Job Description
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
Job Tags
Work experience placement, Weekend work,