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Equipment Technician – SMT Process & Maintenance

San Jose

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About the role

  • We are seeking an Equipment Technician to maintain, troubleshoot, and support our Surface Mount Technology (SMT) production equipment. This hands-on role combines equipment maintenance with day-to-day process support to improve uptime, product quality, and manufacturing efficiency.
  • You will work closely with Production, Process Engineering, and Quality to resolve equipment issues, support product changeovers and new product introductions, and prevent recurring failures. The ideal candidate brings practical troubleshooting skills, experience with automated manufacturing equipment, and a disciplined approach to safe, reliable production.
  • We are seeking an Equipment Technician to maintain, troubleshoot, and support our Surface Mount Technology (SMT) production equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain SMT equipment: Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on solder paste printers, solder paste inspection (SPI) systems, pick-and-place machines, reflow ovens, automated optical inspection (AOI) systems, conveyors, and board handling equipment.
  • Troubleshoot equipment failures: Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, sensor, and equipment control faults. Restore equipment safely, document root causes and corrective actions, and coordinate with suppliers or service engineers when needed.
  • Manage equipment readiness: Maintain feeders, nozzles, tooling, and wear components. Perform equipment checks, adjustments, and calibration activities according to approved procedures, maintain accurate service records, and help manage critical spare parts.
  • Support production setup and changeovers: Assist with line setup, first-piece verification, and new product introduction. Verify feeders, component setup, tooling, and approved machine programs before production.
  • Support SMT process performance: Monitor printing, placement, and reflow performance to identify process drift and recurring defects, including insufficient solder, bridging, misalignment, tombstoning, and missing components.
  • Support reflow profile verification and parameter adjustments under engineering direction, escalating changes that require approval.
  • Improve equipment reliability: Support root cause investigations and identify opportunities to reduce downtime, repeat failures, changeover time, and scrap.
  • Support operators and shift handovers: Train operators on routine equipment care, basic troubleshooting, and correct setup practices. Clearly communicate equipment status, completed work, and outstanding issues across shifts.
  • Maintain a safe manufacturing environment: Follow electrostatic discharge (ESD) controls, lockout/tagout procedures, machine safety requirements, personal protective equipment requirements, and housekeeping standards.
  • Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)

Requirements

  • A technical certificate, diploma, apprenticeship, or equivalent practical experience in electronics, electrical engineering, mechatronics, automation, or a related discipline.
  • Working knowledge of SMT assembly processes and common production defects.
  • The ability to read equipment manuals, electrical schematics, and mechanical drawings and use diagnostic tools and test equipment effectively.
  • Good communication skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively with Production, Engineering, and Quality.
  • The ideal candidate brings practical troubleshooting skills, experience with automated manufacturing equipment, and a disciplined approach to safe, reliable production.
  • You may be a good fit if you have (Must-have qualifications)

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
  • $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
  • Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more

Company info

  • We are the first inference-focused frontier AI system, betting early on transformer and transformer-like architectures and on increasing model sizes.
  • We are a fully in-person team in San Jose (Santana Row), and greatly value engineering skills.
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