Electrical Test Technician

About the role

The Electrical Test Technician Lead I supports engineering design, manufacturing test, and product diagnostics teams. This role requires hands-on experience in electrical validation and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Perform electrical validation, functional testing, and troubleshooting of electronic assemblies and sub-systems.
• Execute test plans and record results accurately, ensuring compliance with engineering and quality standards.
• Operate test and measurement instruments such as oscilloscopes, digital multimeters (DMMs), power supplies, and data acquisition systems.
• Support engineering design teams by assembling, testing, and debugging prototype circuits and PCBs.
• Conduct board-level rework, including soldering, desoldering, and replacing SMT and through-hole components.
• Build and test custom cables and harnesses per engineering drawings or wiring schematics.
• Perform diagnostics and repair of returned (RMA) products, identifying root causes of electrical or mechanical failures.

Requirements

• Experience in electrical testing and validation within: Manufacturing test group, RMA product diagnostics/repair team, Engineering design team.
• Equipment Operation: Ability to operate oscilloscopes, DMMs, and other test equipment independently.
• PCB Work: Skilled in soldering, desoldering, and reworking SMT PCBs of current technology sizes.
• Electrical Knowledge: General low-voltage electrical knowledge (0–24V).
• Electro-Mechanical Assembly: Understanding of assembly/disassembly procedures with ESD mitigation awareness.
• Cable Fabrication: Ability to make electrical cables from sketches or drawings.
• Attention to Detail: Highly detail-focused, requiring careful and disciplined execution of tasks with multiple steps.

Qualifications

• Bonus Skills (Preferred): Knowledge of board-level communication standards (SPI, I2C); Ability to identify and source alternate OEM components (e.g., substitute capacitors); Semiconductor equipment manufacturing background.

Skills

• Electrical Testing
• Soldering
• Electrical Troubleshooting

Benefits

• Paid vacation
• Paid sick leave
• 10 paid holidays
• Short- and long-term disability benefits
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)

Pay

Compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, education, and level of experience. UST provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in various U.S. markets as set forth below.

Schedule

Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year), 10 paid holidays, and are eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty.