Senior Electronics Soldering Technician

Bring Your Advanced Soldering Skills to High-Quality Electronics Manufacturing

Are you highly skilled in soldering small electronic components, working under a microscope, and producing clean, quality workmanship? Do you take pride in fixing complex PCB assembly issues, identifying defects, and making sure every product meets the right standard before it moves forward?

At Milwaukee Electronics, our Senior Electronics Soldering Technicians play a critical role in supporting high-quality electronics manufacturing. In this hands-on role, you will perform advanced soldering, component-level repair, inspection, and technical assembly work on electronic assemblies.

This is a great opportunity for someone with strong SMT and through-hole soldering experience, IPC workmanship knowledge, and the ability to work with precision, patience, and attention to detail.

Available Schedules

We currently have openings on the following shifts:

Back-End Days: Thursday – Saturday | 5:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Back-End Swing: Thursday – Saturday | 5:00 PM – 5:00 AM

Schedule Perks

• Work just 3 scheduled days per week
• Enjoy 4 consecutive days off every week
• Full-time hours in three scheduled workdays
• Overtime pay for hours worked beyond 10 per day
• 12% shift differential for swing shift hours
• A consistent, predictable schedule you can plan your life around

About Milwaukee Electronics

Milwaukee Electronics is a contract electronics manufacturer bringing innovations to life from prototype to production. Our mission is to Accelerate — expanding what is possible for our customers, our people, and our communities.

We operate as One Team, Take Ownership, Seek to Serve, and Go Beyond.

About the Role

The Senior Electronics Soldering Technician performs advanced soldering, component-level repair, inspection, and quality-focused work on electronic assemblies. This role supports the electronics manufacturing process by identifying workmanship concerns, correcting defects, and helping ensure products meet company, customer, and IPC quality standards.

You will work with SMT and through-hole components, perform soldering and desoldering, replace components, support circuit modifications, and use specialized tools such as soldering irons, hot air stations, microscopes, and BGA equipment.

This role requires strong technical skill, steady hands, attention to detail, and the ability to work effectively in a team-based production environment.

What You’ll Do

• Inspect electronic components and assemblies to identify defects, workmanship concerns, or quality issues
• Perform advanced soldering, desoldering, component replacement, and circuit modification work
• Work with SMT and through-hole components
• Solder Class 2 and Class 3 assemblies to IPC workmanship standards
• Use soldering irons, hot air stations, microscope inspection systems, and other specialized electronic assembly tools
• Support BGA-related work and learn to operate the Scorpion BGA station
• Build product as directed by Team Leaders or Supervisors
• Ensure all soldering, repair, and assembly work meets company quality standards, customer requirements, and applicable IPC standards
• Maintain accurate records of work performed, including defect logs, repair notes, and quality inspection documentation
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, and Production teams to support process improvements and reduce defects
• Ensure proper care and maintenance of tools and equipment
• Perform inventory transactions in Epicor
• Support training of other team members to A1 or A2 classification, as needed
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work area
• Participate in Continuous Improvement and Lean activities
• Support change and help identify ways to improve processes, efficiency, and quality
• Work on site as an essential function of the role

What You Bring

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Technical certification or vocational training in electronics preferred
• Previous experience in electronics manufacturing, soldering, PCB assembly, component-level repair, or related production work required
• Strong experience soldering SMT and through-hole components
• Ability to solder Class 2 and Class 3 assemblies to IPC workmanship standards
• Familiarity with IPC standards related to electronic assembly, soldering, repair, and modification preferred
• Understanding of electronic assembly processes, component identification, and basic circuit troubleshooting
• Ability to work under a microscope and identify small defects or workmanship concerns
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose and correct electronic assembly issues
• Ability to understand and determine product quality based on written documentation
• Familiarity with electronic soldering and inspection tools, including soldering irons, hot air stations, and microscopes
• Ability to maintain accurate documentation of work performed and quality inspection results
• Ability to perform inventory transactions in Epicor
• Ability to learn BGA station operation, including the Scorpion BGA station
• Ability to train others to A1 or A2 classification
• Ability to read, speak, and understand English to support clear communication and comprehension of internal documentation
• Basic math skills, including adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing
• Basic understanding of performance data and ability to read performance graphs
• Positive, dependable, detail-oriented team player

Preferred Knowledge

• IPC workmanship standards
• J-STD-001 soldering standards
• IPC 7711/7721 repair and modification standards
• SMT and through-hole component soldering
• Microscope inspection
• BGA support or willingness to learn BGA equipment
• Electronic component identification
• PCB and PCBA assembly processes
• Component-level troubleshooting

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described below are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee may be seated or standing based on their workstation. The employee may occasionally stand and/or walk and must frequently use hands to point, handle, feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee may lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

This position is located in an electronics manufacturing environment. While performing the duties of this role, the employee may occasionally be exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. PPE is required where applicable and provided.

This work can only be performed on site, and regular attendance is an essential function of the job.

MILWAUKEE ELECTRONICS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or age. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process, please contact Human Resources at 414-228-5000 or hr@milwaukeeelectronics.com. 

For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please see this government poster: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov).  

Because this job has access to controlled technology, we must comply with ITAR. Any job offers will be contingent on verification that the candidate is a U.S. person (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent resident, or individual granted asylum/refugee status in the U.S.) or can otherwise satisfy ITAR compliance requirements. If applicable, if an individual is not a U.S. person, our policy is to not take the extra step of seeking approval from the federal government for that person to work in this position. 

Upon hire, the successful candidate must present acceptable proof of identity and current authorization to work in the U.S., as required on Form I-9. We do not provide sponsorship support for employment-based visas such as H-1B.