Electrical/Controls & Automation Engineering Technician

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for an Electrical/Controls and Automation Engineering Technician to join our team in Flagstaff, AZ.

Just 150 miles north of Phoenix and 80 miles south of the Grand Canyon, Flagstaff is an ideal place to join Gore and change. Surrounded by pine forests and mountains, Flagstaff offers natural beauty, small-town charm, a vibrant educational community, and a diverse culture. Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy all four seasons here, with 300 days of sunshine and a variety of recreational activities. A major employer in Arizona's growing bioscience sector, Gore has led Flagstaff's growth in medical-device jobs since 2002.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will work with new-product development, manufacturing, machine design, and shop/maintenance teams to support the design, build, implementation, and maintenance of manufacturing and test equipment.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be passionate about providing engineering support for state-of-the art implantable medical devices and manufacturing processes
• Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
• Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

• Preparing equipment documentation, including electrical schematics, panel layouts, setup documents, and operation manuals (approximately 50% of time)
• Preparing as-built electrical documentation
• Assisting engineering in current and accurate qualification of new equipment
• Assisting in selecting electrical components for control systems
• Ensuring component datasheetsare maintained and updated
• Determining electrical-component wiring requirements
• Reviewing equipment designs for compliance with electrical standards
• Creating bill of materials and coordinating parts procurement for equipment builds
• Maintaining best practices by communicating with associates performing similar functions

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

• Associate degree in an electrical field, OR 3 years' experience in electrical design, construction, and documentation of equipment
• Experience with AutoCAD or AutoCAD Electrical
• Working knowledge of electrical standards such as NFPA 79 and NEC
• Knowledge of and demonstrated ability to comply with safe electrical practices
• Excellent skills in drafting electrical design documents
• Comfortable working in a team environment
• Self-motivated and detail-oriented

Desirable Job Qualifications

• Experience in/with:
  • Electrical troubleshooting and equipment maintenance in a manufacturing environment
  • Motion control
  • One or more machine-control programming languages
  • The medical-device or other regulated industry
  • Drafting pneumatic, hydraulic, and P&ID documents
  • SolidWorks and Enterprise PDM
• Knowledge of industrial-control concepts, such as RS232 and Ethernet communications protocols, distributed I/O, and analog and digital signal processing
• A work style of hands-on involvement in all phases of a project
• Ability to configure and start up control systems

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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To apply:

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