Master Lab Technician

Company / Location Information

A. O. Smith is a global leader applying innovative technologies and energy-efficient solutions to products manufactured and marketed worldwide. The company is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of residential and commercial water heating equipment and boilers, as well as a manufacturer of water treatment products for residential and light commercial applications. A. O. Smith is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with approximately 12,000 employees at operations in the United States, Canada, China, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

Recently named one of Milwaukee’s Top Places to Work, we care about our associates and have programs in place to help our team members achieve their potential. When you join our team, you will receive rewards and recognition for your contributions, training, and professional development opportunities, as well as a variety of benefits to support you and your family's health, well-being, and financial future. 

Primary Function

As a Master Lab Technician working with electronics and sensors, you will be responsible for supporting A. O. Smith’s research and development activities by scoping requirements, designing and building electronic test setups for laboratory experiments, conducting experiments, collecting and analyzing test data, and troubleshooting results. 

We Offer

Competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits plans which include medical and dental insurance, company-sponsored life insurance, retirement security savings plan, short- and long-term disability programs and tuition assistance.

We are a drug-free facility and require all employees to pass a drug screen and background check.

Responsibilities

• Test Setup Design – work with senior research engineers to scope, develop and build custom test setups for lab experiments including but not limited to test hardware (e.g. National Instruments, Raspberry Pi, or custom PCBs), test software (e.g. embedded controls and LabView), wire harnessing, and data acquisition systems.
• Lab Experiments – independently or under the guidance of senior engineers, perform laboratory experiments supporting A. O. Smith water heating and treating research projects.
• Data Analysis – analyze experimental data to identify trends and collaborate with research team to draw meaningful conclusions from the test results.
• Debugging – troubleshoot and resolve issues that arise during custom test equipment development and lab experimentation.
• Collaboration – work in a cross-functional team environment including electronics lab technicians and experienced team of researchers to deliver research test equipment needs.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in Engineering or Related Field
• 7+ years of related work experience or training
• Capable of building and maintaining complex control and data acquisition systems utilizing LabVIEW programming software.
• Experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, function generators, multimeters and soldering stations.
• Experience creating custom test hardware including platforms such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and/or National Instruments.
• Can act with limited supervision on applying and trouble-shooting initial unit set up
• Can analyze problems, present solutions and implements decisions
• Easily recognizes when parameters are wrong, indicating that a unit is not functioning properly
• Understands what data needs to be collected, how that data is to be collected, and uses the proper forms for logging the required data. Understands what the data being recorded means to the performance of the unit under test
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.