Lab Technician

Your Job

Molex VSS Team is seeking a talented Lab Test Technician to join our team in Lisle, Illinois.

The ideal candidate is someone with the ability to be multi-functional and assist with hand soldering, visual inspection, dimensional analysis, etc.

In this role, you will be responsible for hands on sample preparation, testing, troubleshooting, and root cause failure analysis throughout the product development cycle.

Our Team

Molex is a global team of innovators who design and create solutions for businesses where data, technology and the complex electronic solutions that harness them are being transformed by rapid change.

We are part of a team around the globe working to improve life's essential products like food, clothing, water, transportation, medical and technology.

The company makes products ranging from interconnect components to collimators to complex fiber optic assemblies used in a wide range of industries.

This Molex facility works with custom fiber optic assemblies, bundles, and specialty fibers including gold and aluminum metalized fibers for industrial and medical applications.

What You Will Do

Lab Technician



* Build/modify/prep test modules, PC boards, load boards, connector and cable assemblies, etc.

for various mechanical, environmental, & electrical tests using manual/automated tools and hand soldering equipment/techniques


* Perform visual inspections, test measurements and calibrations on sensor modules.


* Perform Failure Analysis on samples failed during testing and/or customer reported failures.


* Document and communicate test results, FA results while applying critical thinking to properly analyze the test data.


* Submit and track requests to partner labs for supporting activities such as CT Scan, X-Ray, Cross-section etc.


* Dimensional measurements with reference to Engineering drawings


* Capability to solder variety of components including but not limited to through-hole, SMT


* Ability and knowledge to operate temperature chambers.


* Support product testing at partner labs as and when needed.


* Develop and maintain standard operating procedure documents to ensure repeatable and reproducible test methods/results.

Lab Maintenance



* Perform necessary checks and maintenance to comply with Molex EH&S Policies.


* Provide Work Place Hazards and SOP training to new personnel and maintain database.


* Maintain list of lab equipment and schedule bi-yearly calibrations.


* Perform once a month an ESD testing of all benchtops utilizing an ESD tester.


* Ensure the lab testing equipment is proper maintained, stored and calibrated.


* Maintain cleanliness within the lab space


* Maintain inventory of test modules, components, cables and other miscellaneous items to ensure the VSS lab is properly stocked.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* One or more of the following:



* Three (3) years or more experience working in a lab environm...