Title: Lab Technician - Electronics (onsite work)
Duration: Contract - FTE
Location: Portland, OR
Pay Rate - $25/hr - $32/hr on W-2
This position is responsible for running battery and power supply testing, supporting prototype builds, and maintaining the Portland engineering lab. Working under the direction of senior electrical engineers, the Electronics Lab Technician sets up and executes test plans and documents results under the design control process. The role also owns lab organization, inventory, and equipment calibration.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Runs battery and power supply tests, including charge and discharge cycling, capacity and runtime, load, efficiency, and thermal measurements.
- Sets up and maintains test fixtures, data acquisition, and thermocouple instrumentation for repeatable results.
- Tests returned and supplier units to support failure analysis and supplier corrective actions.
- Builds, wires, solders, and reworks prototypes, cables, and harnesses, including cart-level assemblies.
- Writes test procedures and reports, and records results under the design control process.
- Executes test plans independently for multiple engineers, and reports results and issues promptly.
- Owns equipment calibration: maintains the calibration schedule and records, coordinates outside calibration services, and tags and removes out-of-calibration equipment from use.
- Keeps the engineering lab clean, organized, and ready for daily use, with clear standards for tools, components, and workbenches.
- Manages lab inventory, consumables, test fixtures, and shared equipment.
- Follows and helps maintain safe practices for lithium batteries, AC mains power, and flammable materials.
- Cooperatively provides hands-on job function training to co-workers as needed.
- Must understand and comply with Safety, 5S, ISO, and other corporate programs, initiatives and procedures.
- Dependable and consistent attendance is critical for team performance and productivity.
- Other duties or special projects as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Associate degree in electronics technology, military electronics training, or equivalent experience.
- 2+ years of hands-on electronics testing, assembly, or repair experience.
- Proficient with oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, and electronic loads.
- Able to read schematics, wiring diagrams, and assembly drawings. " Strong soldering and rework skills, including fine-pitch components.
- Preferred: battery testing (lithium-ion or LiFePO4), battery cyclers, or power supply testing; data acquisition and thermal measurement (thermocouples, data loggers, thermal chambers).
- Strong team skills and the ability to work effectively with internal and external groups as part of various initiatives.
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, time management and communication skills.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, test procedures, schematics, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write clear test procedures and test reports, and to discuss results with engineers.
- Ability to apply basic electrical calculations (Ohm's law, power, energy, and battery capacity), unit conversions, and basic statistics to test data.
- IPC J-STD-001 or IPC-A-610 certification is a plus Not Required, Client supports getting certified after hire.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel for test data.
- Python or similar scripting for test automation and data analysis preferred not required.
The following benefits are offered for this position: medical, dental, & vision insurance, short-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, and a 401(k) retirement plan.
Everest Consultants is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state, or federal civil rights laws.#IND