IMC Trading
Lab Technician
Chicago, United States · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$100k-$130kDetected 26 days ago
LogisticsProcurementInventory ManagementCadenceMechanical DesignHardware DesignResearchCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingOrganizational Skills
About the role
- This role sits at the center of our custom ASIC development lifecycle.
- This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working directly with electronics, solving practical problems, and contributing to cutting-edge technology used in live trading systems.
- Since 1989, we've been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend.
Responsibilities
- Commission, inspect, and document circuit boards and hardware
- Install, configure, and maintain test equipment
- Troubleshoot test failures and support root-cause investigations
- Perform basic hardware troubleshooting and escalate issues appropriately
- Support hardware release cycles and deployment readiness activities
- Manufacturing & Deployment Support
- Coordinate with manufacturing partners and internal engineering teams during hardware production cycles
- Support preparation, packaging, and shipment of hardware to production datacenters
- Manage inventory of circuit boards, electrical and mechanical components, and test hardware
- Maintain lab organization and workflow standards across shared engineering spaces
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in a lab, testing, manufacturing, electronics, or hardware support environment
- Familiarity with electronics, electronic components, and basic electrical concepts
- Experience handling electronic hardware and test equipment
- Experience using multimeters for basic measurements and diagnostics
- Ability to follow mechanical drawings, assembly instructions, and test procedures
- Ability to troubleshoot hardware issues using a structured and methodical approach
- Ability to execute tasks with incomplete or high-level procedures
Nice to have
- Hardware testing, validation, or board bring-up experience
- Experience using oscilloscopes or similar electronics lab equipment
- Inventory management, shipping, and receiving experience
- Experience supporting low-volume manufacturing or custom hardware development
- Basic electrical rework capability
- Soldering experience
- Experience operating and maintaining 3D printers
- Experience working in shared, multi-disciplinary engineering lab environments
Compensation
- $100,000 - $130,000 USD
- IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone.
- Since 1989, we've been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend.
- Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back.
- From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.
Company info
- IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone.
- Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back.
- From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.
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