Senior Hardware Repair Lead & Diagnostics Engineer

AV; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AV in San Diego is seeking a highly skilled Hardware Repair Technician to lead repairs, warranty processing, and hardware upgrades. You will diagnose, repair, test, and refurbish returned units, working with electronics and hardened computing systems.

You will collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and systems engineers, document repair steps, support root‑cause analysis, and help improve throughput and quality in the repair pipeline while ensuring safety and compliance.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent trade training in electrical/mechatronics.
• 5–7 years in hardware repair, debugging, or defect analysis in electronics/systems.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and toolmanship for electronics assembly and repair.
• Proficient in electronics troubleshooting; experience with multimeters.

Responsibilities

• Receive and triage incoming hardware returns and upgrade requests.
• Perform diagnostics to isolate faulty subsystems or components (mechanical, electrical, firmware, connectivity).
• Repair RF assemblies including connectors, cables, and harnesses.
• Support production with firmware updates, calibration, alignment, burn‑in, and validation testing after repair.
• Collaborate with engineering to obtain schematics, test procedures, ECNs, and tolerances.
• Implement corrective modifications or retrofits as directed by engineering changes.
• Refurbish, rework, or upgrade units per specification or customer request.
• Document repair steps, root causes, and lessons learned; maintain logs.

Skills

Electronics debugging

Soldering

Hardware repair

Root-cause analysis

Multimeter proficiency

Education

Associate degree or trade school in Electrical/Mechatronics

Tools

Soldering tools

Oscilloscope

Test fixtures

Job description

AV in San Diego is seeking a highly skilled Hardware Repair Technician to lead repairs, warranty processing, and hardware upgrades. You will diagnose, repair, test, and refurbish returned units, working with electronics and hardened computing systems.

You will collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and systems engineers, document repair steps, support root‑cause analysis, and help improve throughput and quality in the repair pipeline while ensuring safety and compliance.