Debug Technician at Flextronics America LLC in Austin, Texas

Job Description:

Job Posting Start Date 09-16-2024 Job Posting End Date 10-21-2024

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Job Summary

Principle Accountabilities:

• Troubleshoots and repairs complex mechanical and electrical assemblies used in equipment at the component level.


• Operates electronic test equipment such as oscilloscopes and conducts special tests as required.


• Provides technical assistance and guidance to other technical personnel.


• Collaborates with engineering on functionality issues and procedure updates.


• Presents training, when necessary, to the new build and service assembler teams.


• Contributes to the development of work instructions, batch records, equipment logs, material specifications and other device history documents.


• Helps monitor productivity of our equipment by tracking yields and equipment cycle rates.


• Assists with the installation, debug and validation of process equipment.


• Follows all safety guidelines and reports unsafe conditions to supervisor.


• Develops and maintains Debug Guide to troubleshoot PCBA.


• Provides training and PCBA debugging guidance to other debug technicians.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Has awareness of new technologies/ techniques.  Demonstrates detailed functional knowledge and may lead process.  Demonstrates advanced technical skills.

Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedures. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and customers.

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. 

Scope / Impact

Low impact, limited to the specific work area.

Decision Making / Discretion

Limited expectations to make decisions outside immediate work assignments.  Decisions only affect individual.

Supervision / Leadership

Requires detailed instructions on assignments.  Requires close supervision.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, work that requires repetitive motion, toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock.

Physical Demands:  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 regularly required to handle small components, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and depth perception.

Job Category

Production Engineering

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

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