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• Job Type: Support Staff - Non-Union
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: $46,500 - $75,900

Position Summary

Nevis Laboratories of Columbia University, located in Irvington, NY, is searching for a full-time Electronics Technician to support our scientific staff of physicists and engineers developing electronics instrumentation for high energy physics experiments.  The Electronics Technician will be responsible for assembling, repairing and modifying electronic equipment, parts, components and systems, and must have excellent soldering and technical skills. 

Responsibilities

• The Electronics Technician will assemble, modify, and repair Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)
• Use technical skill set to complete soldering, cable, and test fixture assembly
• Create parts lists with project cost analysis
• Quoting, ordering parts, inventory control
• Packing and shipping electronic Printed Circuit Boards, parts and equipment
• Performs related duties and responsibilities as assigned/requested.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required in a scientific discipline

Minimum two years of experience in a research environment

**Alternate experience/ training will be reviewed and accepted if you do not have a bachelor's degree**

Other Requirements

Must have excellent soldering and technical skills

Mechanical skills for electronics shop requirements

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Please make sure your specialized experience (SE)/requirement(s) can be identified in your resume

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

About Columbia University

Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.

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