Senior Engineering Technician

Senior Engineering Technician

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Pall Corporation, one of Danaher's 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we're all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You'll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher's system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

As a global leader in high-tech filtration, separation, and purification, Pall Corporation thrives on helping our customers solve their toughest challenges. Our products serve diverse, global customer needs across a wide range of applications to advance health, safety and environmentally responsible technologies.

From airplane engines to hydraulic systems, scotch to smartphones, OLED screens to paper—everyday Pall is there, helping protect critical operating assets, improve product quality, minimize emissions and waste, and safeguard health. For the exponentially curious, Pall is a place where you can thrive and amplify your impact on the world. Find what drives you on a team with a more than 75-year history of discovery, determination, and innovation. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Senior Engineering Technician is responsible for technical support of all laboratory instrumentation and associated systems. This includes reviewing and working with engineers on development of test procedures.

This is an onsite role based in New Port Richey, FL and reports to the Engineering Manager, Laboratory Services. The work schedule is typically Monday through Friday, 6:30 AM to 3:00 PM. Overtime and flexible scheduling is routine.

This position requires access to export-controlled commodities, technical data, technology, software, and services. U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, protected person status, or U.S. Government export authorization is required. Any offer of employment is contingent upon Pall obtaining the necessary employment visa and export authorization, including, if required, an export license from the applicable U.S. government agency.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Review job order, relevant Safety Data Sheet, fully understand requirements in accordance with laboratory Standard Operating Procedures and select appropriate test equipment and execute project. Assure all calculations (utilizing basic mathematics and statistics) are performed correctly.
• Monitor test performance, test equipment, and data acquisition, apply technical training, knowledge, and experience in analyzing, investigating, and resolving assigned test related problems recommend solutions with quality results. Sets-up and tests complete units and subassemblies under operational conditions. This includes performing flow/pressure/temperature/ vibration, endurance, and impulse testing and electrical support (i.e., make cables to support projects) to support projects other testing of hydraulic manifolds, liquid filters, and air products.
• Perform analytical testing on research and development qualification projects and outside customer projects. Perform analysis work related to microscopy, materials science, and chemistry. Typical projects include the analysis of fluid samples and filter elements, filterability testing fluid properties testing, etc.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• High school diploma or equivalent plus five (5) years of work experience in qualification testing of multiple aerospace products, or Associates degree (in Aerospace Maintenance, Electrical, Power Plant, Petroleum Repair) from an accredited technical college/university.
• Experience working with and knowledge of air and fluid mechanical systems and electronic controls, process automation and data acquisition.
• Ability to read complicated technical specifications and procedures to identify issues and problems, generate solutions, and choose appropriate alternatives using root cause analysis where problems are more complex.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this role, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands and fingers to handle or operate objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; communicate verbally and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to thirty-five (35) pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, department perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Travel: up to 10%.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Data Acquisition and control (National Instruments Labview preferred).
• Knowledge of and experience with mechanical engineering principles to design and fabricate fixtures and set-ups for safe use in the laboratory.

Pall Corporation, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it's a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job.

Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.