Principal Electronics Lab Technician I
On-siteAustin, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Assemble, rework, and test complex circuit boards and integrate boxes containing power, RF, and digital boards in an engineering lab environment. Perform special rework to solve technical problems, design and build harnesses for space and defense systems, and manage laboratory equipment, calibration, and consumables. Mentor junior technicians, author training on ESD and safety, and enforce quality processes while ensuring compliance with internal and external policies. This role supports the development of leading-edge electronics for satellites, UAVs, and launch vehicles within a startup environment focused on high-reliability space and defense applications.
Required Qualifications
- U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
- 9 years of experience as an electronics lab technician
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Strong circuit card assembly and rework experience with sensitive and fine pitched SMT components, such as 0402 passive components, LGA and BGA components
- Strong ability to perform intricate hand rework of circuit board assemblies using fine-pitched wire and creative orientations of small electronics components
- Experience designing and building wire harnesses
- Experience with engineering laboratory management, including test bench development, leading compliance training, owning equipment calibration, procurement and bring up, and managing consumables and laboratory supplies
- Excellent written and spoken communication
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with lab equipment for testing, such as high-speed oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads and thermal chambers
- Experience testing RF and communication systems
- Experience viewing drawings using engineering CAD software such as Altium, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or similar
- Fabrication and manufacturing experience with 3D printers, CNC machining, manual milling/lathe, solder reflow ovens, SMT pick and place machines
- Experience with test automation and programming using Python, LabView or similar
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