Firestorm Labs
Electronics Engineering Technician
San Diego, United States · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum of 5 years in electronics manufacturing, test, or R&D environments.
- Education
- High school diploma or GED; an engineering or related field Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizenship required due to ITAR regulations; must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance. Export control eligibility also includes lawful permanent residents, protected individuals, or those otherwise eligible to obtain required authorizations.
About the job
Build, test, troubleshoot, and document electronic assemblies and test systems, supporting autonomous defense platforms from prototype through production.
What you'll do
- Build, rework, inspect, and test electronic assemblies, including PCBAs, wire harnesses, and control units; troubleshoot to the component level.
- Support first-article builds, test-system development, production transitions, and quality or continuous-improvement efforts.
- Maintain test equipment and lab instrumentation, and document work, procedures, and test results.
What they ask for
- High school diploma or GED.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in electronics manufacturing, test, or R&D environments.
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance.
- Experience with hand soldering (TH and SMT), PCB rework, wire harness fabrication, interpreting technical drawings, and using electronic test equipment.
Nice to have
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field; defense or aerospace experience.
- IPC/J-STD certifications, test automation or data acquisition familiarity, or experience with prototype development and production transitions.
Pay
$28 - $44/Hour USD (base hourly pay)
Tools
PCBAs, oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, function generators, DAQs, Microsoft Office Suite, JIRA
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