Associate Platform Engineer

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field; or an associate degree with relevant hands-on technical experience.
• Typically a minimum of two years of experience assembling, testing, maintaining, or troubleshooting computer hardware. Relevant internships, academic projects, military experience, certifications, technical support experience, or personal projects may be considered.
• Working knowledge of PC or server hardware, including processors, memory, storage, graphics devices, power supplies, cooling systems, PCI Express devices, and network interfaces.
• Hands-on experience installing, configuring, upgrading, and troubleshooting computer hardware.
• General understanding of BIOS/UEFI configuration, firmware updates, hardware drivers, and operating-system installation.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Windows-based systems.
• Ability to execute documented test procedures, accurately record results, identify abnormal behavior, and recognize when an issue requires escalation.
• Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to hardware troubleshooting and technical documentation.
• Ability to manage multiple engineering assignments with limited day-to-day supervision, seeking guidance primarily on new or unfamiliar assignments.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to safely lift and move computer equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work with export-controlled technology, including meeting applicable U.S. export-control eligibility requirements.

• Experience building, testing, or supporting PC-based servers, workstations, or embedded systems.
• Familiarity with hardware qualification, benchmarking, diagnostics, thermal testing, power measurement, reliability testing, or stress-testing tools.
• Familiarity with test equipment such as power meters, thermocouples, multimeters, or data-logging equipment.
• Experience troubleshooting interactions among hardware, firmware, drivers, and operating systems.
• Basic understanding of computer networking and Ethernet switch configuration.
• Basic scripting experience using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or a similar language.
• Experience with Jira, Git, Perforce, or similar issue-tracking and configuration-management tools.
• Experience maintaining bills of materials, engineering change records, product configurations, test reports, or other technical documentation.
• Familiarity with manufacturing, RMA, contract-manufacturing, inventory, shipping, or receiving processes.
• Experience working in a hardware engineering lab, production environment, help desk, or technical support role.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Relevant certifications such as CompTIA A+, Server+, or Network+.

$120,000 - $140,000 per year

The above range is specific to CALIFORNIA and may not be applicable to other locations.

Final compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience.

We offer a very attractive compensation package including competitive base salary, company performance-based profit sharing, 401k, 100% employer paid health benefits (medical, dental, vision, life, std, ltd , and life insurance plans).

No relocation reimbursement provided.

This position description is not intended to be a complete listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee holding this position.

Duties, responsibilities and activities may be changed or others may be assigned at any time by the Company with notice to the employee.

Aechelon Technology is an equal opportunity employer.

We are committed to providing access and opportunities to individuals with disabilities.

If you are an applicant who is unable to fully utilize/access our application process because of a disability, Aechelon Technology will provide a reasonable accommodation.

Please send an email to hr_team@aechelon.com to request that accommodation, and please be sure to include a detailed description of your requested accommodation, your name and preferred method of contact.