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Duracell is the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of high-performance alkaline batteries, complemented by a portfolio of high quality, market leading specialty, rechargeable and professional batteries. Duracell's products power many critical professional devices across the globe such as heart rate monitors, defibrillators, security systems, sensors, automated valves, and many other high-tech devices. As the leader in the professional power category, Duracell has a rich history of innovation, continuously introducing batteries that are smaller, thinner, with more energy and longer lasting than competitive brands.
Since March 2016, Duracell has found its permanent home within Berkshire Hathaway (ranked #4 World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune Magazine and #3 in the Fortune 500), and will continue to focus on sustainable growth, industry-leading innovation and creating long-term value for our customers and consumers. At Duracell, integrity, end-to-end accountability across all levels, fast decision-making and a "can do" attitude is highly valued.
In January 2018, a new Professional (B2B) Markets Sector was created which among other duties, assumed responsibilities of the global professional OEM and Aftermarket businesses under the PROCELL brand.
Duracell has an exciting opportunity for a hands-on Electronics Technician Intern to contribute to a revolutionary new product and value proposition for the PROCELL B2B business. This individual will be a key contributor to the Front End Innovation (FEI) lab, responsible for board bring-up, hardware debug, electrical characterization, and small-batch prototype assembly in support of the PROCELL InSite IoT sensor platform. The Electronics Technician will work directly alongside hardware, firmware, and systems engineers to characterize PCBAs and host devices, collect and document electrical analysis data, perform device teardowns, and resolve hardware issues uncovered during development, integration, and field testing. Strong bench skills, disciplined test execution, and clear written reporting are central to this role.
Location: Onsite, Atlanta, GA
Responsibilities
• Perform board bring-up of new PCBA designs, including power rail verification, current draw characterization, power sequencing checks, and functional validation against design intent.
• Debug hardware issues at the board and system level using schematics, BOMs, and PCB layout files. Work component-down to isolate failures and communicate findings clearly to design engineers.
• Characterize PCBAs and host devices in the lab, including power consumption profiling, signal integrity checks, sensor output verification, ADC accuracy measurements, and environmental performance.
• Build, modify, and rework prototypes. Perform precision soldering and rework on SMT and through-hole components, including fine-pitch work, using hot air and hot tweezer rework stations and stereo or digital microscopes.
• Execute light, small-batch assembly of prototype and pre-pilot hardware to support proof-of-concept builds, field trials, and reliability studies.
• Disassemble fielded devices for teardown analysis. Document construction, identify failure modes, and capture findings in structured reports with photographs and measurements.
• Set up and operate test benches, fixtures, and DUT configurations for characterization, regression, and burn-in testing. Maintain calibration logs and traceable measurement data.
• Collect, organize, and analyze electrical measurement data. Produce clean test reports with traceable methodology, raw data, and conclusions suitable for design review and internal customer use.
• Operate environmental test equipment and battery test equipment to support reliability, lifetime, and device characterization studies.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and ESD-safe lab environment. Manage consumables, calibration schedules, and lab inventory.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and systems engineers to translate field issues, customer findings, and design questions into bench experiments and reproducible test results.
• Provide regular written and verbal updates to engineering leadership on test progress, issues, anomalies, and proposed next steps.
Qualifications
• Working towards an Associate degree in Electronics Engineering Technology, Electrical Technology, or a closely related discipline. Bachelor's degree, military electronics training (such as Navy ET / EM, Air Force 2E series, Army 94E), or equivalent demonstrated hands-on experience will also be considered.
• Solid working knowledge of analog and digital electronics fundamentals, including DC and AC theory, Ohm's and Kirchhoff's laws, basic semiconductor behavior, op-amps, and digital logic.
• Strong understanding of low-voltage power architectures: linear regulators, LDOs, switching regulators, power sequencing, decoupling, and load characterization.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics, BOMs, PCB layout files, mechanical drawings, and component datasheets.
• Hands-on debug experience with embedded communication interfaces including I2C, SPI, UART, and USB. Basic familiarity with wireless link behavior (Wi-Fi, BLE) is a plus.
• Precision soldering and rework skills for SMT components down to 0402 (and ideally smaller) and through-hole assemblies. Comfortable with hot air rework, hot tweezers, and microscope work.
• Mechanically inclined: comfortable with hand tools, torque drivers, calipers, basic fixture assembly, and light fabrication. Familiarity with 3D printing for fixture and bracket prototyping is a plus.
• Clear written communication skills: able to produce structured test reports, debug logs, and failure analysis write-ups that are usable by engineers and management without rework.
• Comfortable with basic data analysis using Excel. Familiarity with Python or MATLAB for processing and plotting measurement data is a plus.
• Disciplined approach to ESD safety, lab safety, and traceable data management.
• Experience with, or familiarity with, IPC workmanship standards (IPC-A-610) and soldering standards (J-STD-001) is a plus. IPC certification is preferred but not required.
• Conformal coating and basic potting or encapsulation handling experience is a plus.
• Proven proficiency with the following bench test equipment:
• Digital multimeters, handheld and bench grade
• Mixed-signal oscilloscopes
• Programmable bench DC power supplies
• Programmable electronic DC loads
• Function and signal generators
• Logic analyzers (Saleae)
• Spectrum analyzers for basic RF measurements
• Source measure units (SMU) for low-current characterization
• High-resolution current and power profilers (Joulescope, Keysight N6705)
• Self-starter who can take a written test plan, execute it in the lab, recognize when something looks wrong, and escalate with evidence.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work productively across hardware, firmware, systems, and product teams.
• Experience working as part of a multi-cultural and geographically dispersed team.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% to support field characterization or production support as needed.
• Must be highly motivated, a self-starter, organized, with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with minimal oversight.
• High level of resilience and resourcefulness. Open-minded, self-starter, and "can do" approach.
About Us
Duracell is the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of high-performance alkaline batteries, complemented by a portfolio of high quality, market leading specialty, rechargeable and professional batteries. Duracell's products power numerous critical professional devices across the globe such as heart rate monitors, defibrillators, telemetry devices, smoke detectors, fire alarms, automated valves and security systems. As the leader in the professional power category, Duracell has a rich history of innovation, continuously introducing batteries that are smaller, thinner, with more energy and longer lasting than competitive brands. Since March 2016, Duracell has found its permanent home within Berkshire Hathaway (ranked #4 World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune Magazine and #3 in the Fortune 500), and will continue to focus on sustainable growth, industry-leading innovation while creating long-term value for our customers and consumers. At Duracell, integrity, end-to-end accountability across all levels, fast decision-making and a "can do" attitude is highly valued.