Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Eden Prairie , MN 55344
Posted 3 weeks ago
Are you interested in working on aware winning technology in the medical device industry? Our hearing aids consistently win innovation awards and allow our R&D team to make the impossible happen!
Starkey is a world leader in the manufacturing and distribution of advanced hearing technologies. We are in the business of connecting people and changing lives. Our teams come to work each day focused on ensuring people everywhere have the products and services they need to hear better and live better.
Founded in 1967 by Bill Austin, Starkey is known for our cutting-edge hearing health innovations, industry-leading research and development, and not being afraid to push the edge of what's possible.
We are headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, have over 5,000 employees in 29 facilities across the globe, and do business in more than 100 markets worldwide.
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JOB SUMMARY DESCRIPTION / PRIMARY PURPOSE OF JOB
The Sr Wireless Technician is responsible for the verification and validation of all Starkey wireless product designs, using test procedures, test equipment, lab tools, software tools and orientation from the engineering team. Provide efficient, systematic, and well documented feedback for the tasks that have been assigned. Maintain a clean and organized lab environment in addition to keep track of the calibration methods, requirements, and due dates. Interact with other departments to ensure the flow of tasks and materials. Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures related to wireless and RF engineering. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals and works under limited supervision.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES/RESULTS
Hardware: Support hardware development
Use guidelines from the engineering staff to implement required builds and modifications
Test and document data collection
Use the documentation tools for clear, detailed, and careful recording of test sets, parameters, and others
Track calibration methods and due dates
Use the engineering guidelines and industrial standards to ensure measurement accuracy
Provide feedback of problems and trends observed during test and hardware updates or modifications
Proactively use reports or verbal communication to promptly advise about problems and solutions
Provide feedback for design developments
Use the data and experienced acquired during development to help improve performance and reliability of products and processes
Support hardware government regulatory qualification
Setup location visits and procure parts for qualification prescreening and final test, use experience and guidelines to successfully accomplish regulatory goals, careful and detail documentation of the procedures and results
Support EMC, environmental and other compliance requirements
Setup location visits and procure parts for qualification prescreening and final test, use experience and guidelines to successfully accomplish regulatory goals, careful and detail documentation of the procedures and results
Software: Learn and master the use of software test tools, keep track of software tool upgrades
Proactively use and update software tools
Provide feedback to improve and accelerate test procedures
Communicate to developers the needs and improvements required
Verify the right functioning of tools
Continuously ensure that data collected meets expectation and, in this way, avoid having configuration and setup errors
Data and documentation: Create reports and test procedures
Using guidelines promptly update data bases with the data collected or create tables and others that can communicate results. Create and help in the creation of test procedures
Verify the validity of data that is been recorded
Continuously ensure that data collected meets expectation and, in this way, avoid having configuration and setup errors
Support data analysis
Use reports, documented data, experiences, and observation to provide help in understanding problems, errors, and failures during development
Technical lead
Organize and clean lab area
Support parts and equipment purchases
Provide feedback to improve the flow of material, test time and needed equipment
Other duties/responsibilities as assigned
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Education, Certification and Experience Requirements
Education
Experience
Knowledge / Technical Requirements
Analog /digital communication, RF & wireless fundamentals and troubleshooting of related circuits/systems, desired
Electrical and RF test and measurement equipment, required
Good understanding of digital, analog and RF circuits and working experience in measuring devices under via computer-controlled test equipment, desired
Data statistical analysis and statistical process control (Excel, others.)
Competencies, Skills & Abilities
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
RF circuits/systems design.
Proficiency in using the following equipment: oscilloscope, signal generator, spectrum analyzer, Network analyzer
Excellent people skills.
Excellent Communication skills, both written and verbal.
Excellent computer skills.
Capable of performing with some or minimum supervision
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