Careers with Sparton

Sparton Corporation provides a pleasant and exhilarating working environment derived from a corporate culture based upon teamwork and respect. Each location has associates who have been employed with Sparton for the majority of their careers. Sparton offers a comprehensive compensation package including health care, retirement, paid time off, income replacement, educational reimbursement and other programs.

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Current Sparton Openings

Brooksville, Florida

Senior Quality Engineer -- Brooksville, Florida
Sparton has an immediate opening for a Senior Quality Engineer to support new business. The Quality Engineer will be involved in developing processes for inspection of circuit card assemblies, process control auditing, receiving inspection, first article inspection of assemblies, SPC data collection, and return material authorization process coordination. This position will also lead/participate in continuous improvement activities such as Lean, Kaizen and Six Sigma.

Qualified candidates will have a Bachelors degree in Engineering or related field with a minimum of 4 years of progressive experience in Quality Engineering. Candidates have circuit card assembly manufacturing experience and IPC 610, IPC 600 and JSTD 001 knowledge. Candidates must have proven leadership ability and above average customer interface skills. Experience in database mining, trend analysis, Six Sigma, and root cause/corrective action analysis required. Prefer a CQE or Six Sigma Certification. Candidates must be able to support multi-shift operations. This position also requires the successful candidate to be computer literate in the Microsoft Office suite of programs.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Please send resume and salary requirements to recruiter@sparton.com. Reference BKSPE.

Information Technology Program Manager -- Brooksville, Florida
Our Program Manager will evaluate, review and manage IT projects and resources. The IT Program Manager will manage and review required technology specific to Sparton's corporate network and business objectives. Documents department records in accordance to company and legislated requirements. This position will facilitate departmental activities, training, plans and meetings. The Program Manager will also research new technology and latest trends as they relate to our industry and business objectives.

Qualified candidates will have a BS in an IT related field and a minimum of 6 years experience in a regulated environment. Experience implementing ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) is a must. Exposure to Novell, Oracle, and Groupwise are a plus. Black Belt or additional certification in project management, business, or networking A++ preferred.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Please send resume and salary requirements to recruiter@sparton.com. Reference BKSITPM.

Senior Manufacturing Engineer -- Brooksville, Florida
Sparton Electronics has an opening for a hands-on senior level Manufacturing Engineer. Our Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for design, test and engineering analysis of complex work product, systems or processes. This person may design, analyze, test, or evaluate new systems, software, hardware, products, processes or components and may require computer based design tools. Will proactively resolve product process and system issues, drive improvement in process design, layout, and operational performance. May be responsible for evaluation of materials and systems, identify equipment to complete assemblies, and prepare process/work instructions for manufacturing.

Qualified candidates will have a Bachelors degree in engineering with a minimum of 5 years of experience in the printed circuit assembly field. Qualified individuals must have a background in the use of software tools like Excel, Word, Auto Cad, and have the ability to learn the use of Valor, Agile and our MTMS system. Successful candidates must have a proven a track record of taking a product from start to finish through the manufacturing process. Experience with contract electronics manufacturing preferred.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Please send resume and salary requirements to recruiter@sparton.com. Reference BKSMFG.

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DeLeon Springs, Florida

Manufacturing Engineer - Medical -- DeLeon Springs, Florida
Sparton Electronics in DeLeon Springs, Florida has an immediate need for a Manufacturing Engineer with medical device experience. This position will support the released products in manufacturing and the control and release of documentation for design release or production release for those products. This includes continuous improvement efforts on processes and designs of the products. This position also includes cost reduction efforts for cost control. In addition to that the position functions include designing test equipment for product development and process design.

Qualified candidates will have a BS in Engineering with 4-6 years experience. Candidates must also have electromechanical troubleshooting skills, ability to write processes and work instructions and ability to write validation plans and reports. Medical device experience with is a must.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Please send resume and salary requirements to recruiter@sparton.com. Reference DLSMFGMED.

Aerospace Quality Assurance Engineer -- DeLeon Springs, Florida
Sparton Electronics has an opening for a Aerospace Quality Assurance Engineer. This persoon will directly participate and coordinate engineering activities relating to the design, test, and fabricating aircraft and aerospace products. Analyze project requirements, proposals, and engineering data to determine feasibility, producibility, cost, and production time of aerospace or aeronautical product. Periodic interaction with FAA DERs, internal process management, and requirements traceability through design and validation process must be maintained. This plan calls for a candidate to establish the performance criteria to insure safety, product quality, and quality of the engineering process.

Responsibilities include reviews/inspections of program artifacts/deliverable and associated activities to assure quality requirements, processes and standards are met. Perform/assist process and product audits, and prepares program documentation. Participates and contributes to the program life cycle activities including requirements allocation, architecture, design, development, integration, test and acceptance of products and solutions. Applies knowledge of quality standards and processes to insure compliance and artifact delivery. Develop quantitative measurement tools, utilize resources to assess performance, recommend process improvements, identify and implement required corrective measures. Performs assessments and audits on processes and procedures to ensure compliance with avionics standards, safety standards, customer specifications, procedures and AS9100/ISO-9000.

Qualified candidates will have a BS in engineering or related field and a minimum 10 years experience with avionics Class-B quality standards and processes; knowledge or work experience with applying SEI's CMM to software engineering; knowledge or work experience with DO-254, DO-178B, and DO-160E/F; knowledgeable or work experience with FMEA, Mil-Std-217 and fault-tree analysis tools; and knowledgeable or work experience with DOORS, RELEX and SourceSafe. Previous Flight Controls, Communications, Navigations, Surveillance or Air Traffic Management experience is a plus. Excellent communication skills are required. Must show high initiative, be self-motivated, a team player, and have ability to act independently to resolve issues on technical matters. This position requires efficiency in using MS Office applications including MS Project. Experience in generating Aerospace design artifacts, ability to write technical reports and participate in customer presentations. Some travel will be required.

Qualified candidate must be a U.S. Citizen, currently possess a government security clearance, had an active government security clearance in the past 2 years, or be eligible to obtain a government security clearance.

Please send resume and salary requirements to recruiter@sparton.com. Reference AEQAENG.

Aerospace Software Engineer -- DeLeon Springs, Florida
Sparton Electronics in De Leon Springs, Florida has an opening for an Aerospace Software Engineer. This Software Engineer will formulate conceptual design of aeronautical products, aerospace products or systems to meet customer requirements. This position will directly participate and coordinate activities of engineering or technical personnel in designing, fabricating, modifying, or testing of aircraft or aerospace products. The Software Engineer will also analyze project requirements, proposals, and engineering data to determine feasibility, producibility, cost, and production time of aerospace or aeronautical product.

Qualified candidates will be experienced in all phases of software engineering (from requirements analysis to code/unit test and system integration and test). Must have a BS in computer science or equivalent with 10 years minimum software design experience. Minimum 3 years in Aerospace desired. Participate on a multidisciplinary project teams to adapt to DO-178B processes. Participates and contributes to the program life cycle activities including requirements allocation, architecture design, development, integration, test and acceptance of products and solutions. Applies knowledge of avionics quality standards and processes to insure compliance and affect process improvement of program required tasks. Candidates must have a minimum of 10 years experience in software development lifecycle; knowledge of or work experience with applying SEI's CMM to software engineering and DO-178B working experience; proficiency in C, C++, Java, Microsoft Visual Studio, Netbeans, XML; experienced with Oracle, Windows and Linux operating systems; experience with mission critical system development and safety related design and experience with 32 bit processor platforms. Candidate should be a hands-on engineer with practical skills for bench level work, including ability to select & configure test equipment used to validate requirements against design outputs. Previous experience with DO-160E/F Environmental is a plus. Previous Flight Controls, Communications, Navigations, Surveillance or Air Traffic Management Experience is a plus. Excellent communication skills are required. Must show high initiative, be self-motivated, a team player, and have ability to act independently to resolve issues on technical matters. Efficient in using MS Office applications including MS Project. Experience in generating Aerospace design artifacts, ability to write technical reports and proposals, manage a small design team, and participate in presentations. Some travel will be required.

Qualified candidate must be a U.S. Citizen, currently possess a government security clearance, had an active government security clearance in the past 2 years, or be eligible to obtain a government security clearance.

Please send resume and salary requirements to recruiter@sparton.com. Reference AESWENG.

Aerospace Electrical Engineer -- DeLeon Springs, Florida
Sparton Electronics in De Leon Springs, Florida has an opening for an Aerospace Electrical Engineer. This person will formulate conceptual design of aeronautical products, aerospace products or systems to meet customer requirements. The Electrical Engineer will directly participate and coordinate activities of engineering or technical personnel in designing, fabricating, modifying, or testing of aircraft or aerospace products. Our Electrical Engineer will analyze project requirements, proposals, and engineering data to determine feasibility, producibility, cost, and production time of aerospace or aeronautical product.

Qualified candidates will have a BSEE with 5 years minimum design experience and a minimum of 3 years in Aerospace. Candidate must have design experience with digital and analog circuits; should be familiar with circuit analysis, MultiSim, and Mathcad software or equivalent; experience in designing with 32 bit processors, system architecture design, low power switching designs, EMI/EMC mitigation techniques, RFI, lightning, safety assessment, and FAA certification; experience with DOORS, requirements traceability, requirements partition analysis, and trade studies. Successful candidate should be a hands-on engineer with practical skills for bench level work, including ability to select & configure test equipment used to validate requirements against design outputs. Previous experience with DO-160E/F Environmental and DO-254 Hardware Verification is also required. Previous Flight Controls, Communications, Navigations, Surveillance or Air Traffic Management experience is a plus. Excellent communication skills are required. Must show high initiative, be self-motivated, a team player, and have ability to act independently to resolve issues on technical matters. Efficient in using MS Office applications including MS Project. Experience in generating Aerospace design artifacts, ability to write technical reports and proposals, manage a small design team, and participate in presentations. Some travel will be required.

Qualified candidate must be a U.S. Citizen, currently possess a government security clearance, had an active government security clearance in the past 2 years, or be eligible to obtain a government security clearance.

Please send resume and salary requirements to recruiter@sparton.com. Reference AEEEENG.

Manufacturing Engineer -- DeLeon Springs, Florida
Sparton Electronics in De Leon Springs, Florida has an opening for a Senior level Manufacturing Engineer. This person will develop and improve manufacturing methods by utilizing knowledge of product design, materials and parts, fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment capabilities, assembly methods, and quality control standards. Analyze and plan work force utilization, space requirements, workflow, and layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency of production methods. Estimate production times, staffing requirements, and related costs to provide information for management decisions. Confer with management, engineering, and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, and other considerations to facilitate production processes. Apply statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements and potential.

Qualified candidates will have a BS engineering degree or equivalent education and 8 years related manufacturing engineering experience. Six-Sigma Black Belt certification is desired. Candidates will be experienced in six sigma black belt activities, lean manufacturing, balanced scorecard, DMAIC, lean concepts, theory of constraints, demand flow technology, PFMEA, and other strategic manufacturing optimization initiatives and activities. Candidate must have excellent communication skills and be able to act independently to resolve issues on technical matters. Efficient in using MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project). Some travel might be required.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Please send resume and salary requirements to recruiter@sparton.com. Reference GVTMFG.

Software Engineer -- DeLeon Springs, Florida
The Software Engineer will support new embedded/real time software design efforts and maintenance of existing software systems in a R&D as well as manufacturing oriented environment. Candidate will develop code based on requirements and high level software designs; perform code debug, unit test and support software and system integration; support prototype hardware debug and generate test code; prepare documentation for and participate in source code design reviews.

Qualified candidates must possess good communications skills and be capable of working in an interdisciplinary environment including mechanical and electrical, and a manufacturing environment. Capability with modern office tools is expected (word processing, spreadsheets, etc). BSEE, computer science minor is a plus or BS in Computer Science may be considered with appropriate experience. Two years experience in embedded systems programming and/or real time programming. Candidate should be comfortable in "C" (or EC++) programming in an embedded environment, and such topics as hardware initialization, interrupts, etc. Some assembly language background is helpful. Experience with an RTOS is plus. Must have some experience with embedded programming of a current microcontroller such as MSP430 or ARM7. Embedded Linux experience is a plus. Protocol/Networking experience is a plus. Candidate should possess a strong desire to learn new programming techniques and skills in the embedded software environment. Candidate should be capable of developing code to meet written designs and specifications.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Please send resume and salary requirements to recruiter@sparton.com. Reference DLSSFTGV.

Sr. Acoustic Engineer -- DeLeon Springs, Florida
Sparton Electronics has an opening for a Sr. Acoustic Engineer in our government engineering group. Responsibilities may include research, design, development and test of complex engineering principles and concepts and ability to draw solutions from both formal training and experience. This position requires original thinking and ingenuity to solve problems and will works closely with other engineering and functional areas to obtain optimum utilization of equipment, machinery and resources.

Qualified candidates will have a BSOE or BS in Physics and a minimum of 5 years of experience. Requirements include advanced design of underwater hydrophones and/or active and passive transducers utilizing cylindrical ceramics, flexural disks, cantilever beams, and geophones. Our Acoustic Engineer will have experience with piezoelectric materials and applications; transducer potting materials such as epoxies and urethanes; and knowledge of Modal Analysis and FEA techniques. ANSYS and/or PZFlex experience a plus. A good understanding of DFA, DFM, and concurrent engineering practices and as well as experience with high-volume design issues in a low cost environment is required. Must have ability to set up equipment and validate product designs. Excellent communication skills are required. Must show high initiative, be self-motivated, and have ability to act independently to resolve issues on technical matters. Candidate must be efficient in using MS Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). Experience in generating design documentation, ability to write technical reports and proposals, provide cost and schedule estimates (including budgets), and participate in presentations. We are looking for a hands-on engineer. Travel to off site test locations may be required.

Qualified candidate must be a U.S. Citizen, currently possess a government security clearance, had an active government security clearance in the past 2 years, or be eligible to obtain a government security clearance. Please send resume and salary requirements to recruiter@sparton.com.

RF Electrical Engineer -- DeLeon Springs, Florida
Sparton Electronics has an opening for a Senior RF Electrical Engineer. This RF Engineer will design and develop a synthesized multi-channel, half-octave, class C, D or E, 136-174 MHz VHF FM transmitter using surface mount components for a water-borne transceiver of 1.5W or 6W RF output power that has miniscule current drain, while impedance matching the final TX stage into a unique sea-water monopole antenna.

Our engineer will also design and develop a UHF AM receiver at 300 MHz using a single conversion IC with a synthesized PLL local oscillator, or other approach. Surface mount components are utilized in design and low power drain is paramount. Our RF Electrical Engineer must be able to define critical project criteria to ensure project completion and use creativity to resolve complex issues. This position requires a person who has demonstrated leadership skills, has a working knowledge of business and customer requirements, and has demonstrated exceptional communications skills in bids and proposals.

Qualified candidates need a BSEE with a minimum of 10 years experience and should have knowledge developing circuit designs for low-cost, high-volume products with emphasis on RF design and quality. Successful candidates must have well-rounded theoretical circuit design skills, circuit modeling skills, and dexterity for bench level hands-on work. Ability to configure various test equipment to verify manufacturing product test automation using LabView software is a plus.

Candidates must also be proficient with PC based circuit modeling tools, preferably EagleWare and PSpice. Experience with DDS based complex digital modulation schemes is also required. Candidates must show high initiative, be self-motivated and have the ability to act independently to resolve issues on technical matters with excellent communication and writing skills. Must be proficient in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and have experience in generating design documentation and reports. Travel to off-site test or customer locations may be required as well as some guidance provided on current internal manufacturing issues.

Qualified candidates must be a U.S. Citizen. Candidates must also currently possess a government security clearance, or have had an active clearance in the past 2 years, or be eligible to obtain a government security clearance.. Please send resume and salary requirements to recruiter@sparton.com and reference DLSRF.

Project Manager - Sparton Medical Systems -- DeLeon Springs, Florida
The Sparton Medical Systems Project Manager will lead the project team in the development of new products from concept to commercialization in an FDA regulated environment. Emphasis is on time to market, product performance and cost. This person will manage projects to complete assignments to meet internal and customer requirements. The Project Manager will work directly will customers.

Qualified candidates must have a BS in Engineering with a minimum of 10 years experience in medial product design with 5 of the years leading the development of electromechanical FDA Class II medical products. The Project Manager must have a combination of strong technical skills, project management skills, leadership experience and excellent communication skills. FDA and Regulatory knowledge a must. PMP Certification a plus.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Please send resume and salary requirements to recruiter@sparton.com and reference DLSMPM.

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Jackson, Michigan

Buyer II -- Jackson, Michigan
Our new Buyer will perform specialized and diversified procurement functions required to supply material in accordance with Corporate Policies and Procedures; using the lowest reasonable price, ensuring the maximum quality goods delivered on-time to support manufacturing. Some duties may include placing purchase orders as needed; follow-up on purchase orders, supplier contracts and material status as required; and assisting other individuals in expediting delinquent shipments and resolving other associated problems.

Qualified candidates will have a Bachelors degree and 10 years broad based buying experience (i.e. electronic components, electromechanical, build-to-print). Candidates must have ability to escalate delivery issues with supply base. Contract manufacturing buying experience a preferred. CPM certification is a desired. Must be a good problem solver and supply chain savvy.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Please send resume and salary requirements to recruiter@sparton.com.

Senior Manufacturing Engineer -- Jackson, Michigan
Sparton Electronics has an opening for a hands-on senior level Manufacturing Engineer. Our Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for design, test and engineering analysis of complex work product, systems or processes. This person may design, analyze, test, or evaluate new systems, software, hardware, products, processes or components and may require computer based design tools. Will proactively resolve product process and system issues, drive improvement in process design, layout, and operational performance. May be responsible for evaluation of materials and systems, identify equipment to complete assemblies, and prepare process/work instructions for manufacturing.

Qualified candidates will have a Bachelors degree in engineering with 4 - 6 years of experience and be able to support multi-shift options. Candidates must have worked in Contract Electronics Manufacturing with experience in SMT, wave solder, re-flow, ERSA flow, AOI, and machine programming. Experience with Siemens machinery is a plus. Successful candidates must have a proven a track record of taking a product from start to finish through the manufacturing process.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Please send resume and salary requirements to recruiter@sparton.com and reference JXNMFG.

Program Manager -- Jackson, Michigan
Our new Program Manager is the key informational/contact for specific Sparton customers. The Program Manager will manage projects and programs that are high in customer satisfaction and maintain profitability. Job duties may include reviewing bids and financial information with the customer; growing existing business and negotiating key issues with the customer, both financial and project based. This position is also responsible for the profitability of the programs.

Qualified candidates will have a BA/BS in business, technical or related field with 8 - 10 years of experience in the Aerospace industry. The Program Manager must be able to handle multiple projects or customers simultaneously and have excellent oral, written and presentation skills. Candidates must also be an analytical problem solver with strong computer skills.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Please send resume and salary requirements to recruiter@sparton.com and reference JXNCBM.

Production Supervisor -- Jackson, Michigan
Sparton Electronics has an immediate opening for a Production Supervisor to support new business. This individual will provide daily supervision of employees engaged in manufacturing. The production supervisor will coordinate the activities within the manufacturing environment to ensure that delivery, cost, and quality are met and/or exceeded. This person will champion continuous improvement activities.

Qualified candidates will have an Associates degree or technical equivalent and a minimum of 2 years of progressive experience in a manufacturing environment. Contract electronics manufacturing experience desired. Our Production Supervisor must have the ability to manage multiple priorities and manage/motivate people. This position also requires the successful candidate to be computer literate in the Microsoft Office suite of programs.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Please send resume and salary requirements to recruiter@sparton.com and reference JXNSUPR.

Manufacturing Manager -- Jackson, Michigan
Our new Manufacturing Manager will coordinate the activities of the manufacturing work center to meet customer sales order demand and achieve goals of cost, quality and on-time delivery. The Manufacturing Manager will coordinate effective and timely resolution to unanticipated manufacturing/processing issues and evaluate manpower needs to meet sales order demand. This person will also collect, analyze and report on cost, quality and delivery statistics with specific focus on root cause/corrective action for those results in less than divisional goals. Duties also include ensuring that employees are effectively and appropriately managed, all ISO processes and procedures are being followed and all required training is completed in a timely manner.

Qualified candidates will have a Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing Management or similar field with 6-8 years of progressive experience in manufacturing and supervision of manufacturing personnel preferably in the electronic assembly manufacturing industry. Candidates must also be computer literate in the MS Office Suite of programs, possess above average customer interface skills, excellent leadership ability and knowledge of lean and six sigma.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Please send resume and salary requirements to recruiter@sparton.com and reference JXNCELL.

Electronics Manufacturer Customer Service Representative -- Jackson, Michigan
Sparton Corporation currently has an opening for a Customer Service Representative with Contract Electronics Manufacturing experience. This person will work independently as a liaison between Sparton and it customers in Danbury, West Hartford and Vergennes. Our Representative will manage customer relations concerning work in-progress and provide quality customer service. This Customer Service Representative will also develop, maintain and communicate sales order requirements from the customer to manufacturing. Qualified candidates must have a Bachelors degree in a business related field and a minimum of 6 years progressive experience in the production planning function. Candidates must have experience working in the Contract Electronics Manufacturing industry. Must have effective communication skills (oral and written) and be proficient in the MS Office Suite of programs. Excels skills should be more advanced with proficiency in using v-lookup, pivot tables and macros. Must be able to work independently and travel 25% - 50% of the time.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Please send resume and salary requirements to recruiter@sparton.com and reference CTCSR.

Engineering Technologist -- Jackson, Michigan
Sparton Electronics in Jackson, Michigan has an immediate opening for an Engineering Technologist. This person will perform various technical functions of a complex nature in support of engineering and/or production. The Engineering Technologist will be assigned to industrial engineering and production. This position will execute the processes.

Qualified candidates will have an Associates degree in a technical discipline or a minimum 2 years experience in a related discipline. Must be proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite applications. Candidates must have experience with ERSA machinery, selective solder and wave solder. Must know the IPC 600-610 wave solder standards. Must be able to work 2nd shift.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Please send resume and salary requirements to recruiter@sparton.com and reference JXNETECH.

Senior Quality Engineer -- Jackson, Michigan
The Quality Engineer will be involved in developing processes for inspection of circuit card assemblies, process control auditing, receiving inspection, first article inspection of assemblies, SPC data collection, and return material authorization process coordination. This position will also lead/participate in continuous improvement activities such as Lean, Kaizen and Six Sigma.

Qualified candidates will have a Bachelors degree in Engineering or related field with a minimum of 4 years of progressive experience in Quality Engineering. Candidates have circuit card assembly manufacturing experience and IPC 610, IPC 600 and JSTD 001 knowledge. Candidates must have proven leadership ability and above average customer interface skills. Experience in database mining, trend analysis, Six Sigma, and root cause/corrective action analysis required. Prefer a CQE or Six Sigma Black Belt. Candidates must be able to support multi-shift operations. This position also requires the successful candidate to be computer literate in the Microsoft Office suite of programs.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Please send resume and salary requirements to recruiter@sparton.com and reference JXNPE.

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London, Ontario, Canada

Customer Service/Planner I -- London, Ontario, Canada
Sparton Electronics in London, Ontario has an immediate need for a Customer Service/Planner. This position is the liaison between Sparton and the customer and will manage customer relations concerning work in-progress as well as provide quality service to our customers. This position also develops, maintains and communicates sales order requirements from the customers to manufacturing. Responsibilities also include managing inventory, entering orders and coordinating return material authorizations.

Qualified candidates will have a Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management or a related field with 1-2 years of progressive experience in production planning. Must be proficient in MS office applications, with advanced Excel skills and MRP systems. CAPICS certification preferred.

All applicants must be Canadian citizens.

Please submit your resume and salary requirements to mkeller@sparton.ca and reference CSPLNR.

Quality Engineer -- London, Ontario, Canada
Sparton of Canada has an immediate need for a senior level Quality Engineer. This position will supervise Quality Inspectors and provide quality support to the plant. Our new Quality Engineer will be involved in developing processes for inspection of circuit card assemblies, process control auditing, receiving inspection, first article inspection of assemblies, SPC data collection, and return material authorization process coordination. This position will also lead/participate in continuous improvement activities such as Lean, Kaizen and Six Sigma.

Qualified candidates will have a Bachelors degree in Engineering or related field with a minimum of 6 years of progressive experience in Quality Engineering and supervision. Candidates must have circuit card assembly manufacturing experience and IPC 610, IPC 600 & JSTD 001 knowledge. Candidates must have proven leadership ability and above average customer interface skills. Experience in database mining, trend analysis, Six Sigma, and root cause/corrective action analysis required. Require a Six Sigma Green Belt or CQE, prefer a Six Sigma Black Belt. This position also requires the successful candidate to be computer literate in the Microsoft Office suite of programs.

Sparton is committed to Employment Equity and welcomes resumes from all qualified individuals. Please submit your resume and salary requirements to recruiter@sparton.com and reference CANPE.

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