We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Electronics Technician to join our Electronics Lab team. This newly created role is ideal for an experienced technician who combines exceptional hands-on electronics expertise with strong communication skills and a passion for problem-solving.
The successful candidate will serve as a technical leader within the lab, supporting product development, engineering validation, troubleshooting, automated testing, and technician mentoring. This position requires advanced component-level soldering skills, experience with electronic testing equipment, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced engineering environment.
Candidates with military electronics backgrounds, avionics experience, or prior work in advanced electronics testing environments are highly encouraged to apply.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform engineering and design validation testing on electronic products and systems.
- Conduct advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis of electronic assemblies, circuits, and test fixtures.
- Create and execute automated tests for product validation, performance characterization, and failure-mode identification.
- Design, build, and maintain custom test fixtures and test circuits.
- Develop and maintain LabVIEW programs and other automated testing solutions.
- Interpret and work from electrical schematics, drawings, and technical documentation.
- Utilize electronic test equipment including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers (VNAs), and related instrumentation.
- Support new product development and certification testing efforts.
- Maintain product documentation, test procedures, specifications, reports, and engineering records.
- Assist with equipment maintenance and laboratory operations.
- Mentor and train junior technicians while promoting best practices and quality standards.
- Provide technical support for product builds and field issues as needed.
- Travel periodically for training and technical support activities.
Required Qualifications
- Associate degree in Electronics Technology, Avionics, or a related technical field, or equivalent military electronics training.
- Minimum of 7 years of electronics technician experience.
- Expert-level component soldering and de-soldering skills using both soldering irons and hot air rework equipment.
- Strong experience troubleshooting and testing electronic systems and assemblies.
- Experience performing engineering validation and design verification testing.
- Ability to read and interpret electronic schematics and technical documentation.
- Experience using advanced electronic test equipment.
- Familiarity with Windows and Linux command-line environments.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Detail-oriented, organized, and capable of working independently.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience programming automated test systems using LabVIEW.
- J-STD soldering certification.
- J-STD Instructor certification.
- Experience in avionics, military electronics, RF systems, or advanced electronics laboratories.
- Experience with test automation and fixture development.
- Understanding of AI-assisted tools and emerging technologies.
- RF testing and troubleshooting experience.
Technical Skills
- Advanced component-level soldering and rework
- Electronic troubleshooting and diagnostics
- Design validation testing
- LabVIEW programming
- Test automation
- Oscilloscopes
- Spectrum analyzers
- Vector Network Analyzers (VNA)
- Windows and Linux command line tools
- Technical documentation and reporting
- Root cause analysis
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a highly skilled electronics professional who enjoys hands-on technical work, thrives in a laboratory environment, and can effectively communicate with engineers, technicians, and stakeholders. This individual is equally comfortable troubleshooting complex electronics, developing automated test solutions, mentoring team members, and supporting innovative new product development efforts.
