Job Description

Position: Lab Technician

Duration: 6-month contract, Possible extension

Location: 5 days a week onsite (1 De Haro, San Francisco) – “Dog Patch” area

Samsara is seeking a highly motivated lab technician to support our R&D team at our San Francisco campus. What you can expect in this role:

• Support lab operations by executing various engineering requests tickets across Firmware applications
• Conduct in-cab vehicle drive testing . This role requires a valid driver license
• Perform lab maintenance and upkeep: organization, cleanliness, lab equipment assembly (racks/benches), track equipment calibration, create documents etc
• Connecting devices, inspecting products, and notifying engineers and lab manager of test bed issues
• Physically deploying devices to our device farm and activating them in our cloud
• Collect components and assemble test setups per engineering instructions
• Solder, label, and crimp prototype cables/components
• Utilize various lab equipment to execute testing : multimeters, power supplies, thermal chambers, and vibe tables
• Help take ownership of lab safety and efficiency
• Label, organize, and track inventory of devices using google sheets, etc.
• Diligently update project statuses, blockers, and priorities to lab manager and document on Jira test tickets
• Support vehicle diagnostic testing: v ehicle inspections, CAN logging, drive testing, and engineer assisted test execution
• Equipment maintenance: basic computer operations. Preferred experience working with linux machines with light bash scripting/terminal familiarity.

Must Haves:

The ideal candidate would be a creative and energetic individual who thrives in a fast paced environment. One who manages priorities and doesn't stress over the occasional “drop everything” assignment. This individual likes to learn and grow with their position . Samsara is growing and so are our labs. We need a creative thinker who likes to be cross functional and can support wherever they are needed.

The ideal candidate would meet these requirements:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, this role is team oriented
• IT/Networking Background
• Comfortable working in a lab environment with various tools, vehicles, thermal chambers, and IOT devices.
• Familiar with basic hardware tools: soldering irons, wiring, relays, terminal blocks, power supplies, multimeters,, DIN rail, etc
• Comfortable with Linux and basic bash scripting/terminal commands

Bonus Qualifications:

• Interest in lab operations and vehicles
• Experience in a similar role
• Jira and confluence experience
• Familiarity with vehicle diagnostic protocols
• Familiarity with IOT products and testing technologies

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