Our client, a prestigious Federal contractor is seeking a motivated, career and customer oriented, Assembler/Break Fix Technician to join their team Sterling, VA. You will be responsible for fabrication, assembly, maintenance, and repair of components according to specifications with the highest level of quality. Additionally, you will analyze and report findings in support of data analysis to identify problems, improvements, and trends. Collaboration with development teams will be essential in determining effective problem-solving and mitigation strategies.

Responsibilities:

- Mounting provided components to pre-drilled panels including but not limited to Nvidia AGX, I/O paddleboard, Power Supply, Ethernet Hub and terminal blocks on din rail.
- Perform through hole soldering of IO paddleboard
- Perform micro surface mount soldering to replace eMMC BGA chip using a hot air station.
- Maintain ESD-safe practices and a clean work environment.
- Operate and maintain BGA rework stations
- Conduct all soldering and inspection work under a microscope for high precision
- Inspect PCB pads for damage or lifting before and after rework
- Install factory-built cables between components as well as cut, strip and install hookup wire between some components.
- Drill out polycarbonate enclosure using template and install waterproof fittings and install duplex outlet in the bottom of the enclosure.
- Label enclosure per documentation as well as panel.
- Use duplicator to duplicate hard drives.
- Remove hard drives from micro-sized computers for reimaging and reinstall.
- Configure BIOS settings on Microcomputer
- Perform maintenance to ensure compliance with current build standards.
- Perform initial inspection and root cause analysis for non-compliant equipment.
- Participate in data gathering in support of analytics.
- Report findings in a timely manner.

Required Skills

- Must be US Citizen due to government requirement
- Must be able to obtain a DHS Public Trust
- 4 years related experience
- Bachelor's degree is desired, but not required

Required Skills:
- Prior assembly experience or an electrical or electronics background is needed.
- Surface mount and through hole soldering following IPC standards (IPC-A-610, IPC-7711/21) for electronic rework
- Ability to stand on your feet for 8 hours a day.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds.
- Ability to safely use hand tools and some basic power tools for specified tasks.
- Soldering components on PCBs
- Comfortable using a multimeter
- Be able to consistently follow directions to complete assembly or configuration tasks.