Electrical Engineering Technician
San JoseFull-timePosted 3mo ago
About the role
Hands-on Electrical Engineering Technician to support hardware development and validation. Own electrical test procedures, maintain documentation, and keep lab environments running across multiple concurrent projects. Collaborate with hardware engineers to ensure data integrity and move fast without compromising quality.
Responsibilities
- Set up, calibrate, and operate electrical test equipment — including oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, and signal analyzers — in accordance with established test procedures
- Collect, record, and validate electrical measurement data, maintaining accurate and traceable documentation for analysis and quality assurance
- Monitor live test runs and equipment performance, identifying anomalies and troubleshooting issues to maintain test integrity and minimize downtime
- Prepare test benches, fixtures, and lab environments to support scheduled hardware experiments across multiple concurrent projects
- Organize and maintain lab logs, test databases, and results reports, communicating findings clearly to hardware engineers and project teams
- Enforce lab safety procedures and compliance standards while managing equipment maintenance, inventory, and calibration schedules
Qualifications
- Hands-on experience executing electrical test procedures, including bench setup, instrument calibration, and operation of standard EE lab equipment
- Strong data collection and documentation habits — accurate, traceable measurement records are second nature to you
- Ability to monitor live electrical tests, catch signal irregularities or out-of-spec behavior early, and troubleshoot quickly to minimize downtime
- Experience preparing test benches and hardware fixtures across multiple concurrent projects
- Comfort organizing and maintaining lab logs, databases, and test reports for a cross-functional engineering audience
Skills
Required:Electrical test proceduresData collection and documentationLab management and reportingTroubleshooting and anomaly detection
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
- $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
- Housing subsidy of $2,500 per month for those living within walking distance of the office
- Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)
- Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more
- Daily lunch and dinner in our office
- Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification
Last updated Sep 17, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Etched
Etched is building frontier inference clusters: co-designs chips, racks, software and manufacturing to push the pareto frontier for AI hardware.
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