Lab Support Technician

Our Engineering Team is seeking an onsite Lab Support Technician. You would be responsible for supporting rework efforts with engineers, removing and installing SMT components, and responding to prototyping and other custom fabrication needs while delivering clean, consistent, and reliable results.  Your work will directly enhance product performance and customer satisfaction. Enhancing cohesiveness and maintaining team morale is a responsibility of all our team members, as is the ambition for self-improvement and talent development. Through this dedication to unity and professional advancement, each team member is directly impacting the successful outcome of TrellisWare’s deliverables and setting the tone for our core values of delivering excellence, pushing boundaries, and empowering people.

The essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Performs fabrications, alterations and other technical work on electronic and mechanical components as requested.
• Repairs and modifies electronic and mechanical assemblies as requested.
• Removes, installs and reflows a variety of BGA components.
• Removes, replaces, and installs SMT components as small as 0201.
• Remains available and responds rapidly to support programs with various last-minute items such as fixing prototypes, last minute assembly corrections, component testing, etc.
• Makes changes to hardware boards, including cutting traces, changing parts, and running fine wiring, to improve operative performance or allow for testing.
• Assists with troubleshooting and debugging of electronic components.
• Provides suggestions for ways to improve product design and implementation approaches for electronic and mechanical components.
• Ensures that all safety procedures are observed during lab work.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Develops relationships with team members built on trust and respect.

Education and work experience requirements are:

• At least five (5) years overall experience of applicable technician experience.
• Priority will be given to candidates with current IPC certifications (J-STD-001 and/or 7711-7721 preferred).

To be considered for this position, you would need to meet, at a minimum, the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed here:

• Advanced or Specialist-level skills in:
  • Electricity and electronics.
  • Soldering techniques.
  • Fine-pitch CCA and SMT rework.
  • Troubleshooting of complex electrical and mechanical engineering systems down to the component level.
• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Exceptional attention to detail and patience in working with small, meticulous and complex components.
• Experience with solder re-flow processes and equipment.
• Demonstrates technical documentation skills and proficiency with PC office applications.
• Demonstrates ability to translate technical jargon into layman’s terms for explanatory purposes.
• Demonstrates ability to work independently without supervision.
• Willingness to seek out additional input and clarification when provided with incomplete or ambiguous instructions.
• Exhibits solid customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Establishes and maintains customer (internal and external) trust and respect.
• Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong collaborative drive and interpersonal skills.
• Strong initiative, proactive work ethic and prioritization skills.
• Trustable judgement and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Effective execution and decision making.
• Champion of change and promotes innovation.

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met in order to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable those with qualified disabilities.

• Able to frequently sit, stand, walk, use hands to fingers, handle or feel, reach within hands and arm’s length, stoop, kneel, and crouch, talk and hear.
• Regularly required to sit for extended periods of time; frequently required to use office equipment such as PC, printer, telephone, etc.
• Able to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Additional requirements are:

• U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency.

Note: Many of TrellisWare's positions require a security clearance or the ability to obtain one. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Disclaimer – The above statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Nothing in the job description restricts the company's right to change, assign, or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time for any reason.

*TrellisWare Technologies, Inc. is an EEO/AA/Disability/Vets Employer.*

San Diego, California Pay Range 65000 - 85000 USD