Engineering Technician - Electronics

## Engineering Technician - Electronics Apply locations:
Los Angeles, CAtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday job requisition :
R66431##
** Company Overview
** At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.##

** Department Overview
** Silvus Technologies, a leading provider of advanced MANET and MIMO communications systems, is reshaping mesh network technology for mission-critical applications – on the ground, in the air and  battle-proven Stream Caster family of MANET radios and proprietary MN-MIMO waveform provides the vital communications link for defense, law enforcement and public safety agencies around the world, and in the toughest operational environments.
Silvus Technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola Solutions, Inc.##

Job Description
* Would you like to join an incredibly talented group of people, doing very challenging work, with the prime directive of “
** Keeping Our Heroes Connected**”?
*** THE OPPORTUNITY
** Silvus is seeking an
*** Engineering Technician - Electronics
*** with a strong Electrical Engineering foundation and working knowledge of mechanical components. This individual will perform hands-on electronics laboratory work, execute extensive product qualification and environmental stress tests, assist design engineers with component-level debugging, and facilitate smooth transitions to manufacturing (NPI). This position reports to the Director of Hardware Engineering Operations. This position is 100% onsite, Monday through Friday, at Silvus Technologies’ headquarters in the heart of vibrant
** West Los Angeles, CA**.The following is a list of at least some of the current essential job functions of the position. Management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time at its discretion.
** ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
* ** Development Testing & Execution:
** Execute detailed functional, parametric, and performance tests on cutting-edge RF, digital, and mechanical designs under the direction of hardware development engineers.
* ** Product Qualification Support:
** Setup, configure, and monitor units under test through environmental stress, including thermal cycle, humidity, shock, and vibration testing, to comply with internal quality plans and standards.
* ** Hands-On Laboratory Operations:
** Perform precision SMT soldering and rework down to fine-pitch and 0201 component sizes. Construct custom test fixtures, fabricate complex cable/wire harnesses, and perform mechanical prototype assemblies.
* ** Hardware Debugging & Troubleshooting:
** Assist Engineers with isolating component-level, board-level, and system-level defects. Read electrical schematics and use standard laboratory diagnostic tools to identify root causes of hardware anomalies or failures.
* ** Test Equipment Management:
** Set up, calibrate verification, and operate standard RF and electronic lab instruments, including Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs), Spectrum Analyzers, Digital Oscilloscopes, Vector Signal Generators, Power Meters, and Programmable Power Supplies.
* ** Manufacturing & NPI Support:
** Interface with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Production teams to assist with New Product Introduction (NPI). Build, validate, and document reference test configurations and assembly workflows for transfer to contract manufacturers (CMs).
* ** Data Collection & Documentation:
** Systematically log, analyze, and format raw test data. Maintain meticulous engineering notebooks, create structured failure analysis reports, and draft standard operating procedures (SOPs) for newly designed test setups.
* ** Lab Maintenance & Safety:
** Maintain a clean, organized, safe, and ESD-compliant laboratory environment. Track lab tools, coordinate routine calibration…