Senior Engineering Technician — Applications Engineering Lab

Job overview

The Senior Engineering Technician role is onsite in Sunnyvale, California. Compensation is $36–$50 per hour. The position supports the Applications Engineering Lab at Alpha and Omega Semiconductor, a company that designs and supplies power semiconductor products. The technician helps engineers evaluate and validate power electronics by preparing test setups, maintaining lab equipment, debugging boards, and documenting results. This work supports product development and engineering teams’ testing needs.

What you'll do

• Perform precision soldering and rework on surface-mount components, connectors, wires, and fixtures
• assist with mechanical fixture and lab setup tasks
• calibrate, maintain, and repair lab instruments
• conduct basic PCB debugging with lab instrumentation
• support system bring-up and validation through measurements, setup, labeling, and documentation
• request and purchase component samples
• conduct product road tests
• prepare test reports with setups, waveforms, and issue lists.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior engineering technician

sunnyvale ca

alpha & omega semiconductor

applications engineering

power electronics

semiconductor testing

pcb debugging

precision soldering

lab instrumentation

test reports

$36–$50/hour

onsite

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• The posting mentions an impressive benefits package and career development opportunities but does not specify individual benefits.

Why this role

The posting accepts an associate degree in electronics or 5+ years of relevant lab testing or technical support experience in power electronics, power supply design, or power IC design.

About the employer

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor is hiring for this role. Industry: Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing. Sector: 33.