Electronic Bench Technician

Software Placement Group; Salem (NH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Benefits package

Job summary

Software Placement Group in Salem, NH is seeking an Electronic Bench Technician to join the lab and service operations team. You will perform hands-on assembly, calibration, and diagnostic work on high-precision equipment to ensure reliability.

The role requires reading schematics, soldering, and using oscilloscope, DVM, and signal generators. On-site work only with flexible hours and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Read schematics, diagrams and technical orders to determine assembly steps.
• Experience soldering and working with electronic components and test equipment.
• Strong troubleshooting skills aligned with bench repair duties.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on electro-mechanical assembly, integration, alignment, calibration, and diagnostic testing on high-precision equipment.
• Support lab operations and bench repairs.
• Manage service inventories and coordinate shipments.

Skills

Schematic reading

Soldering

Troubleshooting

Data entry

Education

Technical degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Digital multimeters

Signal generators

Job description

Location: Salem, NH / Nashua, NH | Schedule: Full-time, on-site | Compensation: Not specified

Overview

An established manufacturer in southern New Hampshire is seeking a detail-oriented Electronic Bench Technician to join its lab and service operations team. This role is central to ensuring the performance and reliability of high-precision equipment through hands-on assembly, calibration, and diagnostic work.

What you'll do

• Perform hands-on electro-mechanical assembly, integration, alignment, calibration, and diagnostic troubleshooting on high-precision equipment
• Support lab operations and perform bench repairs
• Manage service inventories and coordinate incoming and outgoing shipments
• Liaise with internal teams and engineering personnel, both locally and overseas, to ensure product performance and reliability
• Work with a wide variety of technical products, understanding their operational and technical aspects
• Read and understand manufacturing and process documentation, including schematics
• Use a variety of hand tools and test/measurement equipment
• Participate in the development and implementation of training courses
• Conduct routine repair, diagnosis, service, support, and upgrades of company products (training provided)
• Help develop standard repair and integration procedures
• Oversee overall inventory management, with support from a part-time administrator, to ensure inventory accuracy

Required qualifications

• Technical degree or equivalent experience (Engineering degree NOT required, but must be able to read schematics and have experience soldering)
• Experience in a technically related manufacturing or service industry
• Strong troubleshooting skills aligned with overall job responsibilities
• Proficient with electronic test equipment, e.g., oscilloscopes, digital voltmeters, and signal generators
• Ability to read schematics, diagrams, and technical orders to determine methods and sequences of assembly
• Data input and summary computer skills
• Due to company/government interaction, must be a U.S. Citizen with a Passport
• Must work onsite in Salem, NH; no remote work available

Preferred qualifications

• Prior experience in defense/aerospace electronics industries a plus
• Military technical or vocational training in Electronics Technology a plus

Compensation and benefits

• Flexible hours
• Comprehensive benefits package coverage provided

Why this role

This position offers flexible hours and a comprehensive benefits package, making it a strong fit for an experienced technician—including someone who has retired but isn't ready to fully stop working.