Lab Technician

Title: Lab Technician

Location: Cupertino, CA

Duration: 12+ months

Exp: 5 years

What You ll Do:

Technician will work with engineers to arrange general lab services focused on straightforward metrology and material analyses. The testing lab is a fast-paced, hands-on work environment where technicians are expected to be self-motivated and able to multi-task.

Reliable and consistent communication and management of tasks is required to succeed in the role.

• Lab Organization and Services:
• Receives, sorts, and catalogues samples for incoming requests.
• Arranges sample hand-offs and returns with third party lab couriers.
• Front-end imaging of samples upon intake.
• Returns and/or scraps samples at the end of the investigations.

Analysis:

• Receives experiment plan and/or SOPs from engineers.
• Prepares samples for analysis and provides to third party labs.
• Compiles data, documents findings, and provides summary to Engineers for interpretation and conclusions.
• Verifies that all analyses are completed satisfactorily.

Minimum Qualifications and Skills:

• B.S. degree in Science or Engineering preferred (Material Science, Chemistry, etc)
• Knowledge of material characterization and metrology tools
• Familiarity with analytical techniques including:
• SEM-EDS
• FTIR
• CT & 2D X-ray
• XPS
• Cross Sections
• Focused Ion Beams
• Experience in handling and preparing samples for analyses
• Knowledge of safe work practices in a lab environment and experience working around and handling chemicals.