Wearable Electronics Technician — Prototyping & Debug

Sesame; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Employer-paid health, vision & dental

Unlimited PTO & sick time

FSA with employer matching

EAP

Stock options

Job summary

Sesame is building a complex wearable machine perception system and seeks an Electrical Engineering technician to assemble, debug, and maintain prototypes and evaluation systems. You will work with vendors and equipment to produce components and fixtures for testing.

The role emphasizes soldering, test procedures, and hands-on hardware development, with opportunities to contribute to lab operations and hardware development in a fast-paced, wearable tech environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in consumer electronics or a related field.
• Mastery of soldering and reflow techniques for fine-pitch components (down to 01005/QFN/BGA 300 µm pitch).
• Understanding of electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.
• Comfort and skill in selecting, operating, and maintaining benchtop electrical test equipment.
• Experience executing test plans for testing electrical systems.
• Basic understanding of firmware or software test scripts.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Proactive ability and interest in solving technical challenges outside your areas of expertise.

Responsibilities

• Assembly, test, debug, and rework of compact electro-mechanical systems, including fine-pitched soldering, small-scale paste/reflow; custom cables and adapters, and sub-cm enclosures with plastic/metal/composite materials.
• Order, use, and maintain electrical test equipment, including oscilloscopes, power supplies, DMMs, spectrum analyzers, and standard-specific compliance testers.
• Develop and maintain build & debug procedures for prototypes.
• Operation and debugging of automated component test and data collection systems.
• Engage and manage fabrication vendors to deliver components, PCB/PCBAs, and metal/plastic parts for prototypes.
• Manage lab space, equipment, supplies, and inventory.

Skills

Soldering

Test equipment

Schematics

Firmware testing

Test plans

Communication

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Tools

ECAD software

Job description

Sesame is building a complex wearable machine perception system and seeks an Electrical Engineering technician to assemble, debug, and maintain prototypes and evaluation systems. You will work with vendors and equipment to produce components and fixtures for testing.

The role emphasizes soldering, test procedures, and hands-on hardware development, with opportunities to contribute to lab operations and hardware development in a fast-paced, wearable tech environment.