Senior Manufacturing Technician

The Senior Manufacturing Technician role at Teledyne Brown Engineering

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging, and pharmaceutical research.

Relying on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals with advanced coordination and control, using written and/or verbal instructions including engineering drawings and test procedures, this position plans, builds, tests, repairs, and modifies production mechanical and electronic components and instruments.

• Devises, fabricates, and assembles new or modified mechanical/electro‑mechanical and electronic components or assemblies for products such as industrial equipment and machinery, power equipment, servo systems, machine tools, and measuring instruments. May be required to install, troubleshoot, diagnose causes, and/or repair products, instruments, or equipment or perform routine or preventive maintenance.
• Coordinates and participates in final assembly of unit or system, connecting valves, pumps, hydraulic, mechanical or electrical controls, cabling, tubing, power source, and instruments. May assemble standard components and assemblies.
• Activates controls to apply electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, or mechanical power.
• Reviews project instructions and drawings to ascertain test specifications, procedures, objectives, test equipment, nature of technical problem, and possible solutions such as part redesign, substitution of material or parts, or rearrangement of parts or subassemblies.
• Sets up and conducts tests of complete units and components under operational conditions to evaluate performance and reliability of prototype or production model or to obtain data for development, standardization, quality control, and/or contract requirements.
• Analyzes test results in relation to design or rated specifications and test objectives, and corrects equipment through modification, rebuild or adjustment to meet specifications.
• Records test procedures and results, numerical and graphical data, and recommendations for changes in product or test method.

This job has no supervisory responsibilities but may provide technical leadership to lower-level technicians, including training employees, planning, assigning, directing work, and resolving technically related work problems.

• Analytical – Collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement data.
• Problem Solving – Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
• Technical Skills – Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; pursues training and development opportunities; shares expertise with others.
• Interpersonal Skills – Remains open to others’ ideas and shows willingness to try new things.
• Oral Communication – Listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions.
• Written Communication – Presents numerical data effectively; reads and interprets written information; writes short reports clearly.
• Teamwork – Contributes to building a positive team spirit; assists lower level technicians.
• Ethics – Works with integrity and ethically.
• Organizational Support – Follows policies and procedures; supports organization’s goals and values.
• Judgment – Exhibits sound and accurate judgment.
• Motivation – Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.
• Planning/Organizing – Prioritizes and plans assigned work activities; uses time efficiently.
• Professionalism – Approaches others tactfully; reacts well under pressure; treats others with respect.
• Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; pays attention to detail; seeks ways to improve quality.
• Quantity – Meets productivity standards; completes work in a timely manner; works quickly but accurately.
• Safety and Security – Observes safety and security…