Electrical Lab Engineer

Insight Global (United States); Redmond; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking an Electrical Lab Engineer to support buildout, wiring, integration and maintenance of development lab equipment and test setups. You will analyze existing racks, propose improvements and may perform hands‑on work to assemble new designs while communicating with leadership and updating stakeholders.

You should have strong practical experience wiring labs, be familiar with RF paths and safety practices, and be able to document procedures to keep environments reliable and

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience with signal generation and lab wiring.
• Hands-on wiring, rack-and-stack, lab equipment integration.
• Linux-based systems experience.
• Strong understanding of wiring best practices and electrical safety.
• Able to read wiring diagrams, schematics, and basic electrical documentation.
• Experience with low-voltage systems and safe handling of higher-voltage equipment.
• Proficient with common electrical tools and test equipment.
• Ability to document work clearly and create repeatable wiring or setup instructions.

Responsibilities

• Analyse existing test racks and propose improvements and changes.
• Occasionally perform hands-on lab work to assemble new designs.
• Define SOPs to keep equipment and RF infrastructure highly available.
• Script instrument control for automated tests and path optimization.
• Document RF infrastructure, labeling schemes, and cable inventories.

Skills

Signal generation

Lab wiring

Rack-and-stack

Electrical safety

Low-voltage systems

Schematics reading

Electrical documentation

SCPI/VISA

RF testing

Troubleshooting

Independent lab work

Documentation writing

Tools

Multimeters

Power supplies

Crimpers

Soldering tools

Cable testers

Job description

Job Description

We are looking for an Electrical Lab Engineer to support the buildout, wiring, integration, and maintenance of development lab equipment and test setups. This role is focused analysing existing test racks and solutioning for improvements and changes. They could occasionally need to do hands on lab work to help put together their new design. This person must have good communication to speak with leadership and relay updates. They must understand signle generations and have experience working within this environment.The ideal candidate has strong practical experience wiring and organizing lab systems, understands safe electrical practices, and can build clean, reliable, serviceable setups. One day you might be tracing an intermittent RF path with a VNA. The next, you might be re-cabling a switch matrix to support a new terminal configuration or scripting instrument control for an automated test. You should be able to define standard operating procedures that keep equipment, RF infrastructure and test environments highly available, and expand the team's capabilities over time. You will be key to helping the team move quickly and confidently as our systems scale.

Skills and Requirements

2+ years of experience with signal GenerationExperience with VHands-on electrical wiring, rack-and-stack, lab equipment integration, or electrical technician work.2+ years of experience working with Linux-based systemsStrong understanding of wiring best practices, cable management, labeling, routing, strain relief, and electrical safety.Experience working with low-voltage systems and familiarity with safe handling of higher-voltage equipment.Ability to read and follow wiring diagrams, schematics, block diagrams, pinouts, and basic electrical documentation.Ability to use common electrical tools and test equipment such as multimeters, power supplies, crimpers, soldering tools, and cable testers.Experience troubleshooting electrical connectivity, power, grounding, cabling, or equipment integration issues.Ability to work independently in a lab environment with minimal supervision.Experience building or maintaining electrical test setups, hardware development labs, manufacturing test fixtures, or engineering prototypes.Comfortable documenting work clearly and creating repeatable wiring or setup instructions.Strong attention to detail and commitment to clean, safe, maintainable workmanship.

• Experience with RF connector care and best practices, including inspection, cleaning, torque specifications, connector savers and ESD handling
• Experience automating RF test equipment and signal paths with SCPI, VISA or similar instrument control interfaces
• Experience documenting RF infrastructure, including path diagrams, labeling schemes, cable inventories and calibration records

Knowledge of industry-standard test automation tools and experience developing product test harnesses and instrumenting products to gather test results

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].