Electronics Technician
KiddeFenwal, LLC
Location: 400 Main Street, Ashland, MA, 01721 USA

Company Overview

KiddeFenwal is the global market leader in designing and manufacturing innovative industrial and commercial fire suppression systems and safety controls. Our proprietary, fully certified offerings save lives, protect property, and minimize business interruption.

Our brands—Kidde Fire Systems and Kidde Fire Protection—deliver highly engineered fire suppression, detection, and control systems across industrial, commercial, and marine sectors. Fenwal Controls supports OEMs with gas ignition, temperature control, and overheat detection products.

Headquartered in Ashland, Massachusetts, KiddeFenwal operates globally, with facilities in the U.S., United Kingdom (KFI-UK), and India (KTI-India). Learn more at www.kiddefenwal.com

Our Purpose

We protect lives, livelihoods, and iconic assets through innovative solutions, strong partnerships, and exceptional customer experiences. Built on a foundation of integrity and safety, we drive results with speed and excellence while fostering innovation and teamwork.

Position Summary

The key responsibilities include

• Work under limited supervision to provide technical support and task ownership to electrical engineers on a variety of engineering tasks.
• Execution of functional and environmental testing of electronic boards/control panel and associated equipment.
• Perform fault isolation testing on systems and equipment and assist engineers in determining methods or actions to remedy malfunctions.
• Perform soldering, wiring, fixture setup as required.
• Work with regulatory engineers for lab qualification program for regulatory agency testing
• Documentation of results and tracking of units under test (UUTs) using internally developed practices and procedures.
• Maintain inventory of piece parts that support the delivery of rapid prototypes.
• Collaborate with colleagues to maintain and manage inventory of key electronic equipment and assemblies.

• Participate in team meetings, providing accurate status, raising issues and risks.
• Actively participate in, and maintain strict compliance to, all company Policies and Procedures.

• All other duties as assigned

This position reports to the Sr. Engineering Manager and involves collaboration with engineering teams.

Experience and Competencies

• Experience with execution of functional and environmental testing of electronic devices.
• Hands-on experience with component-level troubleshooting of analog and digital circuits.
• Proficient in use and operation of electronic lab tools/equipment such as oscilloscopes, power meters, frequency counters, multimeters, temperature/environmental chambers, and spectrum analyzers.
• Experience documenting test procedures and communicating results to internal customers and regulatory agencies for product certification
• Able to read and interpret engineering drawings, electrical schematics, test data, test procedures and specifications
• Able to maintain and update equipment calibration records, test setup details, test records for agency review
• Able to quickly adjust to shifting priorities, perform and deliver in a fast-paced environment

• Self-motivated team-oriented individual who has the ability to work efficiently and safely in a laboratory environment with clear direction and minimal supervision

Basic Qualifications

• Min. AA/AS degree (or other 2-year post high school training)
• Min. 3 years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications/Competencies

• Experience documenting test procedures and communicating results to internal customers.

• Experience in understanding/developing programming / test fixtures
• Solid written and verbal communication skills

• Proficient in use of Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel software.
• Experience with test facility and equipment maintenance and management.
• Experience with use of Data Acquisition Equipment, i.e. National Instruments Lab View.
• Familiarity with C programming language and PIC family of microprocessors.

• Experience working with non-US based teams and suppliers. Sensitivity to cultural biases and understanding the communication practices needed to create successful partnerships in and open and supportive environment.

KiddeFenwal, LLC. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other federally protected class.