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We are the #5 fastest growing company among the Silicon Valley Top 50 technology firms. Our unprecedented global expansion has provided us with the opportunity to offer a large number of new positions to the technology community. We seek talented, passionate, and committed engineers, technologists, and business leaders to join us.\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities:\nParticipate in the repair of production defective PCBA boards, following established procedures and guidance.\nResponse for failure analysis activities and repair machine (ex. BGA machine, tooling…etc) for defective boards. 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