Electrical R&D Technician

Job Summary

As an Electrical R&D Technician at MORSE you will be applying skills across a variety of disciplines to support the development of cutting-edge unmanned aerial vehicles and other integrated systems. MORSE is searching for candidates with experience building electro-mechanical systems and testing with a particular focus on electronics and electrical components. This position will be onsite in our Cambridge lab and office.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development of aerial vehicle components, sub-systems and systems

• Perform modifications to a COTS airframe to incorporate custom avionics and payloads

• Implement Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) on hardware or feed back assembly/fab issues to engineers.

• Perform electrical tests for functionality and continuity.

• Inspect assemblies, PCBs, harnesses for defects and compliance with good workmanship practices.

• Perform visual/microscope inspection and rework of PCBs with SMT components. Remove and replace through-hole and SMT components using hot air tools

• Assemble, prototype, fabricate, test, and troubleshoot complex electro-mechanical systems

• Conduct functional tests and operational checks following assembly or repair to verify proper system functionality and performance

Requirements:

• US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED and the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance

• Ability to work in a rapidly-changing R&D environment

• Ability to follow detailed fabrication processes of complex prototypes to high degree of quality and accuracy

• Capable of following technical diagrams and schematics to fabricate and/or route wire harnesses, routing, and termination (crimping, soldering) using various connector types, crimps or soldering.

  Experienced in operations such as stripping, crimping, termination and labeling of wires and cables.

• Experience with electrical debug & fault isolation using basic electrical test equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters, isolation testers)

• Experience in the fabrication of mechanical and electrical systems using commonly used techniques and tools,

• Ability to identify issues, communicate them and work with engineers to develop solutions

• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs