Hands-On Electrical Technician: Prototype Hardware Build & Test

Treetown Tech LLC; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

IRA matching

Generous PTO

Sick leave

Job summary

Treetown Tech is seeking an on-site, experienced Electrical Engineering Technician to join our hands-on hardware team. You will build, test, and wire real hardware, collaborating with mechanical, electrical, software, and battery engineers on projects from prototyping to production.

In this role you’ll perform PCB assembly, wiring harness work, and electrical testing while upholding safety, quality, and organized workflow. Prior shop or manufacturing experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Electrical shop experience in fast-paced, multi-disciplined teams.
• Effective written and verbal communication.
• Punctual and task-focused.
• Comfort with ambiguity and knowing when to ask for help.
• Willingness to adapt to frequent design changes during R&D.
• Team player who cares for colleagues' well-being.
• Driven to reduce cost, complexity, and time.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Perform PCB assembly including surface-mount and through-hole soldering; use solder pencils, hot-air reflow, and reflow ovens.
• Handle general and rework soldering across assembly runs and time-critical changes.
• Build wiring harnesses and wire for AC/DC circuits; read schematics and eCAD to print.
• Read schematics and diagrams; collaborate with the designer or engineer on the project.
• Support electrical test activities: charge/discharge testing and end-of-line testing.
• Collect and record test data accurately and diligently; follow internal QC docs.
• Keep work area organized and follow safety and quality standards.
• PLC cabinet wiring and related tasks (bonus capability).

Skills

Electrical shop experience

Written & verbal communication

Punctuality

Adaptability to changes

Team player

Safety consciousness

Cost reduction mindset

Heavy lifting

Job description

Treetown Tech is seeking an on-site, experienced Electrical Engineering Technician to join our hands-on hardware team. You will build, test, and wire real hardware, collaborating with mechanical, electrical, software, and battery engineers on projects from prototyping to production.

In this role you’ll perform PCB assembly, wiring harness work, and electrical testing while upholding safety, quality, and organized workflow. Prior shop or manufacturing experience is a plus.