Electronics Assembler

ABOUT US

Since our founding in 1974, Sunpower has been the world leader in free-piston Stirling technology. Sunpower has implemented free-piston technology in our commercial line of CryoTel cryocoolers and our aerospace Stirling cryocoolers and Stirling engines. Sunpower's Engineering services include production of spaceflight cryocoolers and design, development, and fabrication of prototype free-piston Stirling machines. Sunpower's has strong ties to the local community including a long history of connections and collaboration with Ohio University.  Our founder and the inventor of our technology is a former OHIO professor, and ~25% of our current staff are OHIO graduates. Including graduates from Hocking College and local high schools, more than half of our staff can be traced to the Southeast Ohio community. Learn more about us at 

POSITION PURPOSE

This position works as part of an assembly team having responsibility for creating individual components, sub-assemblies, and final assembly of the entire product. The incumbents are required to perform repetitive manufacturing assembly operations with little supervision.

ROUTINE FUNCTIONS

• Good communication (oral and written) skills.

• Presents positive impact within the work group by assisting co-workers.

• Continuously develop skills through training, observation, and/or through additional education.

• Demonstrated ability in troubleshooting, soldering, and hand assembly.

• Experience reading schematics, wiring diagrams, mechanical drawings, process documents, and quality inspection documents

JOB REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

DUTIES, EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE

• Safe operating practice in compliance with all site requirements.
• Perform all assembly operations.
• Assemble, test, and repair electronic assemblies as directed.
• Install and replace through hole and surface mount components.
• Inspect all individual components/sub-assemblies/final assemblies for quality/accuracy.
• Document and communicate all testing and inspection results in both oral and written formats.
• Use of computer software, electronics test equipment, and hand-held tools.
• Ability to read and use tools such as: calipers, micrometers, multimeters, thermocouples, oscilloscopes, and relevant powered tools/machines.
• Safe use of chemicals including solvents, adhesives, lubricants, compressed gases, liquid nitrogen, solder/flux, and cleaners.
• Basic mathematical skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division)
• Ability to communicate effectively (oral and written)
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to receive and follow instructions/processes precisely while paying strict attention to the details.
• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Minimal Experience with a strong mechanical aptitude

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

None

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK REQUIREMENTS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, extreme cold or heat (non-weather), risk of electrical shock, risk of radiation, fumes or airborne particles, compressed gases or air, liquid nitrogen, hot work, infrared laser, hazardous chemicals, powered tools, hand tools, knives, and wet or humid conditions (non-weather). The noise level in the work environment is typically low to moderate.