Full-Time

Electro-Mechanical Technician

Updated on 8/23/2026

Motivo

Motivo

1-10 employees

AI-powered analytics optimizing IC design yield

Compensation Overview

$18 - $29/hr

+ 401(k) match + Profit-sharing bonus

Rancho Dominguez, Compton, CA, USA

In Person

Associate's, Certification

Category
Electrical Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Welding
Oscilloscope

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Requirements
  • An interest in both electrical and mechanical work, with approximately a 60/40 split favoring electrical work.
  • A solid understanding of electricity, including volts, amps, fuses, wire, alternating current, direct current, and voltmeters.
  • A solid understanding of mechanical systems, including the ability to disassemble and reassemble equipment and understand how engines work.
  • The ability to work on large diesel engines and small 3D-printed plastic enclosures containing sensitive electronics and wiring.
  • One to three years of professional experience.
  • An Associate degree in Engineering Technology or similar, a Professional or Occupational Certificate in Technology or similar, or directly applicable professional experience.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience building, debugging, and repairing electrical harnesses, especially automotive, racing, military, or aerospace harnesses.
  • Experience using electrical crimping tools, crimp-style components, and connector contacts.
  • Exposure to welding.
  • Exposure to electronics soldering.
  • Exposure to metal fabrication environments and tools.
  • Exposure to machine-shop or machinist environments and tools, including mills, lathes, and grinders.
  • Exposure to reading schematics, circuit analysis, and debugging techniques.
  • Exposure to electronics troubleshooting tools, including oscilloscopes, function generators, and digital multimeters.

Motivo provides AI-driven analytics for the semiconductor design and manufacturing process. Its software analyzes the full chip workflow from RTL to layout using a proprietary learning-on-graph approach (M-Graph) to automatically extract data-driven features. Its modules include M-DVP for accelerating design validation, M-TCO for faster timing convergence, and M-OPT for improving manufacturing yield. The system offers explainable AI to identify root causes of yield problems and prescribes actionable steps, helping teams reduce design validation time and increase yield. Motivo differentiates itself with end-to-end, data-centric optimization that spans design and manufacturing, grounded in graph-based learning and an emphasis on explainability. The company aims to help fabless design houses and other semiconductor firms shorten development cycles and lower costs when designing and ramping up new chips.

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$20.5M

Headquarters

Sunnyvale, California

Founded

2015

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Motivo still markets proprietary M-DVP, M-TCO, and M-OPT modules across chip flow.
  • Its website updates in 2026 show the company remains active and hiring-adjacent.
  • Semiconductor complexity keeps rising, preserving demand for yield and timing optimization tools.

What critics are saying

  • No fresh funding, partnerships, or product launches appear after 2021; momentum looks stale.
  • Public evidence remains thin, with unnamed customers and no disclosed design wins.
  • Synopsys, Cadence, and Siemens EDA can bundle AI features and crush standalone demand.

What makes Motivo unique

  • Motivo’s M-Graph explainable AI targets RTL-to-layout chip workflow, not point solutions.
  • The company claims 50% faster validation and 30% lower defectivity from customer deployments.
  • Intel Capital backed Motivo in 2021, signaling credible semiconductor network access.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Paid Vacation

Profit Sharing

Company News

FinSMEs
Aug 12th, 2021
Motivo Raises $12M in Series A Funding

Motivo, Inc., a San Francisco, CA-based developer of AI-enabled chip design and data analytics solutions, raised $12m in Series A financing. The round was led by Intel Capital, along with other new investors Storm Ventures and Seraph Group as well as participation from Inventus Capital and other existing investors that include multiple IC industry C-suite executives. […]