Job Title: Engineering Technician
Location: Santa Clara, CA 95051
Duration: 6 Months
 
Job Description:
 
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Independently sets up and maintains benches, testers, and other equipment.
• Transports, installs, upgrades, and configures complex equipment and components.
• Collaborates with individuals inside and outside of own function to troubleshoot and perform moderately complex repair work, rework, removal, and modifications to equipment as necessary.
• Sets up test equipment using hand tools or automatic test methods to perform complex tests of circuits, components, instruments and mechanical assemblies.
• Guides others and documents test results, KPIs, and other outcomes, and maintains malfunction records.
• Executes manual and automated test plans and provides input on test cases and test procedures. Reproduces and debugs complex issues. Documents changes to processes or SOP.
• Tracks the purchasing, shipping/transporting, receiving and usage of inventory and equipment for test labs, field engineering, and business unit projects. 

Level of Responsibility: 

• Works under supervision.
• Decision-making affects direct area of work and/or work group
• Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey basic, routine factual information.
• Tasks consist of a limited number of steps and can be referenced using directions or manuals. 

Top 5 Required Skills

• General hardware assembly, firmware/OS flashing, and deployment of systems to test benches or racks.
• Troubleshoots general system boot or connectivity issues
• Deductive and inductive problem solving is required; multiple approaches may be taken/necessary to solve the problem; attention to detail is a must.
• Good communication skills, written and verbal
• Experienced with assembly, setup, and deployment of test systems in a R&D environment.
• Basic/Fundamental understanding of electronics

Technologies:

• Networking
• LINUX

  Required Education: 

• High School Diploma, or equivalent, and 2+ years of Engineer Technician or related work experience (Work Experience should in a background that required troubleshooting, problem solving in an electrical engineering tech role)

 Physical Requirements:

• Push Max Weight Limit =   30 lbs
• Pull Max Weight Limit =     30 lbs 
• Lift Max Weight Limit =      30 lbs

 
 
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: $ 32.62/hr.