Senior Engineering & Equipment Technician

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.

Pay Range:

$28.80 - $39.60

Position Summary
The Simple Plex and Simple Western platforms are automated protein analysis systems within Bio-Techne. The Senior Engineering & Equipment Technician plays a critical role in maintaining, repairing, troubleshooting, and continuously improving automated and semi-automated manufacturing equipment used to produce consumable microfluidic cartridges and capillary-based Western Blot cartridges in a cleanroom manufacturing environment. This position serves as a senior technical resource supporting production uptime, equipment reliability, process improvements, and engineering initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain continuous operation of production equipment through advanced diagnostics, repair, calibration, adjustment, and component replacement

• Lead troubleshooting of complex mechanical, electronic, pneumatic, fluidic, and motion-control systems

• Utilize oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, power analyzers, current probes, and other diagnostic tools to identify root causes of equipment failures

• Serve as the technical escalation point for recurring or high-impact equipment failures

• Perform and improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs to maximize equipment uptime and reliability

• Collaborate with production and engineering teams to resolve equipment and process issues and implement sustainable corrective actions

• Participate in validation and qualification activities for equipment modifications and process improvements

• Train, mentor, and develop operators and technicians in setup, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting techniques

• Maintain detailed maintenance records and support ISO 13485 requirements

• Be prepared to gather and show records of maintenance & calibration events during audit cycles

• Assist with facility and infrastructure equipment as required

Required Skills

• Expert troubleshooting and repair capability on automated manufacturing and electro-mechanical equipment

• Proficiency using diagnostic instrumentation: Oscilloscopes, multimeters, current probes, etc.

• Experience troubleshooting motors, actuators, sensors, pneumatics, vacuum systems, fluid handling equipment, and automated systems

• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, I/O drawings, mechanical drawings, and pneumatic diagrams

• Strong root-cause analysis, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills

• Must be capable of working effectively in a team environment

Desired Skills

• Exposure to PLC’s, HMI’s, National Instruments, Beckhoff, & software environments that control these devices

• Experience leading equipment reliability improvement initiatives

• Understanding manufacturing processes: Machining, molding, assembly, and material properties

• Knowledge of ISO 13485 requirements

Education and Experience

• Associate degree in Manufacturing, Engineering Technology, Electronics, Mechatronics, or Electro-Mechanical disciplines or equivalent work experience

• 5-8+ years of experience maintaining and troubleshooting automated manufacturing equipment

• Demonstrated history of resolving complex equipment failures and mentoring less experienced technicians

Why Join Bio-Techne:

• We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.

• We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.

• We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.

• We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging. 

• We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.

• We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

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