Senior R&D Support Technician
Core
Senior technician independently building, testing, and maintaining prototypes, test setups, and lab equipment while troubleshooting complex technical issues and mentoring junior staff.
Role type
Senior R&D Support Technician (Level 3)
Builds
Prototypes, bread boards, test fixtures, test rigs, and pilot builds for R&D projects
Domain
Electrical engineering / R&D / Hardware prototyping
Required skills
Complex troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, test procedure planning, data analysis, lab safety compliance, inventory management, mentorship, schematic reading, component-level repair
Preferred skills
Design-for-test suggestions, design-for-manufacture improvements, time estimation for technical tasks
Technologies
Oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, signal generators, data acquisition systems
Responsibilities
Build and modify prototypes from engineering drawings; plan and run complex environmental, functional, and reliability tests; diagnose and fix faults in prototypes and lab equipment; mentor Level 1 and Level 2 technicians; manage lab inventory and safety compliance
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
