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# Hardware Technician IV

- **Company:** Spectraforce
- **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Adobe Flash, Apple Mac Systems, Command-Line Interface, Software Debugging, Linux, Hardware Design, OrCAD, Software Troubleshooting, Guidewire PolicyCenter
- **Published:** July 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/17730582?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F17730582%2FHardware-Engineering-Hardware-Technician-Iv-California-Sunnyvale

## About the Role

* Ability to adapt to a daily changing statement of work
 * Ability to prioritize and balance multiple tasks to complete a given statement of work
 * Experience with reaching out to responsible design engineers for troubleshooting, clarification, and feedback
 * Willingness to propose and implement process improvements (including SOPs) to increase production efficiency
 * Proficient use of text, photos, and videos to clearly convey assembly processes to others
 * Seek feedback for continuous improvement, * Strong attention to detail
 * Electronic/Consumer-electronic repair/debugging experience
 * Computer programing experience
 * Electrical troubleshooting experience
 * Past prototype or assembly line experience, particularly in small electronics or devices
 * Familiarity with OrCAD/Allegro and other EE hardware design

## Description

Rework and Repair

 * Assess condition of returned prototype units and confirm failure mode
 * Run the prototype unit through a prescribed set of functional tests depending on reported defect, and perform failure analysis to determine root cause
 * Strategically disassemble the unit, guided by SOPs, and perform a visual inspection of systems that might be related to the failure symptom
 * Perform component/module exchanges to isolate the failure
 * Document the work performed on each unit in a thorough, consistent manner

Prototype Assembly

 * Strong written and verbal communication for documentation and live discussion with Engineering teams.
 * Failure Analysis
 * Quality variations/anomalies
 * Solution proposals and repairs
 * Assembly/operating instructions (SOPs)
 * Provide solutions to teams with electrical, mechanical and software troubleshooting and repair
 * Assist with scaled prototype assembly/disassembly and small pre-production units in varying numbers.

Prototype QA

 * Flash, program and calibrate prototypes or testing equipment following outlined SOPs
 * Run software scripts and basic commands using the command line interface of Linux, MacOS, and PC platforms. Not expected to write those scripts.
 * Needs to be familiar with AB


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