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Test Engineer

The incumbent will assure consistent quality testing of production units both internally and at Contract Manufacturing partners by maintaining and enforcing acceptance testing, research and development tests, and continual product development.
Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Conducts the evaluation, recommendation and implementation of testing procedures and strategies for new and existing electronic products, systems, components, or modifications.
  • Identifies functional problems and leads the analysis, and interpretation of test results.
  • Supports quality plan as implemented by the Quality & Reliability Manager.
  • Designs and develops test fixtures, test processes, and test methodologies to be implemented internally and at Contract Manufacturers.
  • Effectively interacts with manufacturing and development teams to maintain product supply and help introduce new products.
  • Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
  • Provides feedback to engineering and management to allow for continual product improvement. 
  • Performs Acceptance Testing for finished product manufactured at contract manufacturers.
  • Performs other functions and duties as needed and/or as assigned.
  • Must be willing to travel domestically to support field and contract manufacturing operations (up to 25%)
  • Must be willing to travel globally when required (no more than 10%).
Qualifications: 

The qualifications listed below represent the credentials necessary to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this position.  To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in an applied science or engineering field. 
  • Electrical Engineering degree is preferred
  • Additional work experience may be substituted for this requirement
  • At least 1 year prior experience in Quality Testing for a manufacturing company is required.
  • At least 1 year prior experience in electronics manufacturing company is preferred.
  • Demonstrated experience implementing effective problem-solving techniques.
  • Demonstrated experience working with contract manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors.
  • Demonstrated written and oral communication skills.
  • Experience with quality test environment.

 

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

  • Must have strong communication skills (written and verbal) and be comfortable engaging in a variety of different communicative modes, and being attuned to others through strong active listening skills.
  • Must have the ability to take initiative on a given task or project and persist with the project to its completion.
  • Must be able to handle multiple projects simultaneously
  • Must be detailed oriented and have a high level of accuracy.
  • Must be proficient with Microsoft Office applications: MS Excel and MS Word
  • Some computer programming experience would be a benefit.
  • Desire to “own” decisions and take responsibility for outcomes is essential.
  • Good planning and organizational skills essential.
  • A wide degree of creativity is required
  • Must have ability to multitask while working in a diverse environment.
  • Programming experience or desire to learn a plus (C, Java, C#, or python)
Locations: 
Canonsburg, PA
Travel Requirements: 
Domestic and international travel will be required on occasion. Trips may require air travel and/or overnight stay away from home for one or more nights.
Physicial Demands: 
Must have the ability to perform general office functions, including lifting and/or moving up to ten pounds. Regularly required to sit, stand, bend and occasionally lift up to 30 pounds.
Work Environment: 
Typical office and manufacturing environment.
Please send a resume and cover letter to careers@stratamineservices.com or fax to 724-338-4750.
Application Deadline: 
Monday, December 31, 2018

Supply Chain Manager

Strata has an opening for a Supply Chain Manager. Strata is looking for a manager who can overhaul our supply chain protocols, procedures, and strategy. The manager will supervise Strata’s Contract Manufacturers to improve our product availability while limiting the required inventory to be kept on hand. The Supply Chain Manager will also monitor and audit the quality control implemented by Strata’s contract manufacturers.
Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Create supply chain management strategies that increase efficiency and speed of manufacture of electronic safety products
  • Supervise production of contract manufacturers and maintain a updated report of delivery timelines
  • Establish agreements with contract manufacturers and suppliers to maintain inventory of critical components and minimize risk of supply shortages
  • Familiarity with electronic components and ability to recommend substitute components when required
  • Coordinate ordering of new product builds with inventory and product managers
  • Monitor and audit quality control of contract manufacturers
  • Implement the use of product lifecycle management (PLM) software to control production documents
  • Manage RMA repair process performed by Strata technicians and contract manufacturers
  • Maintain a highly detailed and comprehensive history of supply and product repairs

 

Qualifications: 

The qualifications listed below represent the credentials necessary to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this position.  To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

  • Bachelors degree in Engineering or supply chain related field
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in supply chain management or relevant manufacturing experience

 

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

  • Experience with contract manufacturing
  • Experience with 1 or more PLM software products
  • Effectively communicate supply chain and quality issues and recommendations for improvement to senior management and engineering
  • Experience with supplier development, testing and customer service.
  • Experience with quality control a plus.
  • Ability to lead, train and mentor employees on a personal level
  • Strong communication and organizational skills.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.

 

Locations: 
Ideal candidate will reside in Canonsburg, PA.
Travel Requirements: 
The incumbent may be required to travel as needed to support development projects within the USA. Trips will likely require overnight stay away from home for one or more nights.
Physicial Demands: 
This position requires the ability to perform general physical exertions, including walking, standing, climbing, lifting materials or equipment up to twenty pounds occasionally and up to ten pounds frequently. Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
Work Environment: 
Typical office environment integrated with warehouse area
Please send a resume and cover letter to careers@stratamineservices.com or fax to 724-338-4750.
Application Deadline: 
Monday, December 31, 2018

Senior Software Engineer

Strata has an opening for an embedded software engineer in our Proximity Detection Division. The engineer will architect new designs on both embedded processors and PCs. Although embedded development will be the primary goal the engineer will be required to work closely with the hardware engineering staff to develop user interfaces to aid in development and user experience. Additionally the ideal engineer will implement and create digital signal processing and device control algorithms.
Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Work closely with hardware engineers to design industrial electronic products from the ground up
  • Take ownership in each product’s lifecycle (design, production, field evaluation, upgrades and improvements)
  • Witness firsthand product use in the field and refine as necessary
  • Evaluate and integrate new sensor technologies (RF, Magnetic, Acoustic, Visual, Accelerometer, GPS, and more)
  • Develop user interface ranging from push button and LED controls through smart phones, tablets and PCs.

 

Qualifications: 

The qualifications listed below represent the credentials necessary to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this position.  To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

  • BS Degree educated in Computer Science or Engineering.
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience.

 

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES  

  • Experience developing microcontroller firmware for mission-critical applications.
  • Experience with several programming languages including C, C++, C#, and Java.
  • Experience with revision control software including Trac, subversion, or equivalent.
  • Experience with reading PCB schematics and interpreting PCB layout and assembly drawings.
  • Experience with standard electronic test equipment including logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and multimeters.
  • Experience with in-circuit emulators and debuggers.
  • Desire to learn new technologies.
  • Strong communication and organizational skills.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.

 

Locations: 
Ideal candidate will reside in Pittsburgh, PA.
Travel Requirements: 
The incumbent may be required to travel as needed to support development projects within the USA. Trips will likely require overnight stay away from home for one or more nights.
Physicial Demands: 
This position requires the ability to perform general physical exertions, including walking, standing, climbing, lifting materials or equipment up to twenty pounds occasionally and up to ten pounds frequently. Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Candidate may be required to perform testing and product evaluation in a mining environment.
Work Environment: 
Typical office environment integrated with warehouse space.
Please send a resume and cover letter to careers@stratamineservices.com or fax to 724-338-4750.
Application Deadline: 
Monday, December 31, 2018

Occupational Health Analyst

This position will serve as the primary contact and source of assistance for injured workers during the Workers’ Compensation claims process. The analyst will serve as a liaison between the injured employee and Third Party Administrator and Strata management to ensure a smooth claims handling process. The analyst will be the initial contact for all injured workers during the workers’ compensation claims process for both the company-wide office and field operations. This position will be responsible for reducing lost-time days and workers’ compensation claims costs. The analyst will support the safety department by compiling data to identify injury trends and assist the department mitigating future reoccurring injuries. This position will manage the process of recording of employee working hours to state, federal agencies and third party vender monitoring accounts. In addition, the analyst will track and maintain employee safety training requirements to ensure compliance with all OSHA, MSHA and other state and local agencies.
Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Facilitate strong communication between Strata Worldwide, injured employees and Third Party Administrator.
  • Thoroughly investigating workers’ compensation claims by contacting injured workers, witnesses to the injury, medical providers, and employer representatives
  • Create a consistent, quality approach to the post-injury management process.
  • Serve as an advocate for the injured workers. Provide reassurances, answer questions, identify and address concerns.
  • Provide prompt, positive, proactive contact with injured employee throughout claims process.
  • Coordinate with the TPA for referral to qualified designated occupational medical clinics.
  • Utilize Transitional Duty, when appropriate, to quickly and safely return employees to work.
  • Conduct immediate follow ups with TPA to advise of Transitional Duty options and to secure meaningful work restrictions.
  • Provide informed communication back to the injured employee’s direct supervisor, and on-site team when appropriate.
  • Maintain quality contact with claims adjuster and work with them to develop effective action plans.
  • Identify “red flags” during claims process; work with TPA on difficult cases requiring special case management and/or surveillance.
  • Maintain accurate log of communications, activities, and contacts associated with each claimant.
  • Provide support to the safety department by providing analytics and recommend future prevention of injuries
  • Track and maintain employee safety training requirements to ensure compliance with governing agencies
  • Manages the process of recording of employee working hours to state, federal agencies and vender monitoring accounts

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Qualifications: 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

  • High School diploma or equivalent required
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Safety, or relevant field preferred
  • Minimum of 2 years’ multi-state claim experience
  • Medical terminology or experience working in a medical or safety environment is a plus
  • Basic knowledge of Workers’ Compensation process is required
  • Industry experience is a plus
  • Strong organizational skills with attention to details.
  • Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.

 

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

  • Customer Service oriented
  • Hard working with the ability to work in a fast paced, multiple project environment, with strong attention to detail
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, professional, outgoing personality, flexibility and adaptability to change
  • High level of personal drive and initiative
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to anticipate needs and proactively utilize appropriate resources to resolve issues
  • Ability to multi-task, meet specified deadlines and maintain a flexible, positive attitude.
  • Problem solving skills and a strong attention to detail
  • Ability to manage priorities and to make routine decisions independently

 

Locations: 
Canonsburg, PA
Physicial Demands: 
Must have the ability to perform general office functions
Please send a resume and cover letter to careers@stratamineservices.com or fax to 724-338-4750.
Application Deadline: 
Monday, December 31, 2018

Electro Mechanical Assembly Technician

This position will be responsible for the assembly, modification and repair of electronic hardware and prototype electronic circuitry for Strata Worldwide.
Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Assembles, modifies, and repairs printed circuit boards (PCBs), cable assemblies, control panels, vehicle and personnel carried electronic devices
  • Solders fine-pitch surface mount components onto printed circuit boards (PCBs)
  • Responsible for assembly of mechanical components for small and medium scale devices
  • Ability to work from electronic and mechanical assembly documentation, wiring schematics, or create own written procedures when given verbal instructions.
  • Maintain product inventory accuracy by tracking all material transfers. Order replacement/repair components and maintain inventory of frequently used components and tools on own accord.
  • Observes good housekeeping and safety procedures and keeps equipment, tools and work area clean.  Maintains a well-organized stock of replacement components.
  • Exhibit teamwork in all you do, maintaining a positive and team based attitude. Support peers in time of high demand by working hours assigned and overtime as required
  • Completes work in a timely manner to ensure customer needs are fulfilled and deadlines are met
  • As necessary, other duties and/or projects may be assigned

 

Qualifications: 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

  • High School Diploma or G.E.D. from an accredited institution
  • Associates degree from an accredited institution in Electronics Engineering Technology(EET) preferred
  • Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in an electrical assembly or manufacturing setting
  • 2-3 years printed circuit boards (PCBs) soldering experience
  • Must be proficient in Microsoft Office
  • IPC training or certification a plus

 

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

  • Basic electrical and mechanical troubleshooting skills essential
  • Ability to identify and solve problems
  • Incumbent must have excellent written and verbal communication skills to deal with both internal and external customers
  • Incumbent must have ability to draft and update documentation as required using one or more of the following tools:  Visio, Inventor, Solid Works, or AutoCAD. 
  • Must have excellent planning/organization and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work independently with light oversight
  • Must possess a strong attention to detail

 

Locations: 
• Canonsburg, PA • Remote work is not available
Travel Requirements: 
The incumbent will be able to occasionally travel to other Strata and customer sites as required. Trips may require air travel and/or overnight stay
Physicial Demands: 
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl • Ability to use hands/arms to reach, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls • Must be able to lift and or move up to 50 lbs or more • Must have excellent vision, distant and peripheral, with the ability to identify and distinguish colors, use a microscope for fine detail work, and adjust focus • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) may be required during the operation of certain machinery or tools
Work Environment: 
• Typical office environment, however, the incumbent may be subject to a variety of physical conditions, such as moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, exposure to high heat and/or exposure to chemicals • Candidate will be authorized to procure equipment, tools, and safety equipment and modify procedures as required to perform all duties in a safe manner
Please send a resume and cover letter to careers@stratamineservices.com or fax to 724-338-4750.
Application Deadline: 
Monday, December 31, 2018

Mine Services Jobs

Strata is currently accepting applications for experienced and inexperienced miners in locations across the United States.
Duties and Responsibilities: 

Vary based on work being performed at the mine location.

Qualifications: 

Vary based on work being performed at the mine location.

 

Please send applications to:  careers@stratamineservices.com or fax to the HR Department.
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Strata Mine Services, LLC
130 Technology Drive
Canonsburg, PA 15317

TEL: 724.338.2940 or 724.338.4436
FAX: 724.338.4750

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN JOINING THE STRATA TEAM!

Locations: 
Please send a resume and cover letter to careers@stratamineservices.com or fax to 724.338.4750.
Application Deadline: 
Sunday, December 31, 2017