Engineering Technician

Position Overview

The Electrical Technician will be part of the new product development team, supporting electrical engineers and cross‑functional project teams through hands‑on prototype assembly, modification, testing, troubleshooting, board programming, and documentation. The team designs innovative products for the card personalization business, including printing, smart card, RFID, motion control, and laser technologies. Success in this role requires strong hands‑on electrical skills, attention to detail, clear communication, a willingness to learn, and follow‑through on assigned tasks with appropriate urgency.

• Assemble, modify, test, and troubleshoot circuit boards, cable assemblies, electrical control equipment, and prototype systems under engineering direction.
• Perform PWA assembly and rework, including soldering components, replacing parts, adding jumper wires, cutting traces, and completing other board‑level modifications.
• Build, modify, and repair cable, wire, and harness assemblies used in prototype systems, development equipment, and product testing.
• Install, replace, and integrate electrical assemblies, circuit boards, wiring, sensors, and related hardware in prototype equipment and development systems.
• Use schematics, wiring diagrams, and test equipment to identify electrical issues and help verify corrective actions under engineering guidance.
• Set up and operate electrical test equipment, programming tools, and lab instruments such as power supplies, oscilloscopes, meters, logic analyzers, and related devices.
• Support circuit board programming, board bring‑up, functional verification, prototype testing, and engineering debug activities.
• Create, update, and maintain engineering support documentation such as wiring diagrams, assembly drawings, work instructions, test records, task records, ECOs, component records, and related ERP, PLM, Jira, or workflow information.
• Communicate status clearly, follow through on assigned tasks with appropriate urgency, and assist with improvements to lab, documentation, and workflow processes that support team efficiency.

• 2‑year technical degree or comparable training, such as a military electronics program.
• 2+ years of electrical, electronics, or electromechanical technician experience in a development, test, manufacturing, or prototype environment.
• Hands‑on experience assembling, modifying, testing, or troubleshooting circuit boards, cable assemblies, or electromechanical systems.
• Experience with soldering, electrical assembly, board‑level modifications, or electronics rework activities.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, assembly drawings, and engineering documentation.
• Experience using electrical lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, meters, power supplies, or related test instruments.
• Ability to communicate clearly, work effectively with engineers and technicians, and follow through on assigned tasks with attention to detail.
• Must be able to lawfully work within the US and have unrestricted work authorization.

• 4‑year degree in Electrical Engineering Technology or related technical field.
• Experience performing SMT rework, fine‑pitch soldering, jumper‑wire modifications, trace cuts, part replacement, or other PCBA modifications.
• Experience supporting engineering prototype builds, board bring‑up, hardware troubleshooting, or product development activities.
• Experience with schematic or layout viewers and engineering workflow systems such as ERP, PLM, ECO, or Jira.
• Experience with smart card, RFID, NFC, printing, motion control, test fixtures, sensors, motors, or other electromechanical systems.
• Openness to learning and applying modern tools, including AI‑assisted tools, to improve documentation, task tracking, troubleshooting, and workflow efficiency.

This role requires five days in the office onsite in Minneapolis, MN. Entrust operates with a distributed workforce.

The anticipated starting base pay for this position is $27.36 – $40.13 per hour in the primary posting location. Actual compensation will be determined based on geographic location,…