I'm Michael. I run Northland ECM in Princeton, MN. We repair diesel truck computers (ECMs) down to the component, and the bench has outgrown one set of hands.
This is diagnostic work for someone who really knows electronics: read a schematic, trace a signal with a scope, diagnose to the component, and repair it with fine-pitch SMD rework. If you trained in electronics engineering technology, or you did board-level work in avionics, biomedical equipment, industrial controls, or the military, this is that skill set applied to boards almost nobody else in the country repairs.
It's a small shop, so you'll wear a few hats: component-level ECM repair, running units on the test bench, intake and shipping, and helping build the diagnostic tools we use and sell. There's a deep technical runway here too - embedded ECM internals, reverse engineering, and tool-building - if that's your thing.
What you'd do:
- Diagnose to the component: schematic, scope, DMM - find the fault, not shotgun part-swapping
- Fine-pitch SMD and through-hole rework on diesel ECM boards
- Bench testing: prove every repair works before it ships
- Help build the bench tools and testers we use and sell
Must-haves:
- Diagnose a fault to the component level using a schematic, scope, and DMM
- Hands-on fine-pitch / SMD soldering and rework
- Care and reliability - we stand behind every repair
Nice-to-haves:
- Automotive, avionics, biomedical, industrial-controls, or military electronics background
- Embedded / firmware curiosity, or prior diagnostic-tool use
- Console, phone, or other microsolder repair background
Formal electronics training strongly preferred - an AAS or BS in electronics engineering technology, or the military/avionics/biomed equivalent. That said, the bench is the real interview: if you're self-taught and can genuinely diagnose from a schematic, show me the work. The interview is a paid working session at the bench, not a quiz.
Pay, honestly: $28-40/hr to start depending on experience, and higher than that for the right person. Pay grows as you and the shop grow. We're small and growing, so there's no formal benefits package yet - what I offer is solid pay for real skill, autonomy, and a ground-floor seat in something you'll help build.
If you're an engineer - circuit design, embedded code, reverse engineering - we have a second seat open with uncapped pay. Apply and show me what you've built.
Northland ECM is an equal opportunity employer. If you can do the work, you belong here.
Full story and the 2-minute application: https://www.northlandecm.com/careers
Pay: $28.00 - $40.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
