Lead Electronics Test & Bring-Up Technician

Lever, Inc.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for family

HSA

Life Insurance

401(k) match

PTO & sick time

Job summary

Aventra Defense Systems seeks an Electronics / Test Technician II to bridge hardware assembly and engineering design at our Herndon, VA facility. You will lead complex prototype execution, SMT rework, and critical board bring-up with engineers to validate new designs.

You will perform and run in-house lab tests including thermal-vacuum chamber tests and battery discharge/charge cycling, help set bench standards, maintain SMT/rework equipment, and mentor Technician I staff.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in electronics/electrical technology or equivalent; military electronics training a plus.
• 3+ years of hands-on electronics assembly, rework, and debug experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced SMD rework and reflow, including fine-pitch, QFN, and BGA removal/replacement under microscope using hot-air and reflow profiles.
• Lead board bring-up on prototype and first-article boards; power-up, sequencing checks, functional verification and iterative debug with engineers.
• Diagnose hardware faults to the component level using DMM, oscilloscope, and bench supplies; implement fixes and verify results.

Skills

Soldering

SMD rework

Board bring-up

Schematic literacy

Troubleshooting

Education

Associate degree in electronics/electrical technology

Military electronics training

Tools

Oscilloscope

DMM

Bench supplies

Logic/protocol tools

Job description

Aventra Defense Systems seeks an Electronics / Test Technician II to bridge hardware assembly and engineering design at our Herndon, VA facility. You will lead complex prototype execution, SMT rework, and critical board bring-up with engineers to validate new designs.

You will perform and run in-house lab tests including thermal-vacuum chamber tests and battery discharge/charge cycling, help set bench standards, maintain SMT/rework equipment, and mentor Technician I staff.