Engineering Lab Infrastructure and Rework Technician - Santa Clara, CA, United States
Originally posted 23 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role is responsible for the daily operations and maintenance of MBE product labs, supporting R&D labs in Santa Clara. This position focuses on data center management, automation, hardware debugging, PCB rework, and lab infrastructure support for MBE Engineering labs.
What you'll do
- Install, configure, and maintain lab-specific hardware and software applications and tools.
- Perform PCB board-level debugging, rework, component replacement, soldering/desoldering, and hardware verification.
- Support mechanical socket installation, repair, alignment, and fixing for server and validation platforms.
- Perform board bring-up, hardware validation, and functional verification of engineering samples and prototype systems.
- Document hardware setups, rework procedures, troubleshooting steps, and best practices.
- Troubleshoot power distribution unit (PDU), networking, and hardware-related issues.
What you'll need
- 3–5 years of related experience in an engineering lab environment.
- Strong hands-on experience with fine-pitch soldering, BGA rework, connector replacement, and SMT component rework.
- Experience using soldering stations, hot air rework stations, microscopes, and rework tools for board-level repairs.
- Ability to read and interpret schematics, board layouts, assembly drawings, and hardware documentation.
- Familiarity with PCB failure analysis, signal tracing, continuity testing, and hardware diagnostics.
- Knowledge of ESD handling procedures and safe lab practices while working with sensitive electronic components.
- In-depth knowledge of System/OS-level TCP/IP networking.
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 50-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3553
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Median days open
50 d
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Median salary
$128k
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| Metric | Marvell Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (3553 roles · 81 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 4 | 3553 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 9 | 9462 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 4 d | 50 d (−46 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $128k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 598 open roles · median 50 d
- Lam Research · 504 open roles · median 46 d
- Micron Technology · 246 open roles · median 37 d
- KLA Corporation · 228 open roles · median 58 d
- ASML · 171 open roles · median 68 d
- ASM International · 149 open roles · median 75 d
How we counted: 3553 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 81 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 23 Sept 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 Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.