Job Title: Hardware Lab Technician
Location: North Reading, MA (100% onsite)
Duration: 12 month contract Payrate: $50 to $60 per hour
Job Description: We are looking for an experienced hands-on lab technician to support hardware validation and defect investigation for automated test equipment (ATE) instrumentation and power-delivery modules. The senior engineering team writes the test plans and owns the designs; this role executes the bench work that keeps those efforts moving — setting up and running test stations, executing defined test sequences, collecting and organizing measurement data, reproducing reported failures, and supporting prototype bring-up.
The ideal candidate is a seasoned bench technician who works efficiently and accurately with minimal hand-holding on execution, has strong lab discipline, and knows when to stop and escalate. This is a technician role, not a design role — circuit design experience is not expected, and precision measurement techniques specific to our instruments will be taught on the job.
Responsibilities
Set up, cable, and verify bench test stations using oscilloscopes, bench power supplies, DMMs, electronic loads, and source-measure units (SMUs).
Execute test plans and procedures written by senior engineers, following each step and recording results as specified.
Take repeatable measurements across voltage, current, temperature, and load conditions per written procedure.
Load and swap boards, modules, and test fixtures; run power-on, continuity, and basic functional checks.
Keep lab equipment organized, cabled, and on calibration schedule; track fixtures and hardware inventory.
Log measurement data cleanly into provided spreadsheets, templates, and databases with accurate labeling and traceability.
Compare results against provided specification limits and mark pass/fail outcomes.
Build basic charts and summary tables so engineers can review trends quickly.
Flag out-of-spec readings, unexpected behavior, and equipment problems promptly rather than working around them.
Write clear, factual test summaries describing setup, conditions, and observations.
Reproduce reported hardware failures and document the exact conditions under which they occur.
Support root-cause investigations under engineer direction: re-run tests, swap components or boards, vary one condition at a time, and capture supporting data.
Log and update defects in Jira with clear steps to reproduce, measurement evidence, and current status.
Perform board-level soldering and rework — wire mods, jumper installs, connector and header replacement, shunt and probe-point attachment.
Assemble and modify cables, harnesses, loadboards, and test fixtures.
Attach probes and instrumentation for measurement without damaging hardware.
Follow ESD, electrical safety, and lab housekeeping practices consistently.
Assist senior engineers during bring-up of prototypes, engineering builds, and pre-production units.
Run repeat testing across multiple units to help establish unit-to-unit consistency.
Support integration checks with firmware, software, and ATE control systems as directed.
Must Have:
5+ years of hands-on electronics lab, bench test, or technician experience.
Military electronics service, vocational/apprenticeship training, and manufacturing or repair-depot bench experience all count.
Associate degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering Technology, a technical certificate, or military electronics training — or equivalent hands-on experience in place of a degree.
Proficient with core bench equipment: oscilloscope, digital multimeter, bench power supply, and electronic loads. Training will be provided on SMUs, thermal chambers, and the precision measurement techniques specific to our instruments.
Able to read schematics and block diagrams and follow written test procedures accurately and in order, including recognizing when a procedure and the hardware in front of you disagree.
Solid soldering and rework skills — through-hole and basic surface-mount, wire mods, connector and header replacement.
Comfortable working in Excel; willing to learn basic Python scripting for data collection and analysis (no prior coding experience required).
Careful, organized, and detail-oriented, with legible and complete lab notes.
Works effectively from engineer-defined test plans: executes independently, asks questions early, and escalates when something looks wrong rather than working around it.
Nice to Have:
Any exposure to Python — reading, running, or lightly modifying existing scripts.
Working familiarity with analog or mixed-signal circuits, power supplies, or instrumentation hardware.
Prior use of SMUs, thermal chambers, logic analyzers, or power analyzers.
Any exposure to semiconductor test, ATE, or high-volume manufacturing environments.
Fine-pitch SMD rework, board-level probing, or test fixture and cable harness build experience.
Experience maintaining calibration schedules or lab equipment inventory.
Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, or similar issue-tracking tools.
Exposure to structured debug or quality methods (5-Whys, fishbone, basic statistics).
Numbers & Facts
Location
North Reading, MA
Salary
$50–$60 Per Hour
Skills
ATE Testersunmatched
Atlassian JIRAunmatched
Calibrationunmatched
Circuit Designunmatched
Computer Firmwareunmatched
Control Systemsunmatched
Data Analysisunmatched
Data Cleaningunmatched
Data Collectionunmatched
Debugging Skillsunmatched
Design Servicesunmatched
Detail Orientedunmatched
Documentationunmatched
Electrical Engineeringunmatched
Electricityunmatched
Electronic Engineeringunmatched
Electronicsunmatched
Hardware Administrationunmatched
Housekeeping/Cleaningunmatched
Instrumentationunmatched
Internet/Online Serviceunmatched
Laboratoryunmatched
Laboratory Equipmentunmatched
Laboratory Techniquesunmatched
Laboratory Testingunmatched
Logic Analyzerunmatched
Manufacturingunmatched
Military Electronicsunmatched
Mixed Signal Circuitsunmatched
Organizational Skillsunmatched
Oscilloscopeunmatched
Prototypingunmatched
Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
Root Cause Analysisunmatched
Schematicsunmatched
Scripting (Scripting Languages)unmatched
Semiconductorsunmatched
Solderingunmatched
Spreadsheetsunmatched
Statisticsunmatched
Surface Mount Technologyunmatched
Test Automationunmatched
Test Benchunmatched
Test Equipmentunmatched
Test Fixturesunmatched
Test Plan/Scheduleunmatched
Testingunmatched
Traceabilityunmatched
Training/Teachingunmatched
Wire Harnessunmatched
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