Job Title: Acoustics Lab Technician
Location: Cupertino, CA 95014
Duration: 12 Months

Summary

• New ideas have a way of quickly becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences. Sound is an essential and compelling facet of the customer experience, so the client has assembled a world-class Acoustics team that enables our customers to experience music with delight, communicate with clarity, and appreciate our products without disturbance from noise. In Acoustics, we work with obsessive attention to detail, directly contributing to products that ship to millions of people around the world.
• The Acoustics team drives the acoustic design and overall sound quality of the client's product lines. We are a diverse team of acoustics and vibration experts, accomplished listeners, and creative problem solvers, motivated to share our love of audio with the world.  We work daily with multifunctional teams on innovative solutions to complex engineering challenges. We are looking for a Technician to help bring our products to the next level.

Key Qualifications

• Knowledge of basic acoustics through education or professional experience.
• Experience taking measurements with lab-grade data acquisition systems and transducers - primarily microphones.
• Work well interacting and communicating with other technicians and engineers.
• Willing to learn new methods and techniques.
• Flexible and comfortable working in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment. 

Responsibilities:

• As a Technician on the Acoustics team, you will complete acoustic and vibration measurements using data acquisition systems, microphones, and other transducers following engineering-supplied testing instructions and lab procedures.
• You will prepare test systems for testing,  including updating software versions.
• You will prepare test setups including fixtures and electronics including multimeters, scopes, and power supplies.
• Will rework small electronics, removing and swapping components using soldering, micro- fasteners, adhesives, etc.
• Responsible to move test materials between the facilities in Cupertino; and you will operate and configure MacOS and iOS devices.

Education & Experience

• Most of the technicians have a high school or equivalent certificate with some additional college or technical training and 2+ years of acoustic testing of consumer electronics or IT equipment & have understanding of rework of basic electronics, but if you’ve followed a different path understanding data acquisition and testing for acoustics, we still want to hear from you.

Additional Requirements

• A few useful but not required skills include: direct experience in testing and developing consumer electronics, particularly speaker and headphone playback or microphone recording, and a basic understanding of acoustic analysis, including spectrum and acoustic weighting.

 

About Us: SPECTRAFORCE is one of the fastest-growing workforce solutions firms in the United States. As a diversity-owned business, we place human connection at the heart of everything we do, building strong relationships with both clients and candidates to fill roles successfully. Our teams in North and Central America and India serve more than 150 Fortune clients globally, leveraging custom AI technology to provide direct hire, executive search, nearshoring, offshoring, and project staffing solutions.
 
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
 
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LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer. 


At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $31.92/hr.