# Electrical R&D Lab Technician

**Company**: Hewlett Packard Enterprise
**Location**: Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $25.77 - $51.63 per hour
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

We are seeking an Electrical R&D Lab Technician to join our team in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. As an Electrical R&D Lab Technician, you will support engineering development, validation, and troubleshooting activities by building and maintaining electrical test setups, operating electrical test equipment, collecting measurement data, troubleshooting electrical and electromechanical systems, and maintaining a safe and organized laboratory environment.

Responsibilities:

- Build and maintain electrical test setups

- Operate electrical test equipment

- Collect measurement data

- Troubleshoot electrical and electromechanical systems

- Maintain a safe and organized laboratory environment

- Work closely with electrical, mechanical, thermal, and system engineering teams to support prototype builds, rack and system integration, failure analysis, and engineering testing

- Follow established electrical safety, LOTO, calibration, documentation, and lab operating procedures

Requirements:

- Associate degree or technical diploma in Electrical Engineering Technology, Electronics Technology, Industrial Electronics, Mechatronics, or a related technical field (preferred)

- High school diploma or equivalent (required), with relevant technical training or equivalent hands-on experience

- 2+ years of hands-on experience working in an electrical, electronics, engineering, manufacturing, or test laboratory environment (preferred)

- Strong understanding of electrical fundamentals, including AC/DC circuits, voltage, current, resistance, power, grounding, and basic three-phase power

- Ability to safely use digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, current probes, power analyzers, insulation testers, and AC/DC power supplies

- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, pinouts, engineering drawings, and equipment specifications

- Working knowledge of electrical safety practices, including LOTO, PPE, shock/arc-flash hazards, grounding, and safe energized troubleshooting practices

- Hands-on skills in wiring, cable fabrication, crimping, soldering, connector installation, termination, and basic electrical rework

- Ability to troubleshoot electrical and electromechanical systems and systematically identify shorts, opens, wiring errors, grounding issues, and failed components

- Experience supporting engineering test setups, prototype builds, equipment bring-up, validation testing, and failure analysis

- Knowledge of instrumentation and data acquisition, including proper sensor installation, measurement techniques, and accurate recording of test results

- Basic understanding of electromechanical systems, including motors, pumps, fans, relays, contactors, breakers, sensors, actuators, and control circuits

- Strong documentation, organization, and communication skills, including maintaining test records, equipment calibration status, lab procedures, wiring documentation, and clearly communicating test results or safety concerns to engineering teams

Benefits:

- Comprehensive suite of benefits that supports physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing

- Opportunities for personal and professional development

- Unconditional inclusion and celebration of individual uniqueness

Salary: $25.77 - $51.63 per hour

## Skills

### Required
- electrical fundamentals
- digital multimeters
- oscilloscopes
- current probes
- power analyzers
- insulation testers
- AC/DC power supplies
- electrical safety practices
- LOTO
- PPE
- shock/arc-flash hazards
- grounding
- safe energized troubleshooting practices
- wiring
- cable fabrication
- crimping
- soldering
- connector installation
- termination
- basic electrical rework
- troubleshooting electrical and electromechanical systems
- instrumentation and data acquisition
- electromechanical systems

### Nice to have
- Associate degree or technical diploma in Electrical Engineering Technology
- Electronics Technology
- Industrial Electronics
- Mechatronics
- 2+ years of hands-on experience working in an electrical, electronics, engineering, manufacturing, or test laboratory environment

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