Electronics/PCB Repair Technician - Austin (Ed Bluestein, Office), United States
Originally posted 8 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role is responsible for diagnosing, repairing, modifying, testing, and verifying complex automatic or logic-controlled electronic and electro-mechanical equipment at the component level. Focus areas include wafer handling robots and PCB assemblies for semiconductor applications at the Internal Repair Facility in Austin, Texas.
What you'll do
- Troubleshoot and repair wafer handling robots for semiconductor applications. - Read and interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, and circuit designs. - Diagnose and repair complex robot, PCB assemblies, and controllers using root-cause analysis. - Conduct post-repair validation, including functional and load testing. - Develop or improvise circuits and test setups to meet unique repair needs. - Accurately document work performed in internal database systems and follow company safety procedures.
What you'll need
- Minimum 5 years of bench-level electronic repair experience. - Associate’s Degree in Electronics or equivalent technical training. - Strong knowledge of analog and digital electronics, along with intermediate circuit design and analysis skills. - Proficiency with test equipment and instrumentation including voltage meters, ESR, oscilloscopes, and signal generators. - Hands-on ability to perform through-hole, surface mount (SMT), and fine-pitch soldering. - Strong mechanical aptitude, including familiarity with motor encoders, pneumatics, hydraulics, and fluidics. - Ability to lift 50+ pounds as required.
Nice to have
- Robot repair experience with ABM XXX or similar Brooks Automation model robots. - AC/DC servo and stepper motor repair, rebuild, and testing. - Advanced understanding of discrete component characteristics, power electronics, and control systems. - Experience with electrical design and simulation tools such as LabVIEW, MultiSim, or Cadence (or equivalent). - Familiarity with hardware programming languages and standards including VHDL, Verilog, and JTAG.
This role has been open 104 days — well above the 51-day median for Hardware Systems Engineering roles.
Hardware Systems Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
992
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Median days open
51 d
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Median salary
$154k
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| Metric | NXP Semiconductors | All employers we track in this specialty (992 roles · 104 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 10 | 992 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 114 | 6222 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 98 d | 51 d (+47 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $154k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Intel Corporation · 76 open roles · median 33 d
- KLA Corporation · 63 open roles · median 47 d
- Teradyne · 57 open roles · median 33 d
- NVIDIA · 52 open roles · median 68 d
- Applied Materials · 51 open roles · median 69 d
- AMD · 47 open roles · median 53 d
How we counted: 992 open Hardware Systems Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 104 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 21 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.