Careers at Crystal Instruments

Crystal Instruments (CI) is a leading worldwide supplier of dynamic measurement systems and software for machine monitoring, vibration control, and modal testing. Backed by over 30 years of engineering expertise, CI’s products are used for machine diagnosis, design verification, product testing, and process improvement by manufacturers of electronic and mechanical products. 

The Crystal Instruments team consists of a talented group of engineers, technicians and managers with an extensive background in the test and measurement industry.  CI’s headquarters and manufacturing is located in Santa Clara, CA.

Position: Sales Engineer

Job Duties:

• Make product (hardware/software) demonstrations to provide potential customers with details about the features and capabilities Sentek products

• Engage customers, understand the customer needs and identify the solutions to the customer with our product offering

• Prepare RFI, RFQ and RFP responses for potential customers and management team

• Make sales and technical presentations to potential customers, via both web presentations and on-site presentations, as required

• Support existing product installations (post sale)

• Support new product installations (including installation)

• Organize warranty and customer support record keeping

• Provide support to management team in the sales process as the technical product resource

• Provide the first line of support to existing customers

• Act as product expert within the organization

• Travel up to 30%

Compensation is highly competitive and depends on experience and includes base salary, commission, and benefits.

 Requirements:

• BS, MS or equivalent in Physics, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

• Hands-on mechanical and software skills are a must!

• Must be friendly, social, presentable and professional

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Able to commit full time and to start ASAP

Please send resumes to: Jobs@go-ci.com

Please do not apply if you do not have any familiarity with structural vibration, data acquisition, and dynamic signal analysis. Thank you for your interest.

Position: Application Engineer

Description of Duties:
Responsible for mechanical components development including designing and validating the new testing fixture and vibration testing equipment. Specific job duties include:

1.  Develop, improve and execute installation and operation procedures of vibration control system products including those for permanent magnetic / electrodynamic / hydraulic shakers, slip tables, and head expenders.

2. Troubleshoot vibration test systems including both hardware and software, which may involve hydraulic, pneumatic, electronic sub-systems such as vibration controller, accelerometers and amplifiers.

3. Develop, plan and perform vibration (Sine, Random, SoR, RoR) and shock tests, evaluate test results, generate test reports by interacting with customers for test requirements.

4. Perform shock and vibration test fixture design and analysis for the DUT, provide guidance for fixture fabrication.

5. Analyze vibration or noise issues for specific customer application using vibration testing and modal analysis.

6. Develop and test alternate designs and testing methods to improve feasibility, efficiency and explore possible new applications.

7. Analyze preliminary engineering-design concepts of major products to satisfy operational needs by planning and defining resources needed to maintain new and existing equipment, perform routine planned and predictive maintenance.

Requirements: MS in Mechanical Engineering or related plus 2 years experience.

Job Site: 2370 Owen Street, Santa Clara, CA 95054

Please mail resume to:

Crystal Instruments Corporation
2370 Owen Street
Santa Clara, CA 95054