Lab Manager and Rework Technician
Santa Clara, CA
Engineering – Platform Engineering (HW) /
Full-time /
On-site
Full-time combination lab manager and rework technician, with opportunity to expand into hardware test engineering.
Responsibilities
- Procurement, management, and maintenance of lab equipment and supplies
- Rework of electronics to support testing and bring-up
- Execution of test programs, debugging, and failure analysis procedures
- Design of lab fixtures and electronics to improve testing efficiency
Requirements - We are looking for someone who can excel in wearing a variety of hats:
- Ability to perform intricate rework of small, complex parts in dense designs – e.g., solder 0201s (or larger) and QFNs, reflow BGAs, connect high-speed probes, etc
- Experience managing electronic bench lab build-outs and deployments including maintaining required documentation (e.g. material safety data sheets) and working with infrastructure and IT teams
- Python, Bash, or similar scripting experience
- Server rack lab management experience nice-to-have
- Experience maintaining lab equipment, scheduling recalibration of equipment, etc
- Manage rework/ECO documentation and board assembly revision tracking
- Basic understanding of electronic components, electronic schematics and PCB layouts
- Ability to work from verbal description or informal sketches as well as formal ECOs
- Familiarity with electronic and thermal lab equipment usage and capabilities
- Linux and Windows OS experience
- Circuit design experience nice-to-have
- Excellent skills in problem solving and verbal communication, excellent organization skills, and highly self-motivated
- Ability to work well in a team and be productive under aggressive schedules
Education and Experience
- 3+ years as an SMT rework technician or related role with Technical Certification or Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering field
- OR 5+ years as an SMT rework technician with lab management experience
