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Manufacturing Technician
Apply- ID: 555205
- Posted: 11/10/2025
- Location: State College, PA
- Category: LI - Manufacturing
- Job Type: Temporary
- Duration: 9 - 12 Months
Are you a Manufacturing Technician looking to join one of the top companies in the Aerospace and Defense industry?
Are you looking to further your career and grow?
Do you have experience with mechanical or electro-mechanical assembly?
If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!
Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work onsite with our client in State College, PA. Interested?
Here's what you'd do:
- Responsible for performing functions associated with all manufacturing operations, including working with engineers in setup and calibration tasks and performing rework and quality testing related to producing parts, components, subassemblies, and final assemblies.
- Determines and may assist in developing methods and procedures to control or modify the manufacturing process.
- Technician is responsible for testing, troubleshooting, and calibrating avionics electronics
- You will work from drawings, diagrams, customer specifications, schematics, or test procedures to diagnose and analyze problems utilizing various test equipment.
- Document test findings and diagnose and analyze problems utilizing various test equipment.
- Construct, calibrate, adjust, test, and maintain equipment to support RF testing/tuning.
- Ensure we have correct functionality of units under test and test equipment.
- Utilize methodical and logical reasoning processes to resolve complex technical issues.
- Identify any discrepancies within testing.
- Performs mechanical or electro-mechanical assembly operations on mechanical/electrical assemblies, sub-assemblies, or end products.
Here's what you'll get:
Pay: $35.00 - $37.50 /hr.
Hours: 9/80 Shift 7:00-4:30 Mon-Thur Every other Friday 7:00-3:30 PM (flexible).
Length: Temp (12 Months).
Sounds like a good fit?
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About Acara Solutions
Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.
- High School Diploma or GED with 6 years of experience.
- Minimum 6 years of experience with mechanical or electro-mechanical assembly.
- Associate Degree in Electronics with 2 years of experience.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Good hand-eye coordination for work under a microscope.
- Have working knowledge of electronic test equipment.
- Able to read and interpret mechanical/electrical drawings and Bills of Material.
- Experience with environmental testing and monitoring of products.
- Working knowledge of electronic Theory relating to radio frequency transmission, receivers' circuits, analog and digital circuitry.
- The ability to troubleshoot RF/Digital circuits to the component level.
- Understand and be able to perform calibration of RF circuitry and equipment calibration procedures.
- Advanced experience with Test equipment such as signal generators, oscilloscopes, power meters, spectrum analyzers, and RF equipment.
- Advanced ability to read and understand schematic diagrams to solve complex technical problems and analyze faulty circuits.
- Electrical background at the component level.
- J-STD-00, IPC-610.
Additional Information:
- Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
- In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be needed to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
- Able to transport up to 30 lbs.