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QC Technician - PCBA Firmware Flashing and Functional Test
San Francisco, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 3+ years.
- Education
- High school diploma or equivalent; technical certificate or associate degree in electronics or a related field is a plus.
About the job
Flash firmware onto PCBs and modules, perform functional and visual checks, and document results to ensure electronics are correctly programmed and ready for deployment.
What you'll do
- Flash bootloaders, firmware, and configuration files; verify versions against build orders.
- Run functional, power-on, and visual inspections; troubleshoot basic failures and escalate issues.
- Track serial numbers, firmware versions, test results, and failures; maintain organized, ESD-safe workstations and accurate inventory.
What they ask for
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in electronics manufacturing, test, QC, or a similar bench role.
- Comfort handling PCBs using ESD-safe practices and basic use of a multimeter and bench power supply.
- Comfort using Linux command line at an intermediate level, following written procedures, and accurately logging results.
Nice to have
- Technical certificate or associate degree in electronics or a related field; automotive, robotics, or heavy equipment electronics background.
- IPC-A-610 or IPC J-STD-001 certification or working knowledge; experience flashing microcontrollers, running Python or shell scripts, or using production test equipment.
Pay
$40.00 - $60.00 per hour (base salary)
Tools
PCBs, JTAG/SWD, USB/serial, Linux, Python, STM32, ESP32, NXP
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