Lab Technician

Mission: Provide exceptional assembly, mechanical, and technical support to ensure the successful development, testing, troubleshooting complex issues, and maintaining a clean and organized laboratory environment.

Responsibilities & outcomes:

• Test and Measurement: 
• Ensure all the lab equipment (HW and SW) is always in working condition. 
• Help engineers with electrical measurements, remote debug, procuring needed hardware and software, documenting test results
• Equipment Maintenance and repair:
• Ensuring all lab equipment is properly calibrated and always functioning as per specifications
• Proactively testing equipment/HW to ensure functionality, documenting faulty hardware and publishing a periodic hardware status report
• Lab safety:
• Complying to all lab safety guidelines and enabling all lab users to follow safety protocols 
• Ensuring the lab meets all the safety compliance requirements at all times and ensuring that the lab workspace is always clean and organized

All these responsibilities will be performed under the supervision of a senior lab manager and will lead to a well functioning and organized lab ensuring the engineering team can function at maximum efficiency

Ideal candidates have/are:

• Familiar with physical viewer PCB layout like Allegro
• Schematic reading: components identification
• Some basic Unix command experience
• Board debug skills: Needs to have experience working with high speed test equipment (high speed scopes/probes, protocol analyzers, BERTs, etc.)
• System OS and SKD installation is a plus 
• Light to Moderate understanding of signal integrity, ground planes, transmission line, termination is also a plus.
• Able to debug basic board issues: 
  • Power Supply measurements 
  • Connector and discrete components testing
  • Mechanical board issues
  • Socket issues
• Able to install/clean sockets as per vendor guidelines
• Strong soldering/rework skill: SMT down to 202 size components and thru-hole devices.
  • A: repair broken pad or trace issues
  • B: Modify circuitry according to ECO or Engineering notes
• Strong Mechanical aptitudes using hand tools, machine tools to build or modify test jig/fixture, cables and harness.
• Equipment and server rack setup
• Parts and component re-stocking, lab cleanup, interface with outside vendors for equipment calibration, repair and ensuring the lab is in good working order.
• Strong attitude of lab organization and upkeep.
• Familiar with ticket filing systems like JIRA/Buganizer
• Proficient in inventory management (devices/test hardware/boards/test/equipment) and labeling.
• Proficient in use of spreadsheets (Excel/Google Sheets) and documents (Google/Word docs)

Attributes of a Groqster:

• Humility - Egos are checked at the door
• Collaborative & Team Savvy - We make up the smartest person in the room, together
• Growth & Giver Mindset - Learn it all versus know it all, we share knowledge generously
• Curious & Innovative - Take a creative approach to projects, problems, and design
• Passion, Grit, & Boldness - no limit thinking, fueling informed risk taking

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Compensation: At Groq, a competitive base salary is part of our comprehensive compensation package, which includes equity and benefits. For this role, the base salary range is $95,000 to $142,000, determined by your skills, qualifications, experience and internal benchmarks.