I am looking to hire an Electronics Technician to work at Kicker Headquarters in Stillwater Oklahoma, repairing amplifiers. If you or someone you know is interested please reply to this post or PM me. Electronic Technician Certification or demonstrated electronic repair skills preferred Mobile Audio or 12v electronics experience a plus.
This is for the Warranty Repair department at Kicker. We repair mostly AFM mobile and marine audio amplifiers.
This is component level repairs. The ideal candidate will have an electronics technician certification or an associates in EET or be able to demonstrate that they have experience repairing audio electronics.
This would require that the candidate has some proficiency using multimeters,oscilloscopes,power supplies,signal generators,soldering through hole and smd and hand tools. Have a fundamental understanding of electronics circuitry and reading schematics.
The link to Kickers website and the Job description was posted
This is a fulltime position and needless to say the candidate will need to live in or near Stillwater Oklahoma.This comes with heath insurance, profit sharing, paid benefits and sick leave,among other perks. Stillwater Designs/Kicker is an international company that employs 200 + employee's. We take pride in treating our employees like family and having a positive work environment with room for growth. Many of our employees have been here 15 plus years.
This is component level repairs. The ideal candidate will have an electronics technician certification or an associates in EET or be able to demonstrate that they have experience repairing audio electronics.
This would require that the candidate has some proficiency using multimeters,oscilloscopes,power supplies,signal generators,soldering through hole and smd and hand tools. Have a fundamental understanding of electronics circuitry and reading schematics.
The link to Kickers website and the Job description was posted
This is a fulltime position and needless to say the candidate will need to live in or near Stillwater Oklahoma.This comes with heath insurance, profit sharing, paid benefits and sick leave,among other perks. Stillwater Designs/Kicker is an international company that employs 200 + employee's. We take pride in treating our employees like family and having a positive work environment with room for growth. Many of our employees have been here 15 plus years.
If you put salary in the job description it may help you in being taken seriously.
It sounds like a great opportunity for someone. Unfortunately, I'm not moving to OK.
@6L6 It says the wage/salary is to be discussed at the time of interview in the PDF. I suspect what they offer will be based on how much effort they have to put into you to get you properly suited for the job. I do agree a min-max would be helpful to prospective applicants. If it's attractive enough the right candidate may be willing to relocate. I never was a fan of the whole wage negotiation approach but it's not my company.
@PapaZBill have you shared this to the FB techs group(s)?
@6L6 It says the wage/salary is to be discussed at the time of interview in the PDF. I suspect what they offer will be based on how much effort they have to put into you to get you properly suited for the job. I do agree a min-max would be helpful to prospective applicants. If it's attractive enough the right candidate may be willing to relocate. I never was a fan of the whole wage negotiation approach but it's not my company.
@PapaZBill have you shared this to the FB techs group(s)?
Is that realistic? A good man's time is worth serious money. Chinese automotive amps are cheap. And if it is actually worth fixing, it should never fail. Years ago, I repaired a lot of power amps for professionals who could afford real rack-mount amps and the cost of repairs. I don't see repairing consumer products as worthwhile. Especially because if it failed once, it will fail again and this time it is your problem.
Seems likely the cost of living in Oklahoma is probably significantly less than in Silicon Valley. Thus, wages may be scaled accordingly.
Just to clarify, I am serious about hiring a Full Time Technician. No, my department will not relocate an applicant, so this position would be someone who lives in Oklahoma. I realize finding someone on this forum is a shot in the dark. My hope is to find a young person just starting out, who has a basic understanding of electronic circuitry and who knows their way around a bench, maybe some repair experience fixing audio or car audio electronics. This would be an entry level position and with time and experience will make a decent living and opportunities within the company to move up. So, a DIYer who can demonstrate an understanding of electronic circuitry or a person with a Electronic Technician certification would be the ideal candidate.
Finding someone who doesn't have a engineering degree and can or can be trained to do component level PCB troubleshooting and repair is a rare bread, unlike the days when you had VoTech or electronics training schools to teach these skills. DiyAudio is just one pool that comes to mind. I am actively looking for other pools.
Thanks for everyone's input so far!!
Finding someone who doesn't have a engineering degree and can or can be trained to do component level PCB troubleshooting and repair is a rare bread, unlike the days when you had VoTech or electronics training schools to teach these skills. DiyAudio is just one pool that comes to mind. I am actively looking for other pools.
Thanks for everyone's input so far!!
True. I know of a few employers looking looking for techs. Especially low-ish cost techs who want to work.
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
Rare? We're downright dying. My school closed 2 decades ago. We did have a TI pop up in recent years. I guess to cover the few lost souls the closing of EIP and ITT left behind. I think community collages offer basic courses so you might forward that application to some placement counselors. You might snag an ambitious young mind with newfound knowledge looking to apply it on something fun. They generally work cheap as long as it's fulfilling. Hell, I still work cheap because it's fulfilling. If I had any sense i'd grow up and get a real job.
Department stores have this figured out. If a product fails, they just refund your money, and if it happens much then they dump that product. There is no argument about whose fault it is, or how much it costs to repair stuff. There is no need for cheap miracles. No one is abused.
The Tech School I attending back in the mid 80's, namely TESST Electronics School in Hyattsville MD, had some great programs and excellent instructors. Theory coupled with Lab and Technical Mathematics gave me a firm understanding of Electronic Engineering Technology. Sad to say that school no longer exists and before it's demise it was bought out by Kaplan and became training for Information Technology and Medical Assistant and nothing to do with Electronics.
I went on to work for the school as an Instructor and currently among other duties I train new hires including Engineering Students from OSU that work for us part time who all express a positive experience and learn some valuable skill sets that will aid them as engineers. They don't teach component level troubleshooting at University.
I went on to work for the school as an Instructor and currently among other duties I train new hires including Engineering Students from OSU that work for us part time who all express a positive experience and learn some valuable skill sets that will aid them as engineers. They don't teach component level troubleshooting at University.
Its true that just-graduated EEs usually need some OJT. There isn't time in a 4-year program to cover everything, so the focus tends to be on tools with a long half-life such as math, physics, chemistry, EE theory, etc.
However, there is less and less component level troubleshooting work than there used to be. A lot of fixing things these days is like fixing computers. Swap parts until it works again. For more complex device like CT Scanners, expert systems tell the service guy which board to swap. Of course, one board can cost $60k or more. Maybe more than the service guy gets paid.
However, there is less and less component level troubleshooting work than there used to be. A lot of fixing things these days is like fixing computers. Swap parts until it works again. For more complex device like CT Scanners, expert systems tell the service guy which board to swap. Of course, one board can cost $60k or more. Maybe more than the service guy gets paid.
So Kicker should be the first company to have the courage to say 'No Warranty' in this brave new world?
I wonder how that would unfold...