Principal Electronics Technician

DigiKey is one of the fastest growing distributors of electronic components in the world. In addition to offering the broadest selection of in-stock electronic components and providing the best service possible to customers, employees have access to a highly competitive benefits package. The package includes a comprehensive health insurance plan featuring a low co-pay and no deductible plan as well as dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage; flexible spending accounts; competitive paid time off; relocation assistance; 401(k) and profit sharing; and education advancement. To learn more, visit our benefits and perks page .
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Position Overview: A Principal Engineering Technician will have broad and deep technical knowledge including troubleshooting of system components and their interactions with the overall system of interest.
A Principal Engineering Technician will provide input to the engineering team on functionally, reliability, manufacturability and maintainability of system components. The Principal Engineering Technician may make design improvements and changes to improve system life.
Responsibilities:

• Provide documentation, training, troubleshooting procedures, and advanced support for difficult or systemic problems
• Collect operating data and solve technical problems using root cause analysis and testing equipment such as DVM, logic analyzer, and storage oscilloscope
• Interpret electronic device data sheets, understand electronic hardware schematics, and identify component purpose
• Work with Digi-Key and 3rd party teams to assist in system designs, installations, and upgrades
• Perform the following: wiring, assembly, firmware development, electrical testing, controls troubleshooting and debug
• Identify work tasks to complete a project, plan the work, and complete the work as planned
• Act as a resource and provide technical guidance to other engineering technicians

Education and Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Associates degree in technical field such as electrical or mechanical engineering technology or related field preferred.
• Typically 10-16 years of experience
• Ability to interpret electronic device data sheets and proficient understanding of electronic hardware schematics
• Previous experience troubleshooting electronic hardware issues and proficient at operating test equipment such as DVM, logic analyzer, and storage oscilloscope
• Collects operating data and solves technical problems using data and analytical thinking
• Experience in developing and debugging microcontroller firmware
• Understands microcontroller functional blocks and peripherals of MCU with Microchip MCU experience preferred
• Familiar with board level communication interfaces like I2C, SPI, UART, and general purpose I/O
• Maintains and creates system documentation for products designed or improvements made
• Interacts with users and elevates to Digi-Key engineers or 3rd party suppliers as needed
• Seek guidance from senior staff when needed
• Monitors downtime, problems, documents and analyzes problems and publishes any maintenance schedule for systems
• Understanding of business function related to the systems

Physical Requirements:

• Generally, spend the workday sitting at a workstation and operating computer devices, such as, but not limited to keyboard, mouse and screen
• Generally, spend the workday performing repetitive motions that involve or affect the hands, head, and other parts of your body

DigiKey Electronics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran and disabled, and other diverse candidates to apply and be considered for open positions.
If you are an applicant with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources at 1-800-338-4105 or careers.us@digikey.com .
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