Engineering Laboratory Technician

Responsibilities

• A broad comprehension of power electronics is required, including familiarity with power FETs, PWM controllers, magnetics, lab equipment, and automation.
• Help senior applications engineers in the lab, i.e., bench setup, soldering and desoldering components, lab measurements, and designing ad hoc test jigs.
• Procure components from various distributors, stock the lab and maintain relationships with component vendors.
• Manage lab inventory, own the annual calibration cycle, and fix/upgrade lab equipment by working with various vendors.
• Help procure quotes from various equipment and lab service vendors. Maintain a database of lab purchases, quotes, and inventory.
• Help engineers with automation, occasionally (< 10%), travel to customer sites to help with component rework and help with system validation.

Qualifications

• This role requires a high-level understanding of power management. At least 5 years' experience in a semiconductor company or a power supply manufacturer is required, along with extensive lab work.
• A customer applications technician should be proficient with:
• Oscilloscopes, power sources, analyzers, and electronic loads
• Curve tracers for MOSFET characterization, LCR meters, multimeters and function generators
• Soldering (SMD, fine‑pitch components, rework)
• Pcb assembly/debug (trace continuity, component verification)
• Wiring power stages, heatsinks, and thermal sensors
• Setting up automated test benches using lab automation scripts is a plus
• Logging data measurement accurately, creating plots and summaries for engineers
• Basic understanding of IC packaging and bond‑wire effects, high-integrity probing techniques are a plus

Education

• An Associate's Degree in Electrical Engineering