected, it is a production environment with risk from:
• Sharp and/or hot objects
• Dirt, dust, grease and/or oil
• Noisy environment
  

Work Hours:

• Standard work schedule, overtime may be necessary for meeting deadlines, required travel, emergent conditions.
• Able to occasionally work scheduled “off shifts” (i.e., 2nd, 3rd, or split shift), if required.
  
  

Travel Requirements:

• Remote - perform job responsibilities from customer work sites and AIT locations.
• This position can involve travel up to 10% of the time.
  
  

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Please see Human Resources for detained information for each physical demand.

• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Medium work that includes moving objects up to 50 pounds.
• Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
  
  

AIT Safety - AIT enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements. All employees that work in or enter the production environment are required to wear personal protective equipment.

AIT Quality - It is our policy to provide quality products and services that meet customer expectations and delivery requirements. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the AIT Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable AIT Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

AIT Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality, and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures, and policies pertaining to his/her job.

Security Clearance Statement - This position may require a government security clearance; you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

ITAR Requirements - To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 8 U.S.C.

• 1324b(a)(3), applicants for employment at AIT must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e. current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C.
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Equal Employment Opportunity - AIT is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. AIT hires and promotes people based on their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that nurtures trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation - Applicants wishing to view a copy of AIT’ s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at [email protected].

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AIT is an Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Company Description

Advanced Integration Technology (AIT) a manufacturing firm specializing in aerospace factory automation, including the design, fabrication, installation and maintenance of turnkey aircraft assembly automation systems.

Advanced Integration Technology (AIT) a manufacturing firm specializing in aerospace factory automation, including the design, fabrication, installation and maintenance of turnkey aircraft assembly automation systems.