Electronics Lab Technician
Job Summary:
Our client in Palo Alto, CA is looking for a Electronics Lab Technician. This is a contract position.
What You Will Do:
- 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.
- 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.
What You Will Need:
Basics:
- Analog Multimeters.
- Certificate in Soldering.
- DC Power Supply.
- Desoldering.
- Digital Oscilloscope.
- Wiring Harnesses.
- 8+ years of technician work experience in electronics/engineering labs.
- Technology/Technician degree or equivalent experience.
- 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).
Preferred:
- Electric vehicle experience.
- Familiarity with Jira tools.
- IPC-610, IPC-620, IPC-7711, IPC-7721 or J-STD-001 certifications.
How You Will Be Successful:
- Envision the Future
- Communicate Honestly and Broadly
- Seek Technology and Business "First"
- Embrace Diversity and Take Risks
What We Offer:
- Competitive Salary
- Comprehensive Benefit Package
- 401(k) with matching contributions
- Paid Time Off
- Employee Discounts
- Free training on all Altair products
Why Work with Us:
Altair is a global technology company that provides software and cloud solutions in the area of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer's toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today's problems into tomorrow's opportunities.
Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.
For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit
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