Base brings affordable, reliable energy and whole-home backup to homes across Texas — fixed low rates and battery backup that kicks in automatically. Backed by Lightspeed and a16z.
About the role
Base is hiring an Engineering Technician to be the hands of our hardware team. You'll build, rework, test, and tear down Base hardware, from prototypes in the lab to units returned from the field. You'll work side by side with design, test, and reliability engineers to get hardware ready for test, find out what broke and why, and get fixes back into the product fast. Build, assemble, and troubleshoot prototypes, test setups, and lab equipment. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Lab experience with batteries, power electronics, or energy storage
- Teardown and failure analysis of electronics or battery systems
- Oscilloscopes, data acquisition systems, and thermal cameras
- Harness building and crimping
- IPC J-STD-001, IPC-7711/7721, or IPC/WHMA-A-620 certification
- NFPA 70E or other high-voltage safety training
More about this role
Base is America’s next-generation power company. We’re rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization–electricity–by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries that is transforming today’s fragile, centralized grid into a resilient and abundant system. We are engineers, operators, and creatives solving some of the most complex, interdisciplinary challenges of our time.
Base is hiring an Engineering Technician to be the hands of our hardware team. You'll build, rework, test, and tear down Base hardware, from prototypes in the lab to units returned from the field. You'll work side by side with design, test, and reliability engineers to get hardware ready for test, find out what broke and why, and get fixes back into the product fast.
Build, assemble, and troubleshoot prototypes, test setups, and lab equipment.
Solder and rework boards, build harnesses, and wire thermocouples and data acquisition.
Prep, inspect, and run hardware before and after test, including high-voltage battery systems.
Tear down returned field units, run diagnostics, and help engineers find root cause.
Build and improve the fixtures, tools, and processes that make test and failure analysis faster.
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