Senior Electronics Test Technician PCB Rework & Validation
About The Position
The Senior Electronics Test Technician supports advanced electronic product development and validation in a hands-on engineering laboratory. The technician works with engineers to troubleshoot hardware, validate designs, investigate failures, and ensure electronic systems meet performance and quality requirements. The role is fully onsite in Fridley, Minnesota, with standard business hours and a 40-hour workweek. Employment is W2 only; C2C and 1099 arrangements are not accepted. The technician assembles, tests, troubleshoots, repairs, and maintains electronic components, PCB assemblies, and related systems. Work includes surface-mount soldering and fine-pitch component rework; prototype and test-sample preparation; circuit-level testing; thermal and environmental testing; support for EMI/EMC testing; and product validation. The role also involves collecting and analyzing test results, maintaining laboratory records and equipment logs, and supporting technical recommendations and root-cause investigations.
Requirements
- Associate degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Engineering Technology, or a closely related field.
- Demonstrated hands-on electronics laboratory or hardware testing experience.
- Strong surface-mount PCB rework and soldering capabilities.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics independently.
- Proficiency using oscilloscopes, power supplies, electrical sources and loads, and other electronics laboratory equipment.
- Experience troubleshooting circuits and electronic assemblies at the hardware or component level.
- Strong attention to detail, documentation discipline, and troubleshooting ability.
- Comfort working collaboratively with engineers.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering discipline.
- Familiarity with environmental testing, test fixtures, wire harnesses, EMI/EMC testing, or data acquisition systems.
Responsibilities
- Assemble, test, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain electronic components, PCB assemblies, and related systems.
- Perform surface-mount soldering and component rework, including fine-pitch electronics.
- Interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, engineering drawings, and test documentation.
- Conduct hardware testing using laboratory instrumentation, including oscilloscopes, power supplies, AC/DC sources and loads, signal generators, and data acquisition systems.
- Prepare prototypes and test samples by installing probes, fabricating wire harnesses, and building test fixtures.
- Conduct thermal and environmental testing using environmental chambers.
- Support EMI/EMC testing and established electrical test methodologies.
- Collect and analyze test results, document findings, and support technical recommendations.
- Partner with engineers during product development, validation, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
- Maintain laboratory records, test documentation, equipment logs, and calibration verification.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
