Electronics Assembly Technician, Marine Robotics

Bedrock Ocean Exploration; Richmond (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedrock Ocean Exploration in Richmond, CA, is hiring an Electronics Assembly Technician to own the build, validation, and testing of electronic heart systems for autonomous underwater vehicles and subsea equipment.

You will assemble PCBAs, power components, harnesses, and integrated electronics, ensuring production‑readiness while collaborating with design and manufacturing teams in a fast‑paced R&D environment.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in electronics, electrical engineering technology, or equivalent hands‑on experience
• 5+ years building and testing real electronic hardware in robotics, aerospace, marine, medical, or industrial systems
• Experience assembling PCBAs and full electronic subsystems—not just rework
• Experience supporting designs from prototype through production
• Experience with and understanding of ESD-safe component handling
• Comfortable working in R&D environments where designs evolve rapidly

Responsibilities

• Assemble and integrate PCBAs, electronic modules, and full electronic subsystems
• Perform advanced soldering, PCBA population, rework, and modification beyond basic repair
• Build and integrate power systems, batteries, regulators, and distribution boards
• Fabricate and integrate wiring harnesses and electronic assemblies into vehicles
• Support the assembly and test of electromechanical assemblies as a system
• Power up, bring up, and validate new electronic assemblies across hardware and software tool interfaces
• Use oscilloscopes, multimeters, electronic loads, logic analyzers, and power supplies to debug issues
• Support RF, sensor, and communication system bring‑up and validation as needed
• Troubleshoot electronics at board, subsystem, and system level
• Build first articles and prototypes directly from early electrical designs
• Support transition from prototype to production by refining build methods
• Create and improve electronics assembly, test, and bring‑up procedures
• Develop clear work instructions for electronics assembly and test
• Maintain traceability for electronic builds and test results
• Provide feedback to engineers on design‑for‑assembly and design‑for‑test

Skills

Hands-on builder mindset

Problem-solving

Clear communication

Team collaboration

Education

Associate degree in electronics or equivalent

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Electronic loads

Logic analyzers

Power supplies

PCBA assembly

Job description

Bedrock Ocean Exploration in Richmond, CA, is hiring an Electronics Assembly Technician to own the build, validation, and testing of electronic heart systems for autonomous underwater vehicles and subsea equipment.

You will assemble PCBAs, power components, harnesses, and integrated electronics, ensuring production‑readiness while collaborating with design and manufacturing teams in a fast‑paced R&D environment.