What to Expect
We are looking for a dependable and skilled Engineering Technician to oversee equipment maintenance and support daily operations in our 10,000 sqft Palo Alto lab which serves over 100 people. Candidates should have experience maintaining and troubleshooting lab equipment including gloveboxes, vacuum pumps, and fume hoods. They should be comfortable working in a lab environment and with hazardous materials, and experience with cell materials is a plus. They should be able to work with lab management, other technicians, and engineers to upkeep the lab operations.
What You’ll Do
Troubleshoot the instruments and arrange regular maintenance working with other team members and the instrument vendors
Specifically responsible for gloveboxes, vacuum pumps, and fume hoods. Expand responsibilities to other equipment as needed which can include analytical equipment such as BET and PSD
Maintain inventory for lab consumable and gas to ensure they are restocked on time
Perform manual tasks around the lab such as disposing hazardous waste, organizing lab benches and stock room, daily instrument and supply checking, replacing gas cylinders, and general equipment maintenance like refilling oil for vacuum pumps
Capable of lifting 50 lbs
Report any issues related to the process and/or the lab and help find the solution
Operate various chemical analysis and materials characterizations instruments to provide the analysis results to the engineering team is preferred 
What You’ll Bring
Good communication skills and well organized
Skilled in equipment maintenance
Experience working safely with hazardous materials and chemicals
Experience with analytical tools (XRD, TGA, FTIR, PSA, BET, and SEM), slurry processing, electrode fabrication, coin cell and pouch cell testing is preferred

Palo Alto, California

Full time