Electromechanical Development Technician
39 – 60Emeryville, CASanta Clara, CAHardware EngineeringOnsite5+ YOE
Summary
Assembles, troubleshoots, and tests complex electromechanical systems and prototypes for automated manufacturing machines. Requires 5+ years hands-on hardware experience, debugging skills, soldering, metrology, and associate/bachelor's in engineering.
About the role
What You’ll Do
- Assemble, rework, troubleshoot, maintain, and test new designs of machines that perform a complex automated manufacturing process.
- SMT soldering, wire harness fabrication, integration, and test.
- Collaborate with engineering.
- Build and rework assemblies and sub-assemblies in our prototype shop.
- Work with engineering and a technical writer to produce electro-mechanical assembly documentation and work instructions.
- Building, troubleshooting and reworking electromechanical assemblies.
What You’ll Need
- Hands-on hardware assembly skills in both mechanical and electrical systems, including small precision work and large-scale systems.
- Experience with debugging complex electromechanical systems.
- Experience operating and remote controlling benchtop lab electronics (multimeters, oscilloscopes, etc.)
- Familiarity with a ticketing system to document and prioritize workflow (JIRA, GitHub, etc.)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- An eye for detail and organization.
- Read and interpret specifications, prints, electrical point to points, ICD’s and P&ID’s.
- Electrical and mechanical troubleshooting.
- Laser and optical system experience.
- Strong time management and prioritization skills.
- Experience with office software (MS Office or Google Docs.)
- Basic metrology or inspection experience (e.g., using calipers, micrometers, multimeters, etc.)
- Basic fabrication skills, cutting, fitting, bending, drilling and deburring.
- Familiarity with fittings, tubing, plumbing, pneumatics, gas and fluid management. (Swagelok, ORB, NPT, PTC).
- Familiarity with building in a cleanroom and cleanroom high purity work etiquette.
- Eagerness to learn and take on more responsibilities over time.
- Wire harness assembly and soldering certification (IPC-610, IPC-620, or J-Standard-001).
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent industry experience.
- 5+ years of industry experience.
Bonus Points For
- Experience operating lab metrology instruments (microscopes, SEM, profilometers, etc.)
- Good software literacy; ability to use command line interfaces, read and understand automation device manuals and debug software-controlled systems.
- Ability to drive a forklift and have basic rigging knowledge.
Hourly Rate Range: $39—$60 USD
Skills
SMT solderingwire harness fabricationmultimetersoscilloscopesJIRAGitHubcalipersmicrometersSwagelok fittingspneumaticscleanroom etiquetteIPC-610IPC-620J-Standard-001microscopes
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