Hardware Technician

Position: Lab Technician

Duration: 6-month contract, Possible extension

Location: 5 days a week onsite (1 De Haro, San Francisco) – “Dog Patch” area

Samsara is seeking a highly motivated lab technician to support our R&D team at our San Francisco campus. What you can expect in this role:

Support lab operations by executing various engineering requests tickets across Firmware applications

Conduct in-cab vehicle drive testing. This role requires a valid driver license

Perform lab maintenance and upkeep: organization, cleanliness, lab equipment assembly (racks/benches), track equipment calibration, create documents etc

Connecting devices, inspecting products, and notifying engineers and lab manager of test bed issues

Physically deploying devices to our device farm and activating them in our cloud

Collect components and assemble test setups per engineering instructions

Solder, label, and crimp prototype cables/components

Utilize various lab equipment to execute testing: multimeters, power supplies, thermal chambers, and vibe tables

Help take ownership of lab safety and efficiency

Label, organize, and track inventory of devices using google sheets, etc.

Diligently update project statuses, blockers, and priorities to lab manager and document on Jira test tickets

Support vehicle diagnostic testing: vehicle inspections, CAN logging, drive testing, and engineer assisted test execution

Equipment maintenance: basic computer operations. Preferred experience working with linux machines with light bash scripting/terminal familiarity.

Must Haves:

The ideal candidate would be a creative and energetic individual who thrives in a fast paced environment. One who manages priorities and doesn't stress over the occasional “drop everything” assignment. This individual likes to learn and grow with their position. Samsara is growing and so are our labs. We need a creative thinker who likes to be cross functional and can support wherever they are needed.

The ideal candidate would meet these requirements:

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, this role is team oriented

IT/Networking Background

Comfortable working in a lab environment with various tools, vehicles, thermal chambers, and IOT devices.

Familiar with basic hardware tools: soldering irons, wiring, relays, terminal blocks, power supplies, multimeters,, DIN rail, etc

Comfortable with Linux and basic bash scripting/terminal commands

Bonus Qualifications:

Interest in lab operations and vehicles

Experience in a similar role

Jira and confluence experience

Familiarity with vehicle diagnostic protocols

Familiarity with IOT products and testing technologies