The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory

Senior Technician (Electronics Assembly | Semiconductors)

Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2 Year Technical Degree + 10 Years experience, OR
  • 4 Year Degree + 10 Years experience, OR
  • Relevant Technical Certificate(s) + 10 Years experience, OR
  • 15+ Years experience
  • Previous experience with J-STD-001, IPC-WHMA-A-620, IPC-7711/7721 preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Perform skilled assembly work; build, assemble, modify and/or repair prototypes.
  • Support engineers on technical projects; maintain and manipulate technical data.
  • Prepare engineering documentation, reports, and drawings.
  • Conduct mathematical calculations per engineering specifications.
  • Recommend solutions to technical problems and obstacles.
  • Set up and conduct tests; record data for engineering analysis.
  • Document work in accordance with unit policy.

Benefits

  • Support for work-life balance with flexible scheduling.
  • Access to health and finance workshops.
  • Employee clubs and social events available.
  • Discounts for local museums and cultural activities.
Full Job Description

Job Description Summary:

We're looking for detailed and experienced Senior Technicians to join our electronics assembly team, supporting the building of advanced hardware in cleanroom/lab environment.

Our Technicians work with engineers, building the kind of hardware that makes a difference. From hand soldering components to wire bonding in semiconductor assemblies, you'll bring big ideas to life.

❗Assemble electronics for semiconductor systems, CCA and wire cabling/harnessing
❗Perform hand soldering, wire bonding, and other work in cleanroom/lab environment
❗Operate tools and equipment including basic maintenance and calibration

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities

• Performs skilled assembly work; build, assemble, modify and/or repair prototypes. 
• Provides support to engineers on technical projects and/or product; collect, maintain, organize, compile, and manipulate technical data per guidelines.
• Prepares engineering documentation, reports, and drawings (sketches/flow charts/diagrams/schematics, etc.). 
• Performs mathematical calculations per engineering specifications.
• Recommend alternative solutions to problems and obstacles. 
• May set up and conduct tests and record data to assist with engineering analysis.
• With adequate training, may operate, clean, maintain, and/or calibrate assembly equipment requiring highly skilled and specialized knowledge.
• Documents work consistent with work unit policy in handwritten form or using common computer-based software 
• May mentor or train more junior technicians.
• May perform other duties as assigned specific to a particular engineering area.

Skills/Abilities
• Knowledge of clean room practices and protocols. 
• Knowledge of small scale production environment.
• Proficiency with MS Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, Outlook.

Education / Experience

As of 6/28/2025

  • 2 Year Technical Degree + 10 Years experience, OR

  • 4 Year Degree + 10 Years experience, OR

  • Relevant Technical Certificate(s) + 10 Years experience, OR

  • 15+ Years experience

Additional Job Description:

Draper employees are trained to:

  • J-STD-001

  • IPC-WHMA-A-620

  • IPC-7711/7721

Previous experience with these standards or a current certification is valued.  Experienced hand soldering professionals are needed.

Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

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Job Location - City:

Cambridge

Job Location - State:

Massachusetts

Job Location - Postal Code:

The US base salary range for this full-time position is

$49.68 - $49.68

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Union ranges will be in compliance with the collective bargaining agreement's approved rates by location and role. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.  Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and does not include bonuses or benefits.

Our work is very important to us, but so is our life outside of work. Draper supports many programs to improve work-life balance including workplace flexibility, employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga, health and finance workshops, off site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities. If this specific job opportunity and the chance to work at a nationally renowned R&D innovation company appeals to you, apply now www.draper.com/careers.

About The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory

Draper Laboratory is an American non-profit research and development organization, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts; its official name is The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. The laboratory specializes in the design, development, and deployment of advanced technology solutions to problems in national security, space exploration, health care and energy. The laboratory was founded in 1932 by Charles Stark Draper at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to develop aeronautical instrumentation, and came to be called the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory. During this period the laboratory is best known for developing the Apollo Guidance Computer, the first silicon integrated circuit based computer. It was renamed for its founder in 1970, and separated from MIT in 1973 to become an independent, non-profit organization. The expertise of the laboratory staff includes the areas of guidance, navigation, and control technologies and systems; fault-tolerant computing; advanced algorithms and software systems; modeling and simulation; and microelectromechanical systems and multichip module technology.
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