Lab Operation Technician - Austin (Oakhill, Office), United States
Originally posted 26 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role supports the operation of a post-silicon validation lab, working with an SoC validation team and various validation partners.
What you'll do
- Support engineers working in a post-silicon validation lab
- Track assets and lab equipment
- Support equipment calibration with third-party vendors
- Manage purchasing and lab audits
- Perform minor equipment repairs
- Ship equipment and collaborate with other labs
What you'll need
- Knowledge of lab equipment
- Experience with spreadsheets and asset management tools
- Proficiency in office applications
- Strong scheduling and time management abilities
- Vendor management skills
- Associates degree or Electronics Technician qualification
- 5+ years of experience
Skills: post silicon validation lab, lab equipment tracking, equipment calibration, minor equipment repairs, soldering, PCB rework
This role has been open 50 days — slightly above the 41-day median for Post-Silicon Validation roles.
Post-Silicon Validation · Silicon Validation
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Open roles in category
412
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Median days open
41 d
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Median salary
$166k
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| Metric | NXP Semiconductors | All employers we track in this specialty (412 roles · 61 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 15 | 412 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 49 | 2216 · 112 employers |
| Median days open | 50 d | 41 d (+9 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $166k |
Skills observed across this category: post silicon validation lab, lab equipment tracking, equipment calibration, minor equipment repairs, soldering, PCB rework
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD · 58 open roles · median 41 d
- Micron Technology · 39 open roles · median 37 d
- Qualcomm · 37 open roles · median 27 d
- NVIDIA · 25 open roles · median 22 d
- Graphcore · 21 open roles · median 120 d
- Microchip Technology · 20 open roles · median 70 d
How we counted: 412 open Post-Silicon Validation (Silicon Validation) roles from 61 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 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 Silicon Validation & Test family row. Figures refresh nightly.