Engineering Technician - Fiber Optic

Performs environmental and mechanical testing of optical cables, cable assemblies, and components. Provides test, inspection, and analytical support to Engineering, Manufacturing, Sales, and Quality Assurance departments.
Significant Responsibilities:
Performs specific job responsibilities:
? Conduct environmental and mechanical tests on cables and assemblies in accordance with industry, corporate, and military standards and procedures.
? Understand and apply industrial, corporate, and military standards and procedures to test efforts.
? Use computers and peripherals to obtain, organize, and correctly interpret significant amounts of data.
? Produce computer-based test reports in logical and meaningful formats to effectively convey findings and results to other individuals and departments.
? Troubleshoot test setups and catastrophic failures for root causes (able to locate bad splices, suspect optical interfaces, bad alignment sleeves, misconfigured equipment, computer malfunctions, etc.)
? Perform inspections, testing, and analysis in support of customer complaints, return material authorizations, and root cause analysis.
? Support Production efforts by performing required inspections, analysis, tests, and cable annealing processes (high-temperature soaks).
Job Scope:
? Performs tests as directed by the Test Lab Supervisor and generates associated reports.
? Candidate must possess excellent verbal and written skills. Such skills will be essential in discussing and clarifying test requirements and in generating lab reports
? Test programs, cable samples, and associated results are OCC and/or customer-proprietary and, as a result, must be handled accordingly.
? Results of tests and associated reports are used by other departments and personnel to better improve production efforts, support sales and marketing efforts, or qualify products for shipment.