Where will I work and what will I do?
The Electronic System Technology program is our flagship program and major employers come to campus twice a year to interview students. Those companies and the job duties they need might include:
TEKTRONIX
Position to include providing technician support through problem analysis, troubleshooting, repairing to the component level with knowledge and use of test equipment. Meet customer commitments for product output through repair and calibration of customer instruments, long-term support and continuous improvement. Work with production personnel to resolve line problems. Work with and provide support to other functional organizations as required. www.tektronix.com
JT3
RF and Electronic Technician. Works in a classified environment with professional technicians and engineers, supporting both maintenance and developmental efforts. Duties includes supporting daily operational testing; making timely repairs to RF and electronic components both on the system and in the lab; and assisting with modifications to existing radars (minor and major to accommodate advanced technology upgrades). Applicable systems include RF and microwave receivers, transmitters, antennas, and digital signal processing hardware. Analog experience required. Position includes periodic work with engineering personnel to solve system anomalies and to integrate new subsystems and features into existing systems. www.jt3.com
MAXIM
As a Test Engineering Maintenance Technician, you will be involved in the support and maintenance of laser trim test systems. Tasks will include but not be limited to maintaining, calibrating, troubleshooting and repairing semiconductor test systems, as well as sustaining of products that are tested on test systems. In addition, the qualified applicant will assist in the design of component-level circuits and assist in developing automated test system software for our analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits. As a member of this engineering team, you will be involved in all phases of product development, design of test fixtures, hands-on debug, characterization, and manufacturing release. www.maxim-ic.com
BECHTEL NEVADA
Perform calibration, characterization and component level repair of nuclear detector systems. Work with engineers to fabricate electronic and mechanical assemblies. Candidate must maintain an expertise in detector and acquisition electronics, digital imagery, and radio and satellite communications. Maintain, operate and install radiological data acquisition systems in local and remote field environments. Contacts include personnel from the Department of Defense, NNSA, and other government agencies. www.bechtelnevada.com
LUMENIS LTD
Lumenis Ltd. develops manufactures and markets state-of-the-art proprietary laser and intense pulsed light devices. Its systems are used in a variety of aesthetic, surgical and ophthalmic applications, including skin treatments, hair removal, non-invasive treatment of vascular lesions and pigmented lesions, acne, ENT, gynecology, urinary lithotripsy, benign prostatic hyperplasia, open angle glaucoma, secondary cataracts, age-related macular degeneration, and refractive eye correction, as well as neurosurgery. www.lumenis.com