Engineering Technician

The role

You will build and assemble computers, server racks, and test rigs. You will also perform cabling, networking, field installation, and hands-on prototyping.

What you will do

• Put together computers, server racks, and test rigs.
• Run and terminate network and power cabling and install switches.
• Mount and weatherproof hardware at test sites including roofs.
• Keep the lab organized, stocked, and safe.
• Turn ideas into working hardware through breadboarding, crimping harnesses, fabrication, and 3D printing.

Required qualifications

• Plan routes, create bills of materials, and complete clean installs.
• Mounting, drilling, fastening, and cable routing.
• 3D printing, basic machining, welding, or confident work with hand and power tools.
• Build or set up a computer and find your way around Linux, or keen to learn it fast.
• Hands-on experience with breadboarding, soldering, or crimping harnesses.
• Handle expensive equipment with care, label work, and leave things tidy.
• Ask good questions, pick things up quickly, and want to grow into a broader hardware role.
• Comfortable working with hands, including outdoors and at height, done safely.

Nice to have

• Networking basics: Cabling, switches, and IP addressing.
• RF or antennas: Any exposure to RF hardware or antenna work.
• Electronics: Setting up PSUs, loads, or solar panels, or reading a basic schematic.
• Relevant coursework or projects: A degree, trade training, or a portfolio of personal builds.

About the company

Specter's mission is to help automate the physical world. They build video sensors with state-of-the-art AI agents.