R&D and Maintenance Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Our Purpose

Our purpose is to build transformative technology platforms that elevate our customers, our employees, and our community.

We are innovators, and we are building our future right here in Elkton, MD. Spectrum Advanced is a growing technology company built on three decades of industrial coatings experience. Our coatings and services help manufacturers across many industries keep their equipment running longer. Our companies are:

• Spectrum Advanced:
• Aegis Advanced: high-performance industrial coatings.
• Fluoron: specialty non-stick roller covers.
• Radiant Cleaning: specialty roller cleaning services.

We hold patented and patent-pending technologies, and we build our own software tools to run the business. We are adding robotics, new thermal spray systems, and next-generation manufacturing equipment, and we need a driven technician to help install it, run it in, and keep it running.

We are a small team, so your work gets noticed, and you can build your future here with us.

• Customer Focus: Fast response, follow-up, and making it right.
• Integrity: We do what we say, inside the company and out.
• Resilience: We solve problems as a team and keep moving forward.
• Innovation Everywhere: In our products, our equipment, and how we work.

• You won’t stay in one lane. About two-thirds of your time goes to keeping our equipment and facility in top shape. The other third goes to R&D: building test rigs, installing new equipment, and running trials alongside our engineers.
• We will train you. You need mechanical drive and solid hand skills. We will teach you electrical troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, thermal spray, and robotics.
• Your pay grows with your skills. You get clear milestones, and each one comes with a raise.
• You get a real career path. As we grow, this role leads to Senior Maintenance Technician, R&D Technician, or Equipment Lead.
• You go home at a normal time. Monday – Friday days, 8-hour shifts, with overtime available if you want it.

First 90 days: Learn our equipment, safety procedures, and preventive maintenance routines working side by side with the team. Start handling routine repairs on blast, dust collection, compressor, and oven systems.

Months 3 – 12: Take ownership of the preventive maintenance schedule. Build electrical troubleshooting skills. Help install and set up new thermal spray and robotic equipment, and build your first fixtures and test rigs for R&D.

Year 1 and beyond: Become the go-to person when a machine goes down. Lead equipment installs, suggest and build improvements, and move toward a senior or R&D technician role.

• Troubleshoot and repair production equipment, including blast cabinets, dust collectors, compressors, curing ovens, spray systems, and material handling equipment
• Run preventive maintenance and keep simple, accurate records
• Perform mechanical and electrical repairs as you are trained, always following lockout/tagout procedures
• Handle building repairs and facility improvements
• Help install, modify, and test new equipment, including robotics and thermal spray systems
• Build fixtures, test rigs, and prototypes through fabrication and mechanical assembly
• Run trials, take measurements, and record results for the R&D team
• Spot problems and suggest fixes that make equipment safer, faster, or more reliable

• Driven. You take initiative, finish what you start, and want to keep getting better.
• Hands-on. You have at least 1 year of mechanical work in maintenance, automotive, fabrication, construction, farm, or shop work.
• Handy. You are comfortable with hand tools, power tools, and basic measuring tools.
• Dependable. You show up, work safely, and follow through.
• Educated. You have a high school diploma or GED.

• Electrical troubleshooting
• Welding or metal fabrication
• Pneumatics or hydraulics
• PLCs, motor controls, or automation
• Forklift experience
• Trade school, military, or technical training

If you don’t check every box, apply anyway. We hire for drive and teach the rest.

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Overtime pay and bonus opportunities
• Paid training and support for certifications

This is an industrial shop with noise, dust, and changing temperatures. You will stand, bend, kneel, and climb ladders throughout the day, and occasionally lift up to 50 lbs, using lifting aids for heavier items. We provide the safety gear you need.

• Pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check
• Authorized to work in the United States

Spectrum Advanced is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

1. Describe something mechanical you fixed or built, and how you figured it out.
2. Tell us about a skill you taught yourself or worked hard to learn.
3. Which of these have you done: electrical troubleshooting, welding, pneumatics, hydraulics, PLCs?
4. Can you work Monday – Friday day shifts onsite in Elkton, MD?
5. Are you willing to complete a drug screen and background check?

You should be proficient in:

• Creating Preventive Maintenance Plans
• Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills
• Electrical Troubleshooting
• PLC Programming Experience
• Pneumatics Troubleshooting
• Maintenance and Repair Skills
• CNC Machine Setup & Changeover
• Electrical Systems & Diagnostics (Heavy Equipment)
• Equipment Diagnostics & Troubleshooting
• Mechanical Systems & Component Repair
• Equipment Repair & Maintenance
• Equipment Installation

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Material Handling Systems
• 3D Modeling (Solidworks)
• Industrial Controls
• Scan Tools
• Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)
• CAD Software (Solidworks)
• Measurement Gauges
• Calipers and Micrometers
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
• Conveyor Systems
• Servo Motors
• Forklifts
• Industrial Robot (Fanuc)
• Band Saw
• Belt Sander