+ Development Technician responsible for working within teams to develop new or improved optical fiber manufacturing equipment or controls that deliver improved product attributes or reduced cost of optical fiber. + Support team tasked with improving process or equipment implemented by R&D and/or developing new equipment capability from concept to prototype to manufacturing demonstration. + Design, install, and troubleshoot existing manufacturing equipment to; improve manufacturing capability, enable use for new or alternate products, and/or scale-up for increased manufacturing capacity or lower cost. + Expectation is to utilize fundamental machine design principles to collaborate with equipment design engineers, processing equipment deployment teams, and manufacturing receivers during later stages of technology development to help define and execute testing protocols or experiments to validate equipment capability. + Team work to accomplish objectives can be either via functional or matrix leadership. + ~20% travel possible to site in Wilmington, NC area. 4-6 Weeks training to start, incremental for meetings or experimentation. + Assist in running experiments and interpreting results & Provide support for startup of new equipment. + Provide training and documentation to support transfer of new processes and equipment. **Experience:** + 2+ years of work experience in a technical field. + Good process and equipment troubleshooting skills + Mechanically and electrically inclined (aptitude for both) + Ability to handle/prioritize multiple tasks as necessary + Sound decision making and prioritization skills + Strong people skills / works well in a team environment, + Ability to handle/prioritize multiple tasks as necessary + Good written and verbal communication skills (detailed oriented) **Skills:** + Familiarity with AutoCAD (or similar) + Basic understanding of PLCs + Computer Based Data Analysis (PI, etc.) + Capable of using Diagnostic testing equipment **Education:** + Two year electrical/mechanical, mechatronics or similar technical degree (or 5 years’ experience in lieu of degree considered) **About US Tech Solutions:** US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com (http://www.ustechsolutionsinc.com) . US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.