Reliability Technician

Mini-Circuits•Brooklyn, NY

About The Position

Mini-Circuits designs, manufactures and distributes integrated circuits, modules, and sub-systems for high-performance radio frequency (RF) and microwave applications. With design, sales and manufacturing locations in over 30 countries, Mini-Circuits’ products are used in a range of wired and wireless communications applications. Our products are also used in detection, measurement and imaging applications, including military communication, guidance and electronic countermeasure systems, commercial, scientific, military land, sea and aircraft; automotive systems, medical systems, and industrial test equipment. Mini-Circuits’ sells its products to over 20,000 customers globally through our direct sales force, applications engineering staff, sales representatives, as well as through our extensive website. Position Summary: The Reliability Technician supports the Reliability Engineering team in the execution of product qualification, environmental testing, reliability stress testing, sample preparation, inspection, data collection, and failure analysis activities for RF and microwave electronic components. This position is responsible for hands-on laboratory support, including preparing samples for testing, setting up and monitoring reliability tests, performing visual and electrical inspections, maintaining test records, and assisting engineers with investigations related to product performance, failure modes, and qualification results. This role requires the ability to follow procedures accurately, document work clearly, and communicate effectively with engineers, technicians, production, quality, external laboratories, and third-party reliability partners.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or international equivalent required.
Must have a technical degree, certification, or equivalent hands-on experience in a technical, engineering, manufacturing, electronics, reliability, quality, or related field.
Experience working in a technical, manufacturing, quality, reliability, electronics, semiconductor, or laboratory environment; 1–5 years preferred.
Hands-on experience working with electronic components, test boards, fixtures, or laboratory equipment.
Ability to follow written procedures, test plans, work instructions, and engineering direction accurately.
Basic understanding of electronic components, assemblies, soldered boards, and ESD handling practices.
Ability to document test results, observations, sample status, and inspection findings clearly and accurately.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and basic data entry.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality workmanship.
Good hands-on troubleshooting skills and ability to recognize abnormal test or sample conditions.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and support changing priorities in a fast-paced engineering environment.
Strong communication skills and ability to work with engineers, technicians, production, QA, and external laboratories.
Comply, understand, and support corporate safety initiatives to ensure a safe work environment.
Ability and willingness to abide by Company’s Code of Conduct.

Nice To Haves

Experience using microscopes, multimeters, power supplies, environmental chambers, or other standard lab equipment.
Familiarity with reliability testing such as temperature cycling, humidity testing, HTOL, THB, HAST, MSL, vibration, or mechanical shock.
Experience with RF and microwave components, semiconductor devices, IC packages, QFN packages, or hybrid microelectronic assemblies.

Responsibilities

Support reliability qualification activities for new products, product changes, process changes, vendor qualifications, and customer-specific requirements.
Prepare reliability test samples, including labeling, serialization, inspection, handling, and loading into test fixtures, test boards, or environmental chambers.
Assist with setup, monitoring, and completion of reliability tests, including temperature cycling, high temperature storage, humidity testing, HTOL, THB, MSL preconditioning, vibration, and mechanical shock.
Coordinate with third-party reliability and environmental test partners to communicate test requirements, provide sample information, track test progress, and support timely completion of qualification activities.
Perform pre-test, interim, and post-test inspections, including visual inspection, electrical verification, and documentation of results.
Maintain accurate reliability records, including sample status, serial numbers, test conditions, inspection results, failures, photographs, and observations.
Support failure analysis activities by preparing samples, tracking failures, coordinating CSAM, X-ray, cross-section, decapsulation, SEM, or other analysis methods, and organizing related results.
Operate and support reliability lab equipment, including environmental chambers, ovens, microscopes, power supplies, meters, data loggers, and related test equipment.
Identify and report sample abnormalities, equipment issues, unexpected test conditions, or potential reliability concerns to the Reliability Engineer or Reliability Manager.
Maintain sample traceability, lab organization, equipment records, and a clean, safe, and ESD-compliant working environment.