Engineering Technologist
Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer

Job Info

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This job will provide you with an opportunity to further your career alongside some of the best and most passionate technology experts from around the world in a leading company within the test, measurement and data analytics industry. You will be a strong contributor collaborating closely with colleagues from various business functions.

At HBK, we live up to our three values: Be True, Own It and Aim High. We believe in absolute integrity - it's how we win for stakeholders, the environment and each other. We believe in teamwork and keeping our promises - to ourselves and others. Finally, we believe in being bold and positive. This is how we perform at our best and achieve greater success.

As a vital part to our engineering design team, you will be responsible for building and testing electronic assemblies for our fast-growing sensing business. Day to day activities include soldering PCBs, designing and performing product qualification tests, working with test labs, component evaluation, and more. As the team technologist, each day will present new and exciting challenges.

MicroStrain is a subsidiary of HBK located near Burlington, Vermont USA. We are consistently voted one of the best places to work in the state and have a long history of developing cutting edge products used to solve difficult engineering problems. You will enjoy the experience of working in small company atmosphere while providing the benefits of a large corporation.

Primary Responsibilities

• Build and maintain product test equipment
• Create and execute qualification test plans for new products using test lab equipment such as a thermal chamber, shaker table, and HALT test machine
• Maintain sensor test platforms on robots and vehicles
• Work with product certification facilities (FCC, CE, IC, etc)
• Work with environmental test labs to certify products to industry standards (Ingress Protection, Salt Fog, Vibration, Thermal Shock, EMI/EMC tests, etc)
• Create and modify Bill of Materials (BOM) and manufacturing documentation
• Continuously learn about our products and understand how they are used by customers
• Live the HBK Values
  • Be True
  • Own It
  • Aim High

Required Competencies

• Ability to use electronic test equipment, including multi-meters, oscilloscopes, function generators, etc.
• Experience soldering surface-mount electrical components
• Ability to read and understand schematics
• Ability to read and understand mechanical prints
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Excellent general technical skills - electrical and mechanical
• Proficient in Microsoft Office

Required Qualifications

• Required, A.S. in electronics or related technical discipline
• Preferred, B.S. degree, preferably in an engineering field (mechanical, electrical) from an accredited university

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with PCB design software, such as Altium
• Programming experience with Python, Labview, or C++
• General machining skills
• Understanding of PCB design and development process (schematic capture)
• Familiarity with 3D printing
• Familiarity with 3D CAD modeling
• IPC J-STD-001 Certified IPC Specialist

Personal skills

• Entrepreneurial, innovative, and customer-oriented mindset void of departmental or silo thinking
• Comfortable working on a variety of problems including technical, cultural, and interpersonal
• Motivated by making change happen
• Enthusiasm for technical contexts
• Career aspirations, with a desire for career progression
• A people person with high levels of emotional intelligence
• Change management trained and experienced with business transitions
• Project management experience

One Company - HBK

MicroStrain is a leading developer of inertial sensors and wireless instrumentation systems based just outside Burlington Vermont. For over 35 years MicroStrain sensors have been used in many applications, including mobile robotics and precision agriculture.

As of September 19, 2023, MicroStrain was integrated into Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer (HBK), a long-established brand in sensing systems.

On 1st of January 2019, Brüel & Kjær and HBM merged their activities into a new company called HBK (Hottinger, Brüel & Kjær). With more than 3,000 employees worldwide and production facilities in Denmark, Germany, the UK, the USA, China and Portugal and presence in 80 countries, HBK becomes a leading global powerhouse.

Both companies currently operate within the Test and Measurement segment of Spectris, the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company.

We Offer

The job will provide you with an opportunity to further your career alongside some of the best and most passionate technology experts from around the world in a leading company within the test and measurement industry. You will be a strong contributor who collaborates closely with colleagues from various business functions all over the world.

Application deadline

Please send your application and CV as soon as possible. Please note that we review applications on an ongoing basis.

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