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Electrical Technician
Menlo Park, California, United States
Source: Periodic Labs careers · View original posting
- Pay
- The annual compensation range for this role is $124,000-$153,600
- Sponsorship
- : Must be authorized to work in the U.S. for the duration of the contract. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
Employer job description
From Periodic Labs's posting. “We” and “our” refer to the employer.
About Periodic Labs
Periodic Labs is building an autonomous laboratory for high-throughput materials discovery. Our work combines advanced chemistry, robotics, automation, AI, and materials science to accelerate scientific discovery while maintaining high standards of environmental, health, and process safety.
We are seeking a hands-on electrical technician who enjoys working with instrumentation, electro-/mechanical systems, and characterization tools - someone who values attention to detail, documentation, and a dynamic lab environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide electrical, instrumentation, and controls technician support to engineers and scientific staff
- Assist with integrating custom electrical equipment and fixtures, electrical enclosures, and instrumentation/hardware with engineer-provided concepts, sketches, and verbal direction
- Perform basic electrical calculations using standard engineering formulas
- Interpret electrical drawings and other technical information
- Maintain systems documentation, bill-of-materials, and drawings to keep documentation current, visible, and traceable
- Incorporate redlines and design changes from engineers
Qualifications & Skills
- Required: Prior experience as a qualified electrical worker for 208V or above
- Hands‑on instrumentation & controls experience, including low-voltage (24VDC) wiring and controls enclosure fabrication
- Experience with field wiring and panel wiring
- Familiarity with electrical schematics
- Experience with Lock-Out-Tag-Out (LOTO) safety practices and procedures
- Good documentation skills, ability to follow protocols, and write clear notes/task summaries
- Flexibility and ability to adapt to evolving processes and workflows typical of a startup/ research‑oriented lab
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in wiring and integrating mass flow controllers (MFCs), pressure transducers, solenoid valves, thermocouples, and various control instrumentation and hardware
- Comfort with physically wiring various digital and analog input/output devices, lab instrumentation, and controls fieldbuses (e.g., EtherCAT, RS-232/-485, Modbus)
- Experience selecting appropriate electrical supplies, wire/cable, enclosure components (e.g., relays, circuit breakers, terminal blocks)
- Comfort troubleshooting instruments or basic electro-/mechanical maintenance
- Familiarity with NFPA70 (NEC), UL508A, or NFPA79
- Nice to Have
- Experience with vacuum systems, gloveboxes, and inert atmosphere processing
- Familiarity with AutoCAD (preferably electrical), redlining schematics, and building to print
- Familiarity with Beckhoff IPCs, input/output modules, and EtherCAT fieldbus
What You'll Gain
- Hands‑on experience working at the cutting edge of materials discovery (superconductors, novel compounds)
- Exposure to a broad set of material characterization techniques and workflows (from synthesis to cryogenic measurements)
- Opportunity to help build lab SOPs, workflows, and influence lab design and automation controls development/deployment strategy
- Collaborative environment with scientists, engineers, and automation experts — good learning and growth potential
- Satisfaction of bridging materials science, synthesis, measurement, and data-driven R&D
- Hands-on experience designing, fabricating, and troubleshooting cutting-edge electrical systems for laboratory instrumentation and automation
Mechanics
Role Type
: Contract position. Initial term of 12 months with potential to extend or convert based on lab needs and performance
Location:
Menlo Park, CA
Compensation
Compensation:
- The annual compensation range for this role is $124,000-$153,600
- Work authorization
- : Must be authorized to work in the U.S. for the duration of the contract. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
We’re building a team of the world’s best - the scientists, engineers, and problem-solvers who don’t just follow the frontier; they define it. If you’re driven to bring AI to life in the physical world and make discoveries that have never been made before, you belong here.
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