Lead Test Technician – R&D Lab (6-Month Contract)

Lunar Energy; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible PTO + holidays

401(k) plan

Parental leave

EV charging subsidies

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Job summary

Lunar Energy is seeking a Test Engineering Technician for a 6-month contract to help build and test hardware in a lab setting. You will lead and grow a technician team, perform complex prototype builds, troubleshoot circuits with the EE team, solder and assemble test hardware, and support post-test teardown with reliability and test groups.

The role requires an Associate degree in Electronics or equivalent experience and 5+ years in an R&D lab environment, with strong interpersonal and

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Electronics, or similar, and/or 5 years of experience in the field.
• 5+ years of experience working in an R&D or development lab environment in close collaboration with engineering staff.
• Good interpersonal skills with ability to work effectively with other individuals in a team or project setting.
• Self-motivated and able to work with little supervision, consistently take the initiative to get things done, and do things before being asked by others.
• Ability to consistently make timely decisions even in the face of complexity; balancing systematic analysis with decisiveness.
• Some Production support experience, software development experience.

Responsibilities

• Support engineering prototype builds of complex electromechanical assemblies.
• Perform troubleshooting on circuits, down to device level, in collaboration with the EE team.
• Perform soldering, mechanical assembly, and fabrication of simple test boxes and cables
• Perform system and equipment level testing per Engineering direction
• Experience with prototype builds, test, and fixture builds
• Prepare test articles and support post-test product tear-downs in collaboration with reliability and test teams.
• Feedback on product performance/inadequacies to Engineering
• Evaluate technician requirements and support the build-out of the Lunar technician organization.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized working environment throughout builds and engineering tests.
• Safely manage materials and equipment

Skills

Teamwork

Self-motivated

Decisiveness

Lab experience

Education

Associate degree in Electronics

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Lunar Energy is seeking a Test Engineering Technician for a 6-month contract to help build and test hardware in a lab setting. You will lead and grow a technician team, perform complex prototype builds, troubleshoot circuits with the EE team, solder and assemble test hardware, and support post-test teardown with reliability and test groups.

The role requires an Associate degree in Electronics or equivalent experience and 5+ years in an R&D lab environment, with strong interpersonal and