What are the responsibilities and job description for the Prototyping Electrical Test Engineer position at Creospan Inc.?
Creospan is a growing tech collective of makers, shakers, and problem solvers, offering solutions today that will propel businesses into a better tomorrow. “Tomorrow’s ideas, built today!” In addition to being able to work alongside equally brilliant and motivated developers, our consultants appreciate the opportunity to learn and apply new skills and methodologies to different clients and industries.
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Hiring: Prototyping Electrical Test Engineer
Location: Sunnyvale, CA — 5 days onsite
About the Role
Join Client's Prototyping & Concept Engineering team to build, test, debug, and rapidly iterate next-generation mixed reality (MR) hardware prototypes. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on accelerating high-concept hardware development through rapid prototyping, electrical troubleshooting, and lab testing.
Key Responsibilities
- Own board-level electrical bring-up, testing, troubleshooting, and debugging.
- Perform hands-on PCBA assembly, PCB/FPC rework, and component-level soldering.
- Use oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, and other lab equipment to identify and resolve hardware issues.
- Read schematics and PCB layouts, support prototype assembly, and document test procedures and results.
- Collaborate with hardware, systems, research, and industrial design teams to deliver prototypes on tight timelines.
Required Qualifications
- 8 years of experience in electrical engineering, hardware prototyping, or bench-level electrical testing.
- Full-cycle board bring-up and electrical debugging experience.
- Strong hands-on lab skills, including PCB/FPC rework and soldering.
- Ability to read schematics, identify PCB components, and troubleshoot electromechanical prototypes.
Nice to Have
- FPGA programming or hardware experience.
- Wearables, mixed reality, VR/AR, or compact consumer electronics experience.
- Firmware, Python, or scripting skills for hardware bring-up and test automation.