Prototype Hardware Technician: SMD Soldering & Validation

Insight Global; Round Rock (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a hands-on Hardware Engineering Technician to support prototype development, hardware validation, board-level rework, and product testing in a lab environment.

You will collaborate with hardware and electrical engineers to build, modify, test, and evaluate devices, perform fine-pitch SMT soldering, install hardware into test environments, collect performance data, and document results to inform engineering decisions.

Responsibilities

• Build, assemble, and modify prototype hardware systems and devices
• Perform SMT soldering, PCB rework, and component replacement on prototype and production boards
• Support engineering change requests and hardware revisions
• Replace obsolete or end-of-life components with approved alternatives and validate functionality
• Install prototype hardware into development labs, test rooms, and evaluation environments
• Configure and troubleshoot cameras, sensors, microphones, speakers, and related hardware
• Execute validation testing and collect performance data on new hardware designs
• Evaluate and compare hardware configurations, documenting performance differences and findings
• Support sensor testing and data collection efforts for new technologies and hardware concepts
• Perform hardware debugging and failure analysis using common lab equipment
• Assist with compliance, EMC, EMI, and ESD testing activities as required
• Maintain detailed test records, configurations, and validation results
• Collaborate closely with electrical, hardware, and product engineering teams throughout the product development lifecycle

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a hands-on Hardware Engineering Technician to support prototype development, hardware validation, board-level rework, and product testing in a lab environment.

You will collaborate with hardware and electrical engineers to build, modify, test, and evaluate devices, perform fine-pitch SMT soldering, install hardware into test environments, collect performance data, and document results to inform engineering decisions.