Job Description
Job DescriptionJob Title: Hardware Test Technician
Duration: 4+ Months
Location: 333 Filbert St, Oakland, CA 94607
Pay rate - $50/hour on W2
Position Overview
Client Labs is seeking a hands-on Hardware Test Technician to support hardware validation and reliability testing from our Oakland office.
This role prepares test equipment, executes test plans, captures high-quality data, and works closely with engineers and technicians to identify issues and improve the Client Dot autonomous delivery robot. Primary Responsibilities:
- Prepare equipment, fixtures, and tools for engineering tests.
- Execute thermal, driving, audio, lighting, user experience, and other hardware tests according to defined procedures.
- Monitor tests, collect data, document results, and escalate issues to test engineers.
- Build, inspect, and troubleshoot low-voltage wire harnesses..
- Configure data logging equipment and instrumentation, including systems that use CAN bus and Ethernet.
- Support occasional testing at labs and test sites around the Bay Area.
Qualifications:
- Associate degree or higher in electronics, engineering technology, mechatronics, automotive technology, or a related technical field. 3+ years of related technician experience in hardware testing, validation, reliability, or service environments.
- Hands-on experience with CAN bus systems, Ethernet, and low-voltage harness fabrication.
Skills:
- Comfortable using common electrical and mechanical test equipment and reading schematics or wiring diagrams.
- Strong troubleshooting, organization, safety, communication, and documentation skills.
- Able to work on-site in Oakland and travel occasionally within the Bay Area