Lab Technician Hardware

Team Red Dog is seeking an experienced hands-on Lab Technician - Hardware for a Fortune 100 client to support the development and validation of custom compute and AI hardware for large-scale data center platforms. This is a fully onsite lab role in Redmond WA ideal for candidates with deep experience in hardware labs electrical measurements and board-level rework who want to contribute directly to next-generation AI and data center infrastructure.

Top Required Skills (Must Haves):

1. Extensive experience performing electrical measurements in a hardware lab environment including use of Vector Network Analyzers (VNA) oscilloscopes and related instrumentation to validate hardware performance.
2. Strong hands-on background assembling reworking and soldering circuit boards and complex hardware systems to prepare devices for precision measurement.
3. Proven experience working as a lab or engineering technician supporting pre-production hardware validation data collection and documentation in a structured lab setting.

Opportunity Overview:
This role offers the opportunity to work onsite in a large well-equipped hardware lab supporting the development of custom compute and AI platforms that are critical to modern data centers. You will play a direct role in helping engineering teams move hardware from early validation stages toward manufacturing readiness.

How you will make an impact:
Execute Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) measurements on test boards and engineering validation boards to validate interconnect performance.
Collect scope and related electrical measurement data in a lab environment and summarize findings for engineering stakeholders.
Prepare systems boards and test fixtures for accurate and repeatable measurements.
Add instrumentation to devices and boards under test to enable high-precision measurements.
Perform soldering and rework as needed to support measurement readiness and hardware validation efforts.

The expertise you bring:
810 years of hands-on experience working as a lab technician or engineering technician.
Strong experience making electrical measurements on circuit boards including oscilloscope TDR and VNA measurements.
Demonstrated experience assembling computer systems or other complex electrical systems.
Practical experience soldering and unsoldering components on circuit boards.
Ability to work onsite five days per week during standard business hours in a lab environment.

What makes a candidate highly successful in this role:
Prior experience working in hardware labs supporting pre-production or validation-stage hardware.
Deep familiarity with executing and interpreting VNA and scope measurements on test boards and engineering samples.
Comfort performing hands-on system rework and troubleshooting in a fast-paced lab setting.
Experience supporting data center hardware or high-speed interconnect technologies such as PCI Express or DDR.
Strong attention to detail reliability with daily onsite lab presence and openness to feedback to continuously improve work quality.

Why Work with Team Red Dog
At Team Red Dog people are at the heart of everything we do. Our commitment to personalized service and our deep experience in matching talented professionals with meaningful roles at some of the worlds most inspiring companies is what sets us apart. We take the time to understand your unique skills strengths and passionsbecause we believe your career should reflect who you are.

Whether youre looking to grow pivot or simply find a place where your work truly matters we offer opportunities that empower you to make a positive impact. With excellent benefits a supportive team and a role where you can thrive while doing what you love were here to help you take the next step with confidence. Join usand discover what it means to be genuinely valued in your career.

Generous benefits package for qualified employees includes:
Health insurance (medical dental vision and life)
Employer-matched 401K plan
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Profit sharing

Estimated Start Date: April 1 2026
Location: Redmond WA

Job #: 2461
Job Type and Estimated Duration: W2/Contract full-time (40 hours/week) with high likelihood of extension
Rate: $59$65/hour

Team Red Dog is committed to providing equal opportunities to everyone regardless of race ethnicity gender age religion sexual orientation disability or any other characteristic. If you need accommodation during the recruitment process reach out to and we will work to ensure an accessible experience. We strictly adhere to federal state and local laws to maintain a workplace free from discrimination and harassment.
We offer competitive compensation aligned with U.S. industry standards and our final offer will reflect the candidates location job-specific skills experience and knowledge.

All applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for sponsorship.
Team Red Dog is an E-Verify employer.
Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a reference and background check.
Please no solicitations from C2C or recruiting firms.

Required Experience:

IC