ARA’s Applied Electromagnetics Division in Lafayette, CO seeks an experienced Circuit Board Fabrication Technician. This position is an excellent opportunity to perform a wide range of steps required for printed circuit board materials manufacturing in a development and production environment. This is a hands-on position that involves wet process etching and plating of printed circuits, multi-layer circuit board bonding with composites materials, precision circuit drilling and milling, paint, ink, and powder coatings, quality inspection with optical and dimensional equipment, custom process formulation and improvement, equipment maintenance and cleanliness, and material and supply management. Our products employ various metal, plastic, fabric and resin materials in combination to support a variety of different printed circuit board applications. A candidate experienced in the fabrication of aerospace hardware with an eye for detail and craftsmanship is needed. This position requires 10+ years of demonstrated hardware fabrication experience and the ability to obtain a security clearance.

Salary Range: $25-$35/hr. dependent upon experience level.

What you’ll do as a Circuit Board Fabrication Technician:

• Operate and maintain wet process printed circuit board etching equipment including chemical cleaning, film lamination, direct imaging, mask development, copper etching, and mask stripping.
• Provide important insight to assist engineers with the design and fabrication of unique, cost-effective, high-quality, high-volume parts.

Requirements for a Circuit Board Fabrication Technician:

• Extensive knowledge of materials, processes, tools, and equipment employed by a machine shop, composites layup lab, and circuit soldering station.
• Mechanically inclined and hands on craftsman with an eye for detail and patience to perform skilled repetitive work.
• 10+ years of experience in the aerospace/defense or related industry with a portfolio of successfully fabricated hardware.
• Associates degree in a technology or science related to materials or manufacturing or commensurate experience.
• Must have or be able to obtain and hold a DoD SECRET-level security clearance.

Preferences for a Metals & Composites Fabricator:

• Soldering certifications: J-STD-001, IPC-A-610, IPC/WHMA-A-620 a PLUS
• Knowledge of ESD practices and tools for active devices and equipment a PLUS
• Direct antennas, radomes, circuits, and/or RF/EM materials experience a PLUS

Company & Division Information

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 2, 200 professionals. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.

At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership spawns’ greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please visit our website at www.ara.com.

Please apply at www.careers.ara.com for the Circuit Board Fabrication Technician's position, Job Requisition # CIRCU008559.

Experience

• 10 - 15 years: Aerospace/Defense-Related Industry Experience

Education

• Associates or better in Science or related field

Behaviors

• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
• Innovative: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking
• Loyal: Shows firm and constant support to a cause
• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

Motivations

• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
• Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)