Electrical Engineering Technician

Must be a U.S. citizen. No exceptions. An active security clearance at the Secret level or the ability to obtain a clearance is required. Only U.S. citizens are eligible for security clearances.

• A self-starter willing to take on a variety of tasks
• Willingness to learn
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to take ownership of problems, make recommendations, take appropriate action, and follow through to resolution.
• Ability to work with engineers to bring up new designs, completing assigned tasks independently and seeking clarification when needed.
• Ability to read and interpret Bill of Materials (BOM), wiring diagrams, schematics, and test procedures.
• Hands-on experience assembling, soldering, and reworking prototype PCBs with both surface mount (SMT) and thru-hole components.
• Expertise in designing and building cables and wiring harnesses and using crimp tools.
• Experience using power supplies, meters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other electronics test equipment
• Ability to set up and run board- and system-level tests and accurately document results.
• Basic troubleshooting skills, including identifying continuity problems, shorts, faulty connectors, and other electrical or test-setup issues.
• Ability to build and modify test fixtures and mechanical assemblies from drawings and instructions.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate records of builds, test results, modifications, and configurations.
• Experience with procurement, including obtaining quotes, placing and tracking orders, and identifying substitute parts.
• Ability to manage inventory of components, boards, and assembly needed for builds and testing.
• Ability to help maintain organized lab workspaces, tools, inventory, and test equipment.
• Ability to understand and follow quality and ESD standards.

• Advanced soldering and microscope-assisted rework, including fine-pitch components.
• Experience preparing test equipment, fixtures, and spare parts for field testing
• Experience supporting environmental and qualification testing.
• Familiarity with hardware configuration
• Basic electronics CAD experience (Altium), including reading, creating, and modifying schematics, laying out PCBs, and preparing manufacturing files.
• Experience using MATLAB, Python, or LabVIEW for test automation, data collection, or analysis.
• Experience using mechanical CAD software (SOLIDWORKS)
• Use of hand and power tools.
• IPC and/or J-STD certification
• Familiarity with MIL-STDs and designing for military and industrial environments
• Working knowledge of optics, photonics, lasers, and light.

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

This position works in an office environment 75% of the time with remaining time spent in lab areas and indoor and outdoor testing areas.

This is a 40-hour-a-week, non-exempt, position, with the potential for overtime hours. Employee is expected to work Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with some flexibility in start and end times. Half-hour unpaid lunch, with some flexibility.

The employee occasionally is required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance on a ladder at heights up to 10 ft. The employee will be required to work outdoors occasionally in all weather conditions. The employee will be required to occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Travel may be required up to 25%

High school diploma or equivalent; associates degree in a technical field, or military certification is preferred. Must have 5+ plus years of related work history preferably in a technology product manufacturing environment.