Lab Technician (Thermal Validation / Hardware Test)

Job Title: Lab Technician (II)

Location: Mountain View CA (Hybrid – Tue, Wed, Thur Onsite for 3 days)

Duration: 6 months contract

Minimum role qualifications requirement:

• 5 years of experience in Laboratory Safety Protocols (Chemicals, Lasers, High Voltage, etc.).
• 3 years of experience in Mechanical Metrology (CAD, Use of calipers, micrometers, gauge blocks, dial indicators, Instron, etc.) and Electrical Metrology (multimeter, O-scope, etc).

Top Responsibilities

• Performing thermal testing of products and mockups with thermocouple instrumentation and chamber testing
• Hands-on expertise with thermal validation of mobile consumer electronics including use of thermal chambers, DAQ systems, thermal imaging, digital multimeters, PICO hubs, and programmable power supplies

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Preferred qualification

• Design, assembly, disassembly, building of thermal test vehicles, and building thermal prototypes for early thermal validation and UX studies.
• Thermal and power characterization of battery packs, individual subsystems like display, audio etc.
• Validation of performance of thermal materials like thermal gels, graphite over foams, graphites, thermal interface material (TIM), heatpipe.
• Validation of thermal control logic including thermal throttling and surface temperature definitions.
• Familiarity with execution of test scripts, data collection and analysis software codes like Python, LabView, Benchlink and Unix/Android shell command line terminals.

Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Russell Tobin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment

Russell Tobin is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.