entry hardware technician - Insight Global : Job Details

Company: Samsara

Position: Lab Technician

Duration: 6-month contract, Possible extension

Location: 5 days a week onsite (1 De Haro, San Francisco) – “Dog Patch” area

Pay Rate: $30-35/hr

Samsara is seeking a highly motivated lab technician to support our R&D team at our San Francisco campus. What you can expect in this role:

• Support lab operations by executing various engineering requests tickets across Firmware applications
• Conduct in-cab vehicle drive testing. This role requires a valid driver license
• Perform lab maintenance and upkeep: organization, cleanliness, lab equipment assembly (racks/benches), track equipment calibration, create documents etc
• Connecting devices, inspecting products, and notifying engineers and lab manager of test bed issues
• Physically deploying devices to our device farm and activating them in our cloud
• Collect components and assemble test setups per engineering instructions
• Solder, label, and crimp prototype cables/components
• Utilize various lab equipment to execute testing: multimeters, power supplies, thermal chambers, and vibe tables
• Help take ownership of lab safety and efficiency
• Label, organize, and track inventory of devices using google sheets, etc.
• Diligently update project statuses, blockers, and priorities to lab manager and document on Jira test tickets
• Support vehicle diagnostic testing: vehicle inspections, CAN logging, drive testing, and engineer assisted test execution
• Equipment maintenance: basic computer operations. Preferred experience working with linux machines with light bash scripting/terminal familiarity.

Must Haves:

The ideal candidate would be a creative and energetic individual who thrives in a fast paced environment. One who manages priorities and doesn't stress over the occasional “drop everything” assignment. This individual likes to learn and grow with their position. Samsara is growing and so are our labs. We need a creative thinker who likes to be cross functional and can support wherever they are needed.

The ideal candidate would meet these requirements:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, this role is team oriented
• IT/Networking Background
• Comfortable setting up and managing Network infrastructure for the lab
• Comfortable working in a lab environment with various tools, vehicles, thermal chambers, and IOT devices.
• Familiar with basic hardware tools: soldering irons, wiring, relays, terminal blocks, power supplies, multimeters,, DIN rail, etc
• Comfortable with Linux and basic bash scripting/terminal commands
• Loves tinkering and developing solutions
• Remains flexible and adaptive to priority shifts
• Google Sheets, Google Docs, Slides

Bonus Qualifications:

• Interest in lab operations and vehicles
• Experience in a similar role
• Jira and confluence experience
• Familiarity with vehicle diagnostic protocols
• Familiarity with IOT products and testing technologies