Engineering Technician

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Located in Centennial, CO

Salary: $23.00 - $24.50/hr.

NOW HIRING: Engineering Technician (Electro-Mechanical) / Engineering Apprentice

Pay: $23.00–$24.50/hr (based on experience)
Schedule: Monday–Friday | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Location: Centennial, CO
Position Type: Full-Time | Evaluation Hire

Summary

Express Employment Professionals of Centennial is partnered with a high-tech engineering and manufacturing company in Centennial to hire an Engineering Apprentice / Engineering Technician to support R&D and product development efforts. This role is ideal for someone with strong hands-on technical skills who wants to grow into an engineering career path while working in a lab environment building, testing, and troubleshooting electro-mechanical products.

This position blends electrical assembly, engineering lab support, and technical problem-solving, making it a great opportunity for candidates with electronics training, engineering curiosity, and a desire to advance their technical skill set.

Duties / Highlights

• Assemble and solder surface-mount and through-hole components on PCBs (including fine-pitch, 0201s, BGAs)
• Build engineering prototypes, development samples, and custom electro-mechanical products
• Perform wiring, cable, and harness assembly involving fine-pitch connectors
• Assemble prototype chassis and align mechanical or optical systems
• Program, calibrate, and test new and existing products using engineering tools
• Troubleshoot returned or failed products, document findings, and repair to working order
• Support qualification, validation, and sustaining engineering testing
• Operate and set up test equipment such as DMMs, oscilloscopes, function generators, and thermal chambers
• Take qualitative and quantitative measurements and interpret results
• Assist in design reviews and creation of test procedures
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe engineering lab environment
• Document technical results and summarize findings in reports
• Work closely with engineers to support new product development and continuous improvement

What We Look For (Required Skills)

• High school diploma or equivalent (electronics or technical degree strongly preferred)
• Demonstrated soldering experience with surface-mount and through-hole components
• Strong mechanical aptitude and comfort working with small components
• Basic understanding of electronics, mechanical systems, and assembly processes
• Ability to read schematics, drawings, and BOMs
• Comfortable using computers and software (Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word)
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow detailed instructions
• Willingness to learn, grow, and develop engineering-level skills
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs and work in a lab/testing environment

Preferred / Bonus Skills

• Experience with Altium or Altium 365
• Exposure to schematic capture or PCB layout tools
• Familiarity with IPC standards or ISO 9001 environments
• Experience supporting R&D or engineering teams
• Background in products that combine electrical, mechanical, firmware, and software technologies

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