Engineering Development Technician Mechanical III

Woodward’s Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Commitment

At Woodward, no matter where you are from, your physical appearance, or how you identify, you deserve the opportunity to reach your greatest potential.  We are on a journey to achieve this as an organization and want to work closely with our members to set the right path.

We humbly acknowledge this will be an imperfect journey.  Yet, we are steadfastly committed to embracing the power of diverse people, perspectives and experiences for our current members, attracting the best talent across our communities, and creating an inclusive and rewarding workplace for all.

Woodward supports our members’ wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. 

• Estimated annual base pay:  $33.85 (minimum) - $42.31 (midpoint) - $50.77 (maximum)

  • All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity 

  • 401(k) match (4.5%)

  • Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)

  • Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members  

• 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays 

• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire

• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave 

• Paid parental leave

• Adoption Assistance  

• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits 

• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life 

• Member referral bonus 

• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending 

• Voluntary benefits, including:  

• Home / Auto Insurance discounts 

• Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave 

Are you ready to make your mark?  If you’re an Engineering Dev Tech, we have an exciting opportunity for you. The Engineering Development Technician Level 3 is responsible for performing routine functions using standard techniques to solve moderately complex technical problems. The role supports prototype development and testing of new and existing products and provides technical support to Development Engineering. It involves solving more complex technical problems and planning non-routine assignments with substantial variety and complexity, requiring low supervision. Work may be reviewed by senior technicians or engineering staff.

What You Will Be Doing 

• Assembles new and/or modified mechanical components

• Identifies and corrects most malfunctions in Test Lab and/or test equipment

• Sets up and performs testing on new, modified and production product designs under operational conditions per written and verbal instructions from the project/product engineer with minimal assistance or supervision

• Participates in installation of equipment in test fixtures, connecting valves, pumps, hydraulic, mechanical or electrical controls, cabling, tubing, power source and instrumentation

What We Are Looking For 

• Associate's Degree required

• 3-5 years development technician experience with proficiency in mechanical or electrical systems required

• Strong machining aptitude and extensive development lab experience

• Ability to read mechanical drawings and electrical, hydraulic and electronic schematics and suggest design changes

• Ability to read and use a wide range of precision mechanical and electrical measurement devices

• Ability to learn new and advanced instrumentation and data acquisition systems with minimal assistance. Good data collection and analysis skills

• Ability to set up and troubleshoot moderately complex instrumentation, data acquisition systems and other Woodward product lines both internally and at the customer

• Thorough working knowledge of the physical principles that govern mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Has a basic knowledge of electrical systems

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