3D Lab Technician

$101,837 - $105,435/Yr

Rla Engineering - Redmond, WA

Full-time

Redmond, WA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The 3D Lab Technician at RLA Engineering, LLC is responsible for supporting engineers in the development and testing of electro-mechanical hardware and software in a lab environment. This role involves executing assigned tasks, defining test plans, running tests, and troubleshooting lab equipment, while also fabricating projects using 3D printing technologies.

Responsibilities

• Get and execute assigned tasks from engineers
• Define test plans to capture requested data
• Run test scripts and collect test reports
• Modify/blue wire circuit boards to run unique tests
• Run hardware tests on circuit boards and draft test report
• Support lab environment operations
• Help calibrate test equipment
• Help troubleshoot faulty lab equipment
• Help revise lab SOPs and reports templates as requested
• Help troubleshoot design under test (DUT)
• Run A:B testing to determine potentially defective DUT
• Use benchtop test equipment and hand tools to find root cause
• Draft reports on observations and findings
• Occasionally work 40+ hours in a week to meet certain team milestones
• Fabricating projects using 3D printing/additive manufacturing technologies
• Perform other duties as needed

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent; Preferred Associates Degree in Engineering Technology, or related field
• Eligible to work in the US without RLA sponsorship for employment visa status
• 3-5 years of experience in a lab technician role
• Minimum 2+ years of experience with 3D printing and prototyping
• Minimum 2+ years of experience with CAD Software (SolidWorks/AutoCAD/Creo)
• Experience using benchtop test equipment such as oscilloscope, DMM, power supply, function generator, logic/network analyzer, thermal camera
• Experience testing high speed circuits on PCBs considering signal integrity
• Experience using circuit schematic capture and PCB layout tools such as Cadence Allegro, Altium
• Experience developing, modifying, and running test scripts via PowerShell, Python
• Experience using hand tools (soldering iron) to hack/blue wire breadboard circuits and components on PCBs
• Experience following lab SOPs and using templates for reports/presentations
• Experience working in a data center environment preferred

Nice-to-haves

• Forklift certification preferred
• Basic understanding of coding (Linux, etc.)