Engineering Technician

Engineering Technician

As an Engineering Technician, you will play a vital role in evaluating, isolating, and documenting mechanical and electrical failures. You will be responsible for setting up bench test equipment, performing qualification and validation activities, and maintaining essential manufacturing, quality, and materials records. Your work will support tooling and standards databases and involve entering and updating Bill of Materials in the ERP system.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and document mechanical and electrical failures.
• Set up bench test equipment for device diagnostics.
• Perform qualification and validation activities to support manufacturing and engineering.
• Maintain manufacturing, quality, and materials records.
• Support and streamline tooling and product/part document systems.
• Enter and maintain Bill of Materials (BOM) in the ERP system.
• Coordinate and assist with customer SCR/ECR/ECOs and ECNs.
• Coordinate engineering prototype builds.
• Support process capabilities, evaluations, and improvements.
• Interpret customer prints, bills of materials, and special requirements.
• Work collaboratively with other departments to resolve product issues.

Essential Skills:

• 1+ year of experience in electronics or relevant experience from school.
• Proficiency in test set up and troubleshooting.
• Experience with electrical troubleshooting, oscilloscopes, circuit testing, and circuit boards.
• Familiarity with ERP systems, optical inspection, and validation processes.

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

• Ability to assist with test fixtures and troubleshoot failed circuit boards.
• Experience in test setups.

Work Environment:

In this role, you will interface with customers to assess and document packages, supporting methods improvement activities. You may also collaborate with manufacturing and engineering teams to introduce new products, prepare documentation, develop training, and produce estimate and analysis reports. This position offers opportunities for growth within the test department and encourages streamlining and automation of product data management systems.

Job Type & Location:

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Mankato, MN. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $30.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type:

This is a fully onsite position in Mankato, MN.

Application Deadline:

This position is anticipated to close on Jan 5, 2026.

About Actalent:

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.