Lab Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Objective

1x Lab Technician

* We need 1 individual to serve as manual lab technicians for the team, and work alongside engineers to perform validation on Mac hardware on 100's of units at a time. The lab technicians will be responsible for unboxing, racking, cabling, scanning, inventory management, lab maintenance, SW/FW updating and assisting with experiments.

Key Benefits

* Doing the manual heavy lifted required by racking and maintaining 100's of Mac NPI hardware and test devices

* Assist the team's engineers with their requests for regression or additional data

* Keep track of 100's of devices under test and peripherals

* Setup hardware and perform regular software updates to hardware under test

In Scope

* 100% on-site role with no option for remote work. Must be on-site during working hours to support engineers as needed and to execute tests

* Unboxing and racking on up to several dozen DUTs, peripherals, and other units of test on a daily basis

* Manually preparing hardware to be tested via automated frameworks by first placing, cabling, configuring, and scanning test devices and equipment

* Tearing down racks in a quick and efficient manner to allow for rack space to be used by other projects

* Be available on-site in the labs for troubleshooting issues and assisting engineers when problems arise

* Maintain lab test equipment and infrastructure as requested by the team

* Prioritizing tasks and communicating to team members to identify correct order of tasks. Must alert team members with ample notice if unable to complete assigned tasks on-time

* Categorize and keep track of test peripherals in the lab using internal tools

* On-going documentation of test processes for future reference

* Working on manual tasks required for maintaining or setting up new lab spaces

Skills

* Knowledge of Mac hardware

* Strong troubleshooting skills

* High level of comfort using Terminal and bash

* Strong attention to detail

* Strong time-management skills

* Strong communication skills

* Ability to multitask and deliver results under competing priorities

Must-haves for Lab Technician

* Expected to be able to pick up items up to 50 lbs.

* Expected to be available during standard working hours, and, potentially frequently longer working days and/or weekends, if the role demands it.

* Expected to be available on-site 5 days a week.

* Able to quickly travel between different buildings to support labs in different locations.

Preferred for Lab Technician

* Proficiency in Python

Timezone

* Austin location and expected to work in office and lab - 5 days a week - 9AM to 6PM

Equipment

* - None Required (we provide everything)

Success Criteria/Definition of Done

* Critical feedback is accepted and changes are made to improve if needed

* All requests in the queue are performed in a timely manner within defined deadlines.

* Clear and timely communication with the team

* Requests for support from the team are handled in a timely basis, and correctly (based on any available instruct ions and attention to detail)

Location :
Cupertino, CA (5 days in person)

Salary Range: $70,000-$100,000 a year

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