Engineering Lab Technician
Austin, TX - USA
Job Summary
Description
Enphase Energy is a global energy technology company and a leading provider of solar battery and electric vehicle charging products. Founded in 2006 our innovative microinverter technology revolutionized solar power making it a safer more reliable and scalable energy source. Today the Enphase Energy System enables users to make use save and sell their own power. Enphase is also one of the most successful and innovative clean energy companies in the world with more than 80 million products shipped across 160 countries.
Join our dynamic teams designing and developing next-gen energy technologies and help drive a sustainable future!
About the role
About the role
To be a key member in our Austin laboratory supporting systems engineering and experimental board testing.
What you will do
What you will do
- Provide prototype circuit board (PCB) soldering rework and making cable harnesses
- Assist engineering with test and measurement of prototypes and products
- Maintain clean and orderly workspaces in the laboratory environment
- Build experimental test setups for electrical thermal and EMI testing
- Maintain laboratory equipment asset list and calibration schedule
- Order and maintain stock of laboratory consumables (cables heatshrink components like resistors capacitors FETs ICs connectors crimps lugs etc)
- Work with AC voltage (single and three phase) and power carrying conductors at 120/208v and 277/480V
- Prepare (and assist with design of) test racks that include power supplies devices under test test equipment and related interconnecting cables and assemblies
- Prepare install and work with electrical panels and enclosures including populating and wiring of devices and breakers
- Following applicable safety procedures lift/handle and move boxes of inverters batteries power supplies and other equipment
- Access facility roof for maintenance of PV systems (inverters PV panels and balance of system components)
Who you are and What you bring
- Associate degree in engineering or ET certification or equivalent
- Ability to read electrical schematics BOMs (Bill of Material) layout and rework instructions
- IPC-A-610 soldering certification
- Surface mount (SMT) and through-hole soldering assembly and rework
- Wire cable and harness assembly
- Proficiency with common power electronics laboratory test equipment (DC and AC power supplies analyzers and oscilloscopes)
- Experience using Arena PLM application Jira and Confluence documentation tools
- High-volume product development support
- Familiarity with using Python is a plus
- Familiarity with using PuTTY or other CLI application is a plus
- Firmware and Software programming of on-board digital devices is a plus
- AC wiring fundamentals including experience working with AC electrical boxes fittings conduit and connnectors
- Experience constructing test racks including AC and DC power conductor routing design and installation
The base pay range for this position is $29 to $42 per hour. This salary range may be modified in the future. The successful candidates starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills experience education or training work location and market conditions. This position is also eligible for bonus equity and benefits.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Enphase is a global energy management technology company that provides residential and commercial solar plus storage solutions. We manufacture solutions spanning solar generation, energy storage, and web-based monitoring and control.