Competence Engineer - Lab Owner - Wilton, CT, United States

Originally posted 23 September 2026 by the employer.

About the role

This role involves supporting product development through hands-on build, prototyping, and troubleshooting testing of electrical and mechanical systems, and serving as a lab owner. A key responsibility is maintaining testing equipment, instrumentation, and tooling in a ready state, including calibration tracking and configuration management of test stands and test equipment.

What you'll do

• Perform hands-on build, prototyping, and diagnostic and troubleshooting testing of electrical and mechanical systems.
• Own, plan, and schedule activities within one or more ASML D&E laboratories, maintaining a 5S environment.
• Support, train, and supervise users on communal lab equipment and maintain its operational readiness.
• Read, understand, and execute using wiring diagrams, schematics, blueprints, and electrical/mechanical technical documentation.
• Specify and operate advanced instrumentation such as mixed-signal oscilloscopes, mechanical alignment and metrology tools, and data acquisition modules.
• Ensure lab equipment and facilities are in good working order and coordinate repairs.

What you'll need

• High School Degree with 5 years relevant work experience OR Technical Certification with 3 years relevant work experience OR Associate's Degree with 3 years relevant work experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (electrical or mechanical).
• Analytical and pragmatic approach to troubleshooting.
• Basic computer skills for test stand operation, scheduling, and communication.
• Experience with MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Teams.
• Broad technical knowledge of mechanical and mechatronic systems.
• Ability to use standard mechanical and electrical tools and gauges.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting or owning a product test laboratory.
• Experience working in a cleanroom.
• Quality improvement methodologies (5S, Lean Principles, TQM).
• Project management techniques.
• Reliability and safety knowledge.
• Experience with MS Visio and Planner.

Skills: hands-on build, prototyping, troubleshooting testing, electrical and mechanical systems, test stands, lab owner