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Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Lab Technician
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What they do
A Laboratory Technician performs routine tests on samples of body fluids, tissues, and other substances for diagnostic and research purposes. Works under the supervision of a medical laboratory technologist in a laboratory or healthcare facility.
$44,968 / year median in Texas
+8% projected growth
Job Description
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills 1x Lab Technician
- We need 1 individual to serve as manual lab technicians for the team, and work alongside engineers to perform validation on Mac hardware on 100's of units at a time. The lab technicians will be responsible for unboxing, racking, cabling, scanning, inventory management, lab maintenance, SW/FW updating and assisting with experiments. Key Benefits
- Doing the manual heavy lifted required by racking and maintaining 100's of Mac NPI hardware and test devices
- Assist the team's engineers with their requests for regression or additional data
- Keep track of 100's of devices under test and peripherals
- Setup hardware and perform regular software updates to hardware under test In Scope
- 100% on-site role with no option for remote work. Must be on-site during working hours to support engineers as needed and to execute tests
- Unboxing and racking on up to several dozen DUTs, peripherals, and other units of test on a daily basis
- Manually preparing hardware to be tested via automated frameworks by first placing, cabling, configuring, and scanning test devices and equipment
- Tearing down racks in a quick and efficient manner to allow for rack space to be used by other projects
- Be available on-site in the labs for troubleshooting issues and assisting engineers when problems arise
- Maintain lab test equipment and infrastructure as requested by the team
- Prioritizing tasks and communicating to team members to identify correct order of tasks. Must alert team members with ample notice if unable to complete assigned tasks on-time
- Categorize and keep track of test peripherals in the lab using internal tools
- On-going documentation of test processes for future reference
- Working on manual tasks required for maintaining or setting up new lab spaces Skills
- Knowledge of Mac hardware
- Strong troubleshooting skills
- High level of comfort using Terminal and bash
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong time-management skills
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to multitask and deliver results under competing priorities Must-haves for Lab Technician
- Expected to be able to pick up items up to 50 lbs.
- Expected to be available during standard working hours, and, potentially frequently longer working days and/or weekends, if the role demands it.
- Expected to be available on-site 5 days a week.
- Able to quickly travel between different buildings to support labs in different locations. Preferred for Lab Technician
- Proficiency in Python Timezone
- Austin location and expected to work in office and lab - 5 days a week - 9AM to 6PM Equipment
- None Required (we provide everything) Success Criteria/Definition of Done
- Critical feedback is accepted and changes are made to improve if needed
- All requests in the queue are performed in a timely manner within defined deadlines.
- Clea r and timely communication with the team
- Requests for support from the team are handled in a timely basis, and correctly (based on any available instructions and attention to detail)