Hardware Bring-Up Technician: Board Debug & Firmware

UST; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) employer match

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

UST in Mountain View, CA seeks a hands-on Hardware / Board Bring-Up Technician (Associate II - Lab Support) to bring up prototype hardware, debug boards, flash firmware, and validate system functionality using lab equipment and CLI tools. The role emphasizes diagnosing hardware issues, performing firmware updates, and executing test plans with serial terminals.

The candidate should have 2–5+ years in hardware testing or lab support, an associate degree or equivalent in electronics, and

Qualifications

• 2-5+ years hands-on hardware testing, board bring-up, or lab support.
• Experience executing power-on sequences and validating functional boards.
• Strong debugging of digital, analog, or power circuitry.
• Firmware flashing and CLI tool usage; serial terminal proficiency.
• Basic scripting in Python, Bash, or Shell.
• Proficient use of lab equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters, analyzers).
• Associate's degree or vocational certificate in Electronics Engineering Tech or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Board Bring-Up & Validation: perform initial power-on, bring-up, and functional validation of boards and assemblies.
• Hardware Debug & Troubleshooting: diagnose and resolve hardware and electrical issues at component or board level.
• Firmware Flashing: program and update board firmware, BIOS, and microcontrollers using standard programmers.
• Testing & Script Execution: run test plans, execute scripts, and interact with hardware via CLI and serial terminals.
• Lab Equipment Operation: operate oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, power supplies, and function generators.
• Rework & Modifications: perform minor SMT soldering, wire modifications, and ECO rework on prototypes.
• Documentation & Tracking: log test results, track bugs, and record hardware revisions.

Skills

Hardware testing

Board bring-up

Lab support

Firmware flashing

CLI terminals

Scripting basics

Education

Associate's degree or vocational cert in Electronics Tech

Tools

Tera Term

PuTTY

Minicom

Python

Bash

Job description

UST in Mountain View, CA seeks a hands-on Hardware / Board Bring-Up Technician (Associate II - Lab Support) to bring up prototype hardware, debug boards, flash firmware, and validate system functionality using lab equipment and CLI tools. The role emphasizes diagnosing hardware issues, performing firmware updates, and executing test plans with serial terminals.

The candidate should have 2–5+ years in hardware testing or lab support, an associate degree or equivalent in electronics, and