Test Technician

Insight Global; Reading (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking an electronics technician with hands-on lab experience to support test and validation activities in our hardware team.

You will set up bench stations, run tests, collect data, and document results in Jira, while building cables and performing board rework as needed.

Strong soldering skills and the ability to read schematics are essential; familiarity with Excel for data reporting is a plus.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent hands-on electronics experience.
• 5+ years hands-on electronics lab or technician experience.
• Proficiency with oscillosclopes, DMMs, bench power supplies and electronic loads.
• Ability to read schematics and block diagrams.
• Experience following written test procedures accurately and methodically.
• Strong soldering and board rework skills (through-hole and basic SMT).
• Comfortable using Excel for data collection and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Set up and maintain bench stations (oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, electronic loads, SMUs).
• Execute validation and test plans; run power-on, continuity, and functional tests.
• Collect and organize data across voltage, current, load, and temperature.
• Identify out-of-spec results and elevate issues.
• Confirm fixes and support hardware integration.
• Build/modify cables, harnesses, load boards, fixtures; perform soldering and board rework.
• Update Jira with results, reproduction steps, and status; build reports for engineering review.

Skills

Electronics lab experience

Oscilloscopes & DMMs proficiency

Read schematics & diagrams

Test procedure execution

Soldering & board rework

Excel data collection

Education

Associate degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering Technology

Technical certificate

Military electronics training

Tools

SMUs

Thermal chambers

Logic analyzers

Power analyzers

Jira

Confluence

Job description

• 5+ years of hands-on electronics lab, bench test, or technician experience
• Associate degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering Technology, technical certificate, military electronics training, or equivalent hands-ons experience
• Proficiency with oscilloscopes, digital multimeters (DMMs), bench power supplies, and electronic loads
• Ability to read schematics and block diagrams
• Experience following written test procedures accurately and methodically
• Strong soldering and board-level rework skills (through-hole and basic SMT)
• Comfortable using Excel for data collection and reporting

Nice to Have Skills & Experience:

• Exposure to Python scripting (running, modifying, or reading scripts)
• Experience with analog or mixed-signal electronics
• Familiarity with power supplies, instrumentation hardware, or power electronics
• Experience using SMUs, thermal chambers, logic analyzers, or power analyzers
• Semiconductor test or Automated Test Equipment (ATE) experience
• Test fixture, load board, cable harness, or custom cable assembly experience
• Jira and/or Confluence experience
• Calibration management or lab inventory tracking experience
• Exposure to structured debugging methodologies such as 5 Whys, Fishbone Analysis, or basic statistical analysis

Day-to-Day:

Test Execution

• Set up and maintain bench stations (oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, electronic loads, SMUs)
• Execute validation and test plans; run power-on, continuity, and functional tests
• Collect and organize data across voltage, current, load, and temperature
• Identify out-of-spec results and anomalies; elevate issues
• Confirm fixes and support hardware integration
• Build/modify cables, harnesses, load boards, fixtures; perform soldering and board rework
• Update Jira with results, reproduction steps, and status; build reports for engineering review