Lab Technician

Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California TTM Technologies, Inc. is one of the largest PCB product manufacturers in the world and also a major supplier of backplane assemblies and custom electro-mechanical solutions.

The lab tech’s responsibility is to provide cross-section analysis on all final product to certify that the structural integrity of the printed circuit boards meet the customer requirements. After cross-sectioning either coupons or boards, the lab tech will generate a report that can be sent to the customer that provides information relating to the structural integrity of the lay-up and processing of the final product.

* Preparation of final cross sections from each work order. * Grinding machine preparation of cross sections. * Perform thermal stress/shock and solderability tests on microsection coupons and/or boards. * Maintaining traceability of cross section to product lot and panel source. * Proper setup, use, cleaning, and shutdown of microsection equipment. * Evaluation of cross sections to the IPC, military, or customer/drawing requirements for final quality. * Report generation of microsection analysis. * Maintenance of archived microsection reports-hard copies and electronic copies. * Maintenance of archived microsections. * Control of lot status, including segregation of passed, failed, and inspected product. * Immediate and thorough communication with appropriate personnel for product disposition if cross-sections fail to meet customer requirements, including the segregation of specific panels/serial numbers of boards stationed in test, final inspection, and/or shipping. * Microsection inventory control. * Prioritize Microsection workload accordingly. * Failure analysis of product as needed. * Other microsection analysis of in-process coupons, boards, or additional final product as requested by various personnel (including quality engineering, process engineering, etc.) to support the review of other products being manufactured.

Qualified applicants must hold U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident status. High School Diploma or GED desired. One year lab tech experience preferred. Courses in chemistry and laboratory procedures a plus. **Required skills:** **knowledge and abilities:** * Requires working knowledge of entire process, documentation, IPC Test methods and SPC. * Possess chemical analysis skills, computer knowledge and micro section prep and analysis experience. * Visual acuity as well as eye and hand coordination a must. * Excellent communication skills, as well, as reading, writing and mathematical abilities. * Ability to follow instructions, quality conscious, detail-oriented, organized and able to prioritize work. * Team payer with ability to interface with all levels of the organization. * The work environment is typical of manufacturing operations. * Must comply with TTM Export Control Policies and Procedures and all applicable laws including ITAR, EAR and OFAC.