Electrical Test Technician — Hardware Validation & Lab Ops

Etched; San Jose, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing subsidy

Relocation support

Daily meals

Wellness benefits

Premium health coverage

Unlimited compute budget

Job summary

Etched in San Jose is seeking an hands-on Electrical Engineering Technician to support hardware development and validation. You will execute electrical test procedures, maintain documentation, and ensure lab environments run smoothly across concurrent projects.

You will work closely with hardware engineers to ensure data integrity, troubleshoot issues, and accelerate progress while upholding safety and quality standards in a fast-paced lab setting.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience executing electrical test procedures, including bench setup, instrument calibration, and operation of standard EE lab equipment.
• Strong data collection and documentation habits — accurate, traceable measurement records are second nature to you.
• Ability to monitor live electrical tests, catch signal irregularities or out-of-spec behavior early, and troubleshoot quickly to minimize downtime.
• Experience preparing test benches and hardware fixtures across multiple concurrent projects.
• Comfort organizing and maintaining lab logs, databases, and test reports for a cross-functional engineering audience.
• Familiarity with lab safety compliance and managing EE equipment maintenance, inventory, and calibration schedules.
• Exposure to PCB bring-up, power rail validation, or digital/analog signal characterization.
• Experience with scripted test automation (Python, LabVIEW, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Set up, calibrate, and operate electrical test equipment — including oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, and signal analyzers — in accordance with established test procedures
• Collect, record, and validate electrical measurement data, maintaining accurate and traceable documentation for analysis and quality assurance
• Monitor live test runs and equipment performance, identifying anomalies and troubleshooting issues to maintain test integrity and minimize downtime
• Prepare test benches, fixtures, and lab environments to support scheduled hardware experiments across multiple concurrent projects
• Organize and maintain lab logs, test databases, and results reports, communicating findings clearly to hardware engineers and project teams
• Enforce lab safety procedures and compliance standards while managing equipment maintenance, inventory, and calibration schedules

Skills

Electrical test procedures

Data collection

Lab documentation

Lab bench setup

Test instrumentation

Cross-functional communication

Tools

Oscilloscopes

DMMs

Power supplies

Python

LabVIEW

Job description

Etched in San Jose is seeking an hands-on Electrical Engineering Technician to support hardware development and validation. You will execute electrical test procedures, maintain documentation, and ensure lab environments run smoothly across concurrent projects.

You will work closely with hardware engineers to ensure data integrity, troubleshoot issues, and accelerate progress while upholding safety and quality standards in a fast-paced lab setting.