Electronics Lab Technician

Must Have

Analog Multimeters

Certificate in Soldering

DC Power Supply

Desoldering

Digital Oscilloscope

Wiring Harnesses

Most Important Skills/Responsibilities:

Rework [Soldering/Desoldering]

Prototyping & EE Lab Equipment such as Oscilloscopes, Power Supplies & Digital Multimeters

Role Summary

Engineering technicians, within the Electrical Hardware team, work side by side with engineers to support the development of our vehicle’s electronic control modules and testers.

Projects are open ended, evolve over time, and often have limited up front guidance.

The ideal candidate for this role is an experienced electrical/engineering lab technician that is a critical thinker, with system level integration understanding; an expeditor, problem solver, and team player.

Must have the ability to effectively communicate and escalate issues and be able to work well under pressure while managing competing demands and tight deadlines.

Must be comfortable wielding a soldering iron, harnessing and wire management, and troubleshooting of printed circuit boards and systematic problems.

Candidate should have the ability to apply workplace organization concepts and methods to improve test methods and efficiency and collaborate amongst a team.

Should be a leader and able to train others.

Excellent written & verbal communication skills.

Strong organization with meticulous attention to detail.

Responsibilities

General Lab Support: -Perform diagnosis, rework, and repair of ECU’s, PCB’s, and testers, including prototypes and test bench setups (electrical/mechanical/software), to engineering specifications, current standards, and/or test procedures.

Create documentation for evolving test and assembly processes, to include planning out how work will be executed and maintaining detailed records of all work performed.

Verbal and written communication skills - able to understand and record reports, procedures, and status updates; able to communicate directly with engineers, manager, and other technicians to ensure a high level of technical support.

Analytical problem-solving skills & root cause analysis with the ability to comprehend complexity of, and modify test sequences to identify failures, root cause issues, and optimize tester performance, maintenance, and networking.

Ability to read and digest complex drawings and schematics of electrical systems and subsystems to trace signals within testers to identify and correct build errors including board & harness workmanship issues, EMI, grounding, RF issues, etc., and recommend corrective action or design improvements

Ability to fabricate test boards and to solder as small as 204 components

Willing and able to travel up to 25% domestically

Flexibility to work long hours and weekends when required

Qualifications:

8+ years of technician work experience in electronics/engineering labs

Technology/Technician degree or equivalent experience

Electric vehicle experience preferred

Strong electrical understanding

Soldering and harnessing skills

Low voltage electrical safety knowledge and training

Familiar with test equipment such as voltmeters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators, antennas

CAN network understanding

Strong technical ability

Experience with MS office tools (Outlook/Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Project)

Familiarity with Jira tools is a plus

IPC-610, IPC-620, IPC-7711, IPC-7721 or J-STD-001 certifications are a plus