Engineering Technician

Base Power Company; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Base is America’s next-generation power company building test infrastructure for new hardware and software. You’ll turn engineering designs into physical test benches and fixtures that run around the clock.

You’ll document every build so a new station can be deployed in days, not weeks, and you’ll decide when to fabricate in-house or source parts to keep the line moving in Austin, TX. You will work closely with engineering and production in a startup environment where priorities shift rapidly.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience wiring harnesses with proper documentation.
• Experience building low-voltage harnesses and 240/480V power circuits.
• Experience designing or fabricating enclosures, mounting brackets, or racking.
• Comfort with power tools and fabrication equipment.
• 1–3 years in electrical work or related hands-on role.

Responsibilities

• Build and wire test benches and fixtures from signal-level harnesses to power circuits.
• Document every build so stations can be replicated quickly.
• Design and fabricate enclosures, mounting brackets, and racking.
• Decide when to fabricate in-house vs outsource, and ensure build quality.
• Keep test systems running and ready for engineering and automated testing, 24/7.
• Follow wiring schematics and safety/inspection standards for low-voltage and high-voltage work.

Skills

Wiring harnesses

Low-voltage wiring

240/480V power circuits

Enclosures & mounting brackets

Fabrication tools

Team collaboration

Hands-on electrical work

Schematic reading

Education

Apprenticeships and trade training

Tools

Power tools

Fabrication equipment

Job description

About Base

Base is America’s next-generation power company. We’re rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization–electricity–by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries that is transforming today’s fragile, centralized grid into a resilient and abundant system. We are engineers, operators, and creatives solving some of the most complex, interdisciplinary challenges of our time.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Engineering Technician to build the test infrastructure that lets Base ship new hardware and software with confidence. You’ll turn engineering designs into physical test benches and fixtures - from low-voltage signal harnesses to 240/480V power circuits - built to run around the clock.

As Base’s fleet grows, we need more test capacity, fast. Every station you build should be documented well enough that the next one goes up in days, not weeks - no re-engineering the fixture from scratch each time. You’ll work closely with engineering to know what to build, when to fabricate in-house, and when to send a part out.

What You’ll Do

• Build and wire test benches and fixtures, from signal-level harnesses to 240/480V power circuits

• Document every build so a station can be replicated quickly as we add capacity

• Design and fabricate enclosures, mounting brackets, and racking systems built to run continuously, 24/7

• Decide when to fabricate a part in-house and when to send it out, and make sure it’s built right either way

• Keep test systems running and ready for engineering and automated testing, 24/7

• Follow wiring schematics and match workmanship, safety, and inspection standards to the job - low-voltage signal work and 240/480V power work each have their own

What You’ll Bring

• Hands-on experience wiring harnesses: cutting, stripping, labeling, and documenting the work so someone else can build it the same way

• Experience building both a low-voltage signal harness from a schematic and a 240/480V power circuit

• Experience designing or fabricating enclosures, mounting brackets, or racking systems

• Comfort with power tools and fabrication equipment of all kinds

• A team-first mentality and goal-oriented drive: you take on what’s needed and speak up about priorities rather than talking poorly about past teams

• 1-3 years in electrical work, fabrication, motorsports, aerospace, or a similar hands-on technical role. Apprenticeships and trade training count

About the Team

Base's Systems Integration team makes sure our batteries, inverters, and power systems work together as one reliable product in the real world. We own the development and test infrastructure the rest of engineering builds on: hardware-in-the-loop rigs, test benches and fixtures wired from signal-level harnesses to 240/480V power, and the software, CI pipelines, and data tools that run tests on them around the clock. Our job is to catch hardware and firmware issues before they reach a member's home, reproduce the ones that slip through in the lab, and give engineers the confidence to ship to the fleet fast. As the fleet grows, so does the need for test capacity, and the stations, tools, and tests this team builds set the pace for how quickly Base can ship new products.

Please note: Base is a startup, which means priorities shift and evolve quickly. Your role may expand or change based on the needs of the business at any given time, so the responsibilities listed may not be exhaustive.

Our Values

• First Principles Thinking: Question assumptions. Principles > rules.

• Operate at Base Pace: Focus on what matters, act quickly, and learn by doing.

• Give & Get Feedback: Be direct, be humble, and maintain a growth mindset.

• Everyone’s an Owner: Follow through on commitments and own results.

• Strong Opinions, Loosely Held: Drive clarity and make calls with imperfect information.

• Committed to the Mission: Rebuilding the grid is a big challenge. We work hard because we care deeply about the impact we’re creating. We work in-person. It’s not a 9-to-5. We are all-in.

• Fun & Optimism Coexist with Grit: Collaboration and celebration coincide with the intensity of building real things.

Do the best work of your life at Base.