Hardware Lab Technician
About The Position
You will support day-to-day hardware lab operations by managing prototype hardware, maintaining lab infrastructure, and assisting engineering teams with system setup, debugging, and testing. Your work will help ensure the lab environment is safe, organized, and ready to support fast-paced hardware development. We are seeking a hands-on, reliable, and detail-oriented Hardware Lab Technician to support daily operations within our Hardware Lab. This role is critical to the hardware development and validation process, ensuring that lab infrastructure, equipment, and prototype hardware are properly managed, maintained, and ready for engineering teams to bring up, test, and troubleshoot new systems.
Requirements
- Associate (2-year) college degree or a minimum of 5 years of experience as a Hardware Lab Technician or in a comparable hardware lab role.
- Demonstrated ability to debug systems and PCBs in a hands-on hardware lab environment.
- Experience troubleshooting and repairing mechanical, electrical, and utility systems.
- Basic knowledge of networking and electronics.
- Proven experience supporting engineering teams with equipment setup, configuration, and testing.
- Experience collaborating with teams to ensure lab operations meet operational and safety compliance standards.
- Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
- Effective communication skills and a team-oriented mindset.
- Ability to lift and move equipment up to 50 lbs safely.
Responsibilities
- Manage and organize incoming prototype hardware from manufacturing, including check-in, labeling, and inventory tracking.
- Check hardware units in and out to engineering teams while maintaining accurate documentation and asset records.
- Support system-level and PCB-level debugging activities in a hardware lab environment.
- Assist engineering teams with hardware setup, configuration, and testing of new systems.
- Install and maintain lab infrastructure, including such as Rack mounting of hardware and AR switches, Installation of PDUs and routing of power cables and supporting basic network setup and configuration for diagnostics and EDVT testing
- Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, and utility-related lab issues.
- Coordinate shipments, returns, and storage of hardware units with external logistics partners.
- Maintain a clean, safe, and well-organized lab and storage environment.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure Hardware Lab operations comply with operational and safety standards.
- Ensure lab infrastructure and equipment are ready and aligned with engineering schedules.
- Perform physical tasks as required, including lifting and moving equipment weighing up to 50 lbs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
