Gauteng: SENIOR ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN – CAD DESIGN posted by SKILLS CONNECTOR

Telemeter and Production Procurement

• Responsible for procurement of PCBs.
• Liaising with suppliers of PCBs AND Sourcing of components.
• Negotiating best possible pricing terms on components.
• Negotiating supplier agreements.
• Approval of quotes

Development Support Performing updates of Bills of Materials (“BOM”)

• Approving and signing off on BOMs.
• Building prototypes inclusive of integration.
• Doing modifications in support of the development team.
• Kitting of parts for the manufacturing of PCBs.
• Testing and assembling of PCBs.
• Conducting Design review of schematics.
• Electronic design work (selecting components, participating in schematic design, routing PCBs, reviewing other designs, etc).
• PCB integration testing (shortages, board bring up, testing functional blocks of PCB).
• Assisting in software development.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• Ensuring that all development support requests are met per the expectations & requirements of the engineer.
• Contributing significantly to the ongoing improvement of  products, systems, & procedures based on the analysis of trends arising from the Iso internal audits.
• Complete 90% of assigned design and design assistance tasks within the agreed project timelines, with task durations and completion dates logged in the project tracking system.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Grade 12 and a tertiary qualification in electronics (At least N4 Diploma)
• A minimum of 5 years of electronics experience
• Good hand skills such as soldering as well as the ability to use hand tools
• The ability to follow test procedures and use electronic testing equipment correctly
• Computer literacy is essential (embedded linux advantageous)
• CAD design for electronics circuits for schematics & PCB layout
• Software PCB programming competency