SI Lab Assistant

Molex; Lisle (IL); On-site; USD 39,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Health Savings Account

Life insurance

Paid vacation

Educational assistance

Parental leave

Adoption assistance

Job summary

Molex in Lisle, IL seeks an Assistant Lab Technician or Lab Technician to join the Signal Integrity Team. The role offers hands-on testing of high-speed connectors using network analyzers and time-domain reflectometry, with training provided and a path to develop skills in SNR, BER and data reporting.

You will perform soldering, measurements, and create reports using Microsoft Office, while helping maintain lab organization and supporting quality programs.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Hands-on lab experience with hand tools and electrical equipment.
• Intermediate computer skills: Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Perform soldering or de-soldering operation including microscopic scale to assemble or remove resistors, capacitors, and wires on board, and connectors for electrical testing.
• Perform Signal Integrity measurements on high-speed connectors using network analyzers.
• Perform time domain reflectometry measurements and oscilloscope measurements.
• Perform BER, SNR and Eye measurements on high-speed data signals.
• Create reports from measurement data using Microsoft Office - Word, PowerPoint, Excel and in house software.
• Highlight areas of failure in any prototype and provide possible reasons for malfunctions.
• Organize lab and maintain archive of reports in on-line library.
• Support Molex quality programs by following approved policies and procedures.

Skills

Hand tools experience

Lab experience

Eagerness to learn

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Network analyzer

Oscilloscope

Time-domain reflectometry

Microsoft Office

Job description

Your Job

Molex is seeking an Assistant Lab Technician or Lab Technician (depending on skill level) to join our Signal Integrity Team. Training on the use of a network analyzer, signal integrity tools and time domain reflectometry will be provided. We are looking for someone that has an eagerness to learn. This is a development opportunity to learn skills needed to test electronic connector samples for Signal Integrity.

What You Will Do

• Perform soldering or de-soldering operation including in microscopic scale to assemble or remove resistors, capacitors, and wires on board, and connectors for electrical testing
• Perform Signal Integrity measurements on high-speed connectors using network analyzers.
• Perform time domain reflectometry measurements and oscilloscope measurements.
• Perform BER, SNR and Eye measurements on high-speed data signals
• Create reports from measurement data using Microsoft Office - Word, PowerPoint, Excel and in house software.
• Highlight areas of failure in any prototype and provide possible reasons for malfunctions.
• Organize lab and maintain archive of reports in on-line library.
• Support Molex quality programs by following approved policies and procedures.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• High School Diploma or GED
• experience in using hand tools, electrical equipment, or doing similar job function with hands-on lab experience.
• Intermediate level computer skills, Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint

What Will Put You Ahead

• Associate degree in a technical field
• Education or experiences focused on electrical or mechanical technology.

For this role, we anticipate paying $28-$30 per hour

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).