Operator/Technician

ATR International
  • San Jose, CA
  • $19–$40 Per Hour
  • Temporary
  • Contractor
  • Full-time
  • Instant Apply
2 days ago

Job Description

Position: Electronics Manufacturing Operators & Technicians 
Location: San Jose, CA & surrounding Bay Area
Employment Type: Contract & Temp-to-Hire available
Shifts Available: Day, Swing, and Grave
Pay Range: $19.00 – $41.00 / hour (dependent on role, technical discipline, and shift differential)

Overview
We are actively hiring for multiple immediate Manufacturing Operator, Assembler, and Test Technician roles supporting high-reliability Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA), cable/harness manufacturing, and RF/electronics testing operations. 

Prior experience in PCBA, SMT, wire harnessing, OR RF/electronic testing is strongly preferred.

Available Positions & Hourly Pay Rates

  • Mechanical & Electro-Mechanical Assembler | $19.00 – $23.00 / hr (+5% shift differential for Swing)
    Focus: Box-builds, sub-assemblies, chassis integration, and hardware installation using hand/power tools and torque drivers according to Manufacturing Process Instructions (MPIs) and blueprints.

  • Cable & Wire Harness Technician | $20.00 – $25.00 / hr | Day Shift
    Focus: Building custom cable assemblies and complex wire harnesses from schematics and wire run lists. Proficient with wire strippers, precision crimpers, heat-shrink guns, pin insertion/extraction tools, and point-to-point continuity testing (Cirris/DMM). Familiarity with IPC/WHMA-A-620 preferred.
  • SMT Machine Operator | $21.00 – $25.00 / hr | Day and Swing Shift
    Focus: Setting up, loading, and running automated SMT line machinery, including solder paste screen printers, pick-and-place component feeders/reels, and reflow ovens. Verifying part numbers and polarities.

  • Quality Control (QC) Inspector | $19.00 – $23.50 / hr (+5% shift differential for Swing)
    Focus: In-process and first-article visual inspection of PCBAs, solder joints, component placements, and mechanical builds against IPC-A-610 standards and customer engineering drawings.

  • Touch-Up & Hand Soldering Assembler | $22.00 – $26.44 / hr
    Focus: Fine-pitch through-hole and surface-mount soldering, post-reflow touch-up, jumper wire addition, and modification under a microscope per IPC-A-610 / J-STD-001 standards.

  • BGA Rework Technician | $24.00 – $29.00 / hr
    Focus: Advanced component removal, site dressing, re-balling, and replacement of Ball Grid Arrays (BGAs), QFNs, and fine-pitch ICs using dedicated thermal profile rework stations.

  • Production Test Technician | $22.00 – $26.00 / hr
    Focus: Functional, continuity, and board-level testing using automated test fixtures, digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, and PC-based testing software; logging and debugging failures.

  • RF Test Technician | $35.00 – $41.00 / hr
    Focus: Setup, calibration, and execution of operational and environmental RF testing on complex communication systems and subsystems. Skilled in operating spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators, power meters, and oscilloscopes; interpreting RF test data and troubleshooting anomalies.

Job Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

  • Follow written Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), MPIs, engineering change orders (ECOs), wiring diagrams, and schematics.
  • Maintain cleanroom and Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) safety protocols at all times.
  • Accurately complete lot travelers, quality documentation, and production logs.
    Identify, isolate, and escalate material defects or assembly issues to line leads and supervisors.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work cell following 5S principles.

Numbers & Facts

LocationSan Jose, CA
Job TypeTemporary, Contractor, Full-time
Salary$19–$40 Per Hour
Company Size51 - 200
Year Founded2012
HeadquartersSanta Clara, CA, US
Websitehttps://atrinternational.com/

Qualifications

Qualifications & Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED required; AS degree, trade certification, or military technical training is preferred for technician roles.
  • 1–4+ years of hands-on experience in electronics manufacturing, PCBA assembly, wire harnessing, or RF/electrical testing.
  • Ability to read schematics, blueprints, wire run lists, and assembly drawings; comfortable working with precision hand tools, microscopes, or electronic/RF test instrumentation.
  • Familiarity with or active certification in IPC-A-610, IPC/WHMA-A-620, or J-STD-001 is a strong plus.
  • Willingness to work overtime and occasional weekend shifts based on production volumes.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision

About Company

ATR International started with a simple insight: technical hiring shouldn’t be guesswork. In 1988, two immigrants in Silicon Valley combined engineering experience and career counseling knowledge to address the frustration companies had finding the right technical talent—and the frustration candidates felt being misrepresented by generic recruiters.

That partnership grew into a business rooted in precision recruiting, customer focus, and a belief that people and relationships matter. Over 35,000 placements later, ATR has expanded beyond its original footprint, serving organizations and professionals across the U.S. and beyond in industries where hiring errors can carry real operational risk.

Skills

  • IPC-A-610
  • IPC/WHMA-A-620
  • J-STD-001
  • IPC-7711 / 7721
  • ESD
  • Quality Standards
  • 5S & Lean Manufacturing
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • ASSEMBLY
  • SYSTEM INTEGRATION
  • BLUEPRINT
  • Mechanical Drawing Interpretation
  • SOP
  • SOP Adherence
  • Calibrated Hand Tools
  • Hardware
  • SMT
  • THROUGH-HOLE
  • Soldering
  • Touch-up
  • microscope
  • BGA
  • rework
  • De-Soldering
  • SOLDER
  • Wire Harness
  • Stripping
  • Pneumatic
  • CRIMPING
  • AOI
  • Automated Optical Inspection
  • Quality Control
  • IPQC
  • OSCILLOSCOPES
  • DMM
  • Digital Multimeters
  • RF

Skills

  • Ball Grid Array (BGA)unmatched
  • Blueprintsunmatched
  • Calibrationunmatched
  • Communication Systemsunmatched
  • Debugging Skillsunmatched
  • Electromechanicsunmatched
  • Electronicsunmatched
  • Electronics Manufacturingunmatched
  • Engineering Drawingunmatched
  • Hand Toolsunmatched
  • Hardware Installationunmatched
  • High Reliabilityunmatched
  • Integrated Circuits (ICs)unmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Manufacturing/Industrial Processesunmatched
  • Manufacturing/Production Testingunmatched
  • Mechanical Assemblyunmatched
  • Network Performance/Analysisunmatched
  • Oscilloscopeunmatched
  • Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA)unmatched
  • Printersunmatched
  • Quality Controlunmatched
  • Radio Frequencyunmatched
  • Schematicsunmatched
  • Solder Jointunmatched
  • Solderingunmatched
  • Spectrum Analyzersunmatched
  • Surface Mount Technologyunmatched
  • Technical Supportunmatched
  • Test Automationunmatched
  • Test Dataunmatched
  • Test Fixturesunmatched
  • Testingunmatched
  • Wire Harnessunmatched

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