Engineering Technician - Electronics

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 protect people, property, and places. Our solutions foster collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, schools, hospitals, businesses, and ultimately, safer nations.

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 provide the vital communications link for defense, law enforcement, and public safety agencies worldwide, even in the toughest operational environments. Silvus Technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Would you like to join an incredibly talented group of people, doing very challenging work, with the prime directive of “Keeping Our Heroes Connected”?

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.

• 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:
  Set up, 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, 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.
• 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 intervals for specialized instrumentation, and manage electronic component inventories.
• Perform other related duties as needed.

• High school diploma or GED with 5 years of direct electronics or RF hardware support experience; OR associate’s degree in Electronics Engineering Technology (ASET) or a related field with 3 years of experience as an electronics or hardware support technician in R&D, product validation, or advanced manufacturing; OR equivalent formal military technical training with hands‑on electronics or RF hardware experience.
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