Hardware Technician

Bytebeam builds the hardware and software stacks that power the next generation of smart connected vehicles. From device telemetry and remote diagnostics to OTA updates, alerts, and fleet-scale device management, Bytebeam helps teams ship connected products faster and operate them reliably in the field.

A lot of what makes hardware actually work happens at the bench and on the line: a clean rework, a shorted net found with a meter, an end-of-line jig that catches a bad unit before it ships. The Hardware Technician is the person who makes that happen, both in our lab and at the places our products get built and deployed.

We are hiring a Hardware Technician to support our automotive telematics devices across prototyping, bring-up, production, and field integration. This is a hands-on role for someone who is excellent with a soldering iron, comfortable with test instruments, can read schematics and board files, and can debug failures down to the component.

You will not be stuck at one bench. You should be ready to travel frequently to our EMS / manufacturing partners, test locations, and customer sites to support builds, set up end-of-line test, and help integrate our devices into vehicles and systems.

• Perform hand soldering and SMD/through-hole rework on PCBs, including fine-pitch components, connectors, and wires, to a clean, reliable standard.
• Build, modify, and repair prototype and production boards, including blue-wire mods and component swaps during debug.

• Debug board and device failures down to the component level, and help find root cause.
• Use schematics and Gerber / PCB layout files to trace nets, locate components, and probe the right test points.
• Isolate faults across power, analog, digital, and communication sections with guidance from the engineers, and document findings clearly.

• Use multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and bench test setups / jigs to measure, verify, and characterize device behavior.
• Set up and run test fixtures, and capture and log measurements for the team.

• Support end-of-line (EOL) assembly and test for telematics devices: assemble units, run EOL test sequences, and flag and segregate failures.
• Help build, set up, and improve EOL and functional test jigs, and keep them running on the line.

• Travel frequently to plants, test locations, and customer sites to support production builds, validation, and device integration.
• Set up test benches on site, support installation and integration of devices into vehicles/systems, and help debug issues found in the field.
• Be a reliable pair of hands and eyes for the engineering team wherever the hardware is.

• Maintain tools, instruments, ESD-safe practices, and a clean, organized work area.
• Keep clear records of rework, test results, failures, and field observations.

• ITI / Diploma in Electronics, Electrical, or related (or equivalent hands-on experience)
• 2+ years hands-on as an electronics/hardware technician (production, test, lab, or field)
• Strong hand soldering and SMD/through-hole rework skills, including fine-pitch work
• Ability to debug component-level failures and trace faults on a board
• Ability to read schematics and Gerber / PCB layout files
• Hands-on with multimeters, oscilloscopes, and bench test setups / jigs
• Familiarity with end-of-line (EOL) assembly and functional test
• Willing and available to travel frequently to plants, test, and customer locations
• Careful, methodical, ESD-aware, and good at documenting what was done and observed

• Experience with automotive or telematics hardware (cellular/GNSS/CAN/OBD devices)
• Experience setting up or maintaining EOL / functional test jigs and fixtures
• Exposure to flashing/programming devices and basic firmware-level checks
• Experience with field installation or integration of electronic devices in vehicles
• Familiarity with reading test logs, basic scripting, or test-equipment automation
• IPC-A-610 / IPC J-STD soldering awareness

We are looking for a genuinely skilled pair of hands - someone who takes pride in a clean rework, enjoys hunting down a stubborn fault with a scope and a schematic, and is happy to get on a flight or a train to a plant or a customer site to make a build succeed. You should be dependable, safety- and quality-conscious, and the kind of technician engineers trust to do it right and tell them honestly what they found.

• Tell us about the trickiest board-level fault you have personally found and fixed - what the symptom was, how you traced it (instruments, schematic/Gerber), what the root cause turned out to be, and how you reworked it.