R&D Technician - Lab Prototyping & Thermal Systems

Socket.dev; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with equity

Medical and dental

401K

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Accelsius is seeking an R&D Technician to support the design, development and testing of new cooling products and technologies in our Austin lab. You will assemble test setups, wire instrumentation, and work with thermal and fluid systems to help engineers with experiments.

The role requires hands-on hardware experience, lab tool familiarity, and the ability to thrive in a fast-moving startup environment. Competitive benefits and equity are offered.

Qualifications

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a technical field preferred, but equivalent practical experience will be considered.
• Hands-on experience with hardware assembly, testing, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with lab tools, hand tools, and test equipment.
• Experience with brazing, soldering, or related mechanical techniques preferred.
• Familiarity with thermal and fluid systems, electronics troubleshooting, or instrumentation preferred.
• HVAC background is highly preferred; solid modeling and electrical skills are a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently with teams in a startup.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, configure, troubleshoot, and maintain lab test setups.
• Wiring of instrumentation, heaters, power supplies, sensors, etc.
• Plumbing, filling/discharging, troubleshooting of custom refrigeration systems.
• Support hardware prototyping, validation testing, and engineering experiments.
• Assist engineers with experimental setup, data collection, documentation, and troubleshooting.
• Support fabrication, welding, brazing, soldering, and mechanical integration activities as needed.
• Identify opportunities to improve lab processes, test methodologies, and operational efficiency.

Skills

Hardware assembly

Testing & troubleshooting

Instrumentation wiring

Brazing & soldering

Thermal systems

HVAC background

Solid modeling

Electrical skills

Education

Technical degree (Assoc/Bachelor)

Tools

Test equipment

Lab tools

Fabrication tools

Job description

Accelsius is seeking an R&D Technician to support the design, development and testing of new cooling products and technologies in our Austin lab. You will assemble test setups, wire instrumentation, and work with thermal and fluid systems to help engineers with experiments.

The role requires hands-on hardware experience, lab tool familiarity, and the ability to thrive in a fast-moving startup environment. Competitive benefits and equity are offered.