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Regal Rexnord

Test Lab Technician, 1st shift

Downers Grove, IL · On-site

$25 - $30/hr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Under direction of engineers and Sr. Lab Technicians, perform a variety of engineering and design ... Competitive Hourly Wage ($25-30/hr) * Matching 401(k) contribution * Medical/Dental/Vision ...

Scotsman Ice

ENGINEERING LAB TECH

Vernon Hills, IL

... to Product Engineer/Lab Manager Supervises n/a Mission Support engineering initiatives by preparing and executing tests utilizing data-acquisition systems to provide engineers with reliable ...

Panduit

IEI Lab Technician Sr

Lockport, IL · On-site

$30 - $35/hr

  • Medical

  • Retirement

  • PTO

This role takes ownership of projects, executes UL testing based on engineering requests, and ... Define test requirements , determine methods, and coordinate setups, modifications, and ...

IMC

Lab Technician

Chicago, IL · On-site

$19.50 - $26/hr

Manage inventory of circuit boards, electrical and mechanical components, and test hardware * Maintain lab organization and workflow standards across shared engineering spaces * Operate and maintain ...

Atkore

Lab Technician

Merrillville, IN · On-site

$18.75 - $24.75/hr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Lab Technician Who we are: Atkore is forging a future where our employees, customers, suppliers ... engineering or management * Support test scheduling and coordination activities by preparing ...

Atkore Management, LLC

Lab Technician

Merrillville, IN

$18.75 - $24.75/hr

Lab Technician Who we are: Atkore is forging a future where our employees, customers, suppliers ... engineering or management * Support test scheduling and coordination activities by preparing ...

Atkore Management, LLC

Lab Technician

Merrillville, IN

$18.75 - $24.75/hr

Lab Technician Who we are: Atkore is forging a future where our employees, customers, suppliers ... engineering or management * Support test scheduling and coordination activities by preparing ...

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How much do hourly lab test engineer jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 17, 2026, the average hourly pay for hourly lab test engineer in Chicago, IL is $49.36, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $37.88 and $61.92 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Hourly Lab Test Engineer vs Laboratory Technician?

AspectHourly Lab Test EngineerLaboratory Technician
CredentialsAssociate's or Bachelor's degree in science or engineeringAssociate's degree or certification in laboratory technology
Work EnvironmentIndustrial labs, manufacturing plants, quality controlResearch labs, clinical labs, manufacturing support
Job FocusDesigning, conducting, and analyzing tests; troubleshootingPreparing samples, operating equipment, recording data

Hourly Lab Test Engineers typically have a background in engineering or science, focusing on testing and analysis, often in industrial settings. Laboratory Technicians usually support testing processes with sample preparation and data recording. Both roles require technical skills, but the Engineer role involves more analysis and troubleshooting, while Technicians focus on operational tasks.

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Engineer, RF Design

SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS USA

Rolling Meadows, IL • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 12 days ago

Job description

Company Overview

Spreadtrum is a leading fabless semiconductor company committed to the independent R&D of core chipsets in mobile communications and IoT. Its products cover mobile chipset platforms supporting 2G / 3G / 4G / 5G communication standards, RF chipsets, wireless connection chipsets, security chipsets, TV chipsets, and image sensor chipsets. With more than 5,000 staff, 14 R&D centers and 7 customer support centers around the world, we have been one of the top three mobile baseband chipset suppliers in the world, the largest pan-chip provider, and the leading 5G chipset design company in Far East.

Scope

We are seeking an experienced RF/Analog IC Design Engineer for our cellular transceiver product development activity. The candidate will work with system, layout, and lab test engineers on the design of RF and analog circuit blocks for advanced 2G/3G/4G/5G transceiver RFICs that are deployed in cellular handsets, CPEs and other types of user equipment.

Specific Responsibilities

  • Choice of circuit topology for circuit blocks.
  • Collaboration with system engineering team to analyze trade-offs and define targets for performance and power consumption.
  • Collaboration with system engineering, digital design, and functional verification teams to define control functionality.
  • Oversight of layout activity, including iterative changes based on simulation with extracted parasitics.
  • Reporting of technical status and progress versus schedule in weekly sub-team meetings.
  • Design documentation, including presentation material for design review meetings.
  • Collaboration with lab test engineers on bring-up, performance optimization and characterization, debug, and root cause analysis.


Required Skills/Abilities:

  • Experience in design of RFICs for wireless communication in RF CMOS technologies.
  • Knowledge of cellular system standards and cellular transceivers is preferred.
  • Good teamwork and communication skills.


Education:

  • MSEE preferred; BSEE acceptable.

Key Personal and Professional Attributes

Spreadtrum is a company that values continued technology innovation, a fanatical attention to customer needs, collaborative decision making, and, above all, enthusiasm for next gen of communication vehicle. The incoming candidate should embrace these same values. The successful candidate must be self-motivated, extremely creative, and should be comfortable learning exciting new technologies. This is an opportunity for growth and an opportunity to work on complex, interesting, and challenging projects.

We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. As we grow globally, we strive to have the most talented employees with diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to support our innovation and creativity. We are an equal opportunity employer and aim to build balanced teams from all walks of life.

We offer competitive compensation, world-class employee benefits programs, and excellent work-life balance etc. Come and join us - Work for Awesomeness!