Electronics Test Technician

About the role

The Electronics Reliability Technician is responsible for utilizing technical skills to ensure that reliability and robustness targets are achieved in electronic designs that are tested to their limits. The role involves working in a cutting-edge electronics reliability lab, performing various characterization tasks under the guidance of the Electronics Characterization Operational Lead.

The role operates within a state-of-the-art electronics reliability lab, where tasks are often repetitive and involve creating standard processes for testing. The environment requires attention to detail and a focus on safety. Dress code is typically casual, appropriate for a lab setting.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Brookfield, WI.

Responsibilities

• Perform electrical, thermal, and reliability characterization of critical electrical components.
• Create and assemble test boards according to specifications.
• Follow detailed work instructions to conduct tests effectively.
• Track test requests and acquire necessary component samples.
• Manage multiple requests and projects, prioritizing tasks as needed.
• Generate detailed test reports as required.
• Adhere to electrical safety best practices at all times.
• Read and interpret electronic schematics accurately.
• Utilize various electrical equipment to troubleshoot and diagnose failures from board level to component level.
• Solder and remove surface mount and through-hole components on printed circuit boards using hand tools and soldering equipment.

Skills

• Proficiency in electronics and soldering techniques.
• Comfortable using multimeters and handling voltages up to 50 volts.
• Experience in building test boards, running tests, and debugging designs.
• Ability to probe and analyze failures to determine root causes.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience working with electronics and standard test and measurement instruments such as digital multimeters, LCR meters, source measure units, power supplies, oscilloscopes, and vector network analyzers.
• Familiarity with circuit board design, schematic analysis, and troubleshooting at the board level.
• Experience with soldering electrical components, preferably surface-mount components.

Benefits

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Pay

The pay range for this position is $28.00 - $34.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.