PCBA Repair Engineer; Reverse Engineering , schematics or design documents
Job in
Milpitas, Santa Clara County, California, 95035, USA
Listed on 2026-02-06
Listing for:
LanceSoft, Inc.
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-02-06
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Hardware Engineer, Electronics Engineer, Systems Engineer -
IT/Tech
Hardware Engineer, Systems Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Overview
Job Title - PCBA Repair Engineer (Reverse Engineering, without schematics or design documents)
Job Location - Milpitas, CA
Required Work Experience - 10+ Years
Project Duration - 6 months however can be extended for the right person
Responsibilities- Analyzing existing boards/circuits with little or no documentation
- Tracing signals, components, and power paths manually
- Low-level electrical troubleshooting
- Using scopes, logic analyzers, meters to infer design intent
- Heavy lab work
- Daily use of:
- Multimeters
- Logic analyzers
- Deep hands-on expertise in PCBA analysis & reverse engineering
- Ability to analyze boards without schematics or documentation.
- Build BOMs, identify circuit functions, and trace failures.
- Board-level troubleshooting experience
- Diagnose electrical failures and determine root causes.
- Comfortable working with defective, undocumented parts.
- Strong proficiency with troubleshooting equipment
- Logic analyzers
- Other board diagnostic tools
- BS in Electrical Engineering + 10+ years experience
- Strong expertise in PCBA design analysis, reverse engineering, and diagnosis/troubleshooting to address repair goals
- Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot defective boards, with or without relevant design documentation
- Skilled at developing comprehensive board repair plans—including approaches, timelines, and identifying technical dependencies
- Applying critical thinking to troubleshoot PCBA issues without design documents
- Proficient in using PCB troubleshooting equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, and logic analyzers
- Work with minimum guidance
- Good track record of on-time delivery
- Attitude to persevere through tough challenges
- Good understanding of power supplies and electrical systems will be a plus
- There might be international travel occasionally
- Ability to work effectively with both junior and senior-level team members, bringing in a collaborative environment
- Communicate clearly with non-technical stakeholders
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