Electronics Production Technician

Job Description

Admiral Instruments is searching for a full-time Electronics Production Technician with fine-pitch soldering experience. Your efforts will directly benefit thousands of our customers comprised of engineers and scientists in over 40 countries who use our instruments to manufacture or study cutting-edge advances in batteries, fuel cells, photovoltaics, sensors, corrosion mitigation, and more.

The top two responsibilities of this role are as follows:

#1 is to follow our well-defined precision and craftsmanship documentation to assemble our instruments for customers

#2 is to assist with calibration, quality control, and organizational tasks throughout our entire production process

Here are some more detailed duties you'll have as they relate to these two core responsibilities:

• Use soldering tools to install, modify, and test fine-pitch electronic assemblies by following vendor schematics and internally-developed procedures
• Assist in the design and assembly of cable harnesses
• Run computer programs to calibrate and quality check our products during production
• Help write and maintain assembly procedures
• Assist with preparing Bill Of Materials (BOM) orders from vendors, and organizing received parts
• Maintain a clean, well-organized workshop and warehouse space

Pay And Benefits:

• Annual base pay ranges from $40,000 to $70,000, depending on experience
• Freedom to set your own 40-hour per week daily working schedule
• Comprehensive benefits including flexible PTO, profit sharing, medical, dental, vision, and retirement savings plan
• Supportive small team environment which trusts your work ethic and respects your time

Who We're Seeking:

• Associate’s degree or higher in an Electronics-related field (or equivalent technical experience)
• Aptitude for efficient and precise fine-pitch soldering
• Proficiency using hand tools (wire cutters/strippers, screwdrivers, pliers, etc)
• High level of attention to detail and a proven ability to manage an organized workspace
• If you are seriously interested in interviewing for this job, please have the word "Squidstat" prominently featured in your response to us. This is to test your attention to detail!
• Strong written and verbal communication skills geared towards technical audiences
• Well-practiced and knowledgeable about ESD protection procedures

Nice-To-Haves:

• 5+ years of soldering experience outside of an academic environment
• 3+ years of managerial experience leading other technicians to produce electronics assemblies
• IPC certification and/or similar soldering-specific credentials
• Ability to use CAD programs such as KiCad to review schematics and PCB layouts
• Comfortable working with computer programs, especially Microsoft Office

Admiral Instruments is on a mission to make the next generation of electrochemistry instruments truly accessible worldwide.

Why are we on this mission? Every day, all of us use portable electronics containing batteries, ride in cars or similar modes of transportation, eat packaged food, and drink clean water. At their core, these are all "electrochemical" systems comprised of chemical reactions between electricity and solid, liquid, or gaseous materials. Electrochemistry instruments are must-have tools used by millions of scientists, engineers, & technicians worldwide to study and manufacture the electrochemical technologies modern living relies on.

By carrying out our mission, we empower users to operate our instruments more efficiently than traditional options that have been in use for decades. By saving our customers’ money, time, and space without compromising measurement quality, we accelerate their own pace of innovation to create better performing batteries, fuel cells, solar cells, sensors, medical devices,…