Reliability Technician

Description

Mini-Circuits designs, manufactures and distributes integrated circuits, modules, and sub-systems for high-performance radio frequency (RF) and microwave applications. With design, sales and manufacturing locations in over 30 countries, Mini-Circuits' products are used in a range of wired and wireless communications applications. Our products are also used in detection, measurement and imaging applications, including military communication, guidance and electronic countermeasure systems, commercial, scientific, military land, sea and aircraft; automotive systems, medical systems, and industrial test equipment.

Mini-Circuits' sells its products to over 20,000 customers globally through our direct sales force, applications engineering staff, sales representatives, as well as through our extensive website.


Position Summary:

The Reliability Technician supports the Reliability Engineering team in the execution of product qualification, environmental testing, reliability stress testing, sample preparation, inspection, data collection, and failure analysis activities for RF and microwave electronic components.

This position is responsible for hands-on laboratory support, including preparing samples for testing, setting up and monitoring reliability tests, performing visual and electrical inspections, maintaining test records, and assisting engineers with investigations related to product performance, failure modes, and qualification results. This role requires the ability to follow procedures accurately, document work clearly, and communicate effectively with engineers, technicians, production, quality, external laboratories, and third-party reliability partners.

Salary Range: $25.00 - $30.00 per hour

Job Function:

• Support reliability qualification activities for new products, product changes, process changes, vendor qualifications, and customer-specific requirements.
• Prepare reliability test samples, including labeling, serialization, inspection, handling, and loading into test fixtures, test boards, or environmental chambers.
• Assist with setup, monitoring, and completion of reliability tests, including temperature cycling, high temperature storage, humidity testing, HTOL, THB, MSL preconditioning, vibration, and mechanical shock.
• Coordinate with third-party reliability and environmental test partners to communicate test requirements, provide sample information, track test progress, and support timely completion of qualification activities.
• Perform pre-test, interim, and post-test inspections, including visual inspection, electrical verification, and documentation of results.
• Maintain accurate reliability records, including sample status, serial numbers, test conditions, inspection results, failures, photographs, and observations.
• Support failure analysis activities by preparing samples, tracking failures, coordinating CSAM, X-ray, cross-section, decapsulation, SEM, or other analysis methods, and organizing related results.
• Operate and support reliability lab equipment, including environmental chambers, ovens, microscopes, power supplies, meters, data loggers, and related test equipment.
• Identify and report sample abnormalities, equipment issues, unexpected test conditions, or potential reliability concerns to the Reliability Engineer or Reliability Manager.
• Maintain sample traceability, lab organization, equipment records, and a clean, safe, and ESD-compliant working environment.

The duties, responsibilities and expectations described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the member, within the scope of the position.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma, GED, or international equivalent required.
• Must have a technical degree, certification, or equivalent hands-on experience in a technical, engineering, manufacturing, electronics, reliability, quality, or related field.
• Experience working in a technical, manufacturing, quality, reliability, electronics, semiconductor, or laboratory environment; 0-3 years preferred.
• Hands-on experience working with electronic components, test boards, fixtures, or laboratory equipment.
• Ability to follow written procedures, test plans, work instructions, and engineering direction accurately.
• Basic understanding of electronic components, assemblies, soldered boards, and ESD handling practices.
• Ability to document test results, observations, sample status, and inspection findings clearly and accurately.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and basic data entry.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality workmanship.
• Good hands-on troubleshooting skills and ability to recognize abnormal test or sample conditions.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and support changing priorities in a fast-paced engineering environment.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with engineers, technicians, production, QA, and external laboratories.

Preferred Qualification:

• Experience using microscopes, multimeters, power supplies, environmental chambers, or other standard lab equipment.
• Familiarity with reliability testing such as temperature cycling, humidity testing, HTOL, THB, HAST, MSL, vibration, or mechanical shock.
• Experience with RF and microwave components, semiconductor devices, IC packages, QFN packages, or hybrid microelectronic assemblies.

Physical Demand

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to operate a computer keyboard. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Cultural Focus

• Displays enthusiasm and Passion for their work
• Works to the standard of Uncompromising Quality by meeting or exceeding stated objectives and embracing continuous improvement
• Exercises sound Business Judgement , ensuring that efforts are on track with the Company's goals
• Operates with the mindset of Customer Obsession - by meeting or exceeding expectations to both internal and external customers
• Takes Accountability by taking ownership and accepting responsibility for their conduct and contributions
• Demonstrates a strong sense of urgency and accomplishes tasks with Speed and attention to detail
• Cooperates, collaborates and contributes to shared goals with a strong sense of Teamwork
• Conducts themselves with Honesty & Integrity and treats all members with Trust & Respect

Additional Requirements/Skills

• Comply, understand, and support corporate safety initiatives to ensure a safe work environment
• Ability and willingness to abide by Company's Code of Conduct

Disclaimer: The listed qualifications and requirements for each position are intended as guidelines. Mini-Circuits reserves the right to hire outside of these guidelines at Management's discretion.

Mini-Circuits is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, familial status, gender identity, gender dysphoria, pregnancy-related condition, and domestic violence victim status or protected class characteristic, or any other protected characteristic as established by federal or state law.