Engineering Technician

The role

You will build, rework, test, and tear down Base hardware from prototypes to field units. You will work with design, test, and reliability engineers to prepare hardware and find root causes of failures.

What you will do

• Build, assemble, and troubleshoot prototypes, test setups, and lab equipment.
• Solder and rework boards, build harnesses, and wire thermocouples and data acquisition.
• Prep, inspect, and run hardware before and after test, including high-voltage battery systems.
• Tear down returned field units, run diagnostics, and help engineers find root cause.
• Build and improve the fixtures, tools, and processes that make test and failure analysis faster.
• Track materials, timelines, and results.
• Keep the lab safe, clean, stocked, and organized.
• Work with vendors on equipment purchasing and service.

Required qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on technician experience in an engineering, test, assembly, or lab environment.
• Board-level soldering and rework experience.
• Experience working safely around high-voltage systems.
• Comfort with multimeters, power supplies, and standard lab tools.
• Strong attention to detail and the discipline to document what you did and what you found.
• Clear communication with engineers and vendors.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

Nice to have

• An associate's degree in Engineering Technology, Electronics, or a related field
• Lab experience with batteries, power electronics, or energy storage.
• Teardown and failure analysis of electronics or battery systems.
• Oscilloscopes, data acquisition systems, and thermal cameras.
• Harness building and crimping.
• IPC J-STD-001, IPC-7711/7721, or IPC/WHMA-A-620 certification.
• NFPA 70E or other high-voltage safety training.
• Google Workspace and basic IT troubleshooting.

About the company

Base is America’s next-generation power company rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries.