Hardware Technician

Salary Range: 66000 to 105000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Key Responsibilities:

Assemble, integrate, test, and validate ultra-high-vacuum, mechanical, and electrical systems.
Serve as a hands-on operator for assigned builds by coordinating daily work, escalating constraints, and helping the team meet quality and schedule commitments.
Set up, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot production and test equipment such as vacuum systems, helium leak detectors, ovens, cryogenic systems, and electrical test equipment.
Perform precision cleaning, handling, assembly, inspection, and testing in cleanroom and laboratory environments while following contamination-control, safety, and quality requirements.
Troubleshoot hardware and process issues using structured problem-solving methods; document findings, support root-cause investigations, and help implement and verify corrective actions.
Partner with engineers and physicists to develop, improve, and standardize assembly processes, work instructions, build travelers, fixtures, tooling, test methods, and acceptance criteria.
Maintain accurate production records, test data, equipment logs, material status, nonconformance documentation, and as-built configuration records in the team’s approved systems.
Maintain clean, organized, audit-ready work areas and actively contribute to 5S, equipment readiness, safety, quality, yield, cycle-time, and other continuous-improvement efforts.

YOU MUST HAVE:

High School Diploma/ GED minimum
Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience assembling, testing, maintaining, or troubleshooting complex hardware in an R&D, or manufacturing environment.
Due to Contractual requirements, must be a U.S. Person defined as, U.S. citizen permanent resident or green card holder, workers granted asylum or refugee status
Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.

WE VALUE:

Associate or bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline.
Experience assembling and troubleshooting vacuum systems, including vacuum hardware, pumps, gauges, fittings, seals, and helium leak detection.
Experience performing precision assembly, component cleaning, inspection, and contamination-controlled work in a cleanroom or similarly controlled environment.
Experience with cryogenic systems, precision mechanical assemblies, optics, photonics, aerospace hardware, semiconductor equipment, or complex scientific instrumentation.
Experience using mechanical and electrical test equipment and interpreting test data to identify hardware or process issues.
Experience developing or improving work instructions, build travelers, fixtures, tooling, test procedures, work cells, preventive-maintenance plans, or training materials.
A safety- and quality-first mindset, strong attention to detail, disciplined organization, and comfort managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.