Automotive Technician

Description :

We're looking for a Mechanical Technician for a 36-month contract, with the potential for a permanent position. You'll report to our Senior Advanced Mechanical Technician, playing a key role in our fast-paced R&D environment. This is a great chance to contribute to innovative projects and gain diverse mechanical experience in a collaborative setting.

Our Company

Viken Detection provides enabling security imaging and material identification solutions that help law enforcement and safety inspection professionals keep the public safe from drug trafficking, terrorism, and environmental hazardous threats. The company's innovative OSPREY and HARRIER vehicle and its handheld products, including the RAVEN, NIGHTHAWK, FOXHOUND, and Pb200, are recognized leaders in their markets. Viken Detection is headquartered just west of Boston in Burlington, Massachusetts.

For more information, visit www.vikendetection.com

Responsibilities

• Perform a wide range of mechanical assembly and rework tasks, including drilling, tapping, cutting metals, fitting parts, troubleshooting alignment issues, and general fabrication.
• Work closely with engineering on new projects, often starting from models, sketches, or even "napkin" designs, without established procedures.
• Juggle multiple projects simultaneously, adapting quickly to changing priorities and tasks.
• Primarily work on large equipment assembly, mobile vehicles, truck-sized structures, and some smaller bench-top subassemblies with rotating and moving components.
• Be comfortable with indoor and outdoor work year-round, including in field construction settings around cranes and excavators, and perform tasks on lifts up to 15 feet high.
• Handle miscellaneous tasks like moving materials, driving supplies, and running errands to local hardware stores.
• Opportunities to travel domestically and internationally to support customers and system installation

Requirements :

Viken Detection is an Equal Opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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