Electronics Assembly Technician

Company: Topanga
Location: Los Angeles
Posted on: February 15, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description About Topanga At Topanga, we’re transforming kitchen operations with AI-powered solutions that help leading commercial kitchens waste less and save more. Our products, including the award-winning ReusePass program and StreamLine, a food production tracking and waste mitigation workflow automation tool, are used by industry leaders to drive measurable impact and cost savings. Win. Win. We’re an early-stage technology company with product-market fit, entering our next phase of explosive growth. We have a strong sense of mission and direction, accompanied by constant testing and iteration. Our team is a passionate mix of technologists, foodies, designers, and problem solvers who believe that building efficient systems can create a future of abundance. We’re passionate about solving hard problems—through questioning, debate, and ultimately committing to a shared direction, we create solutions that matter. What to Expect Today, we're a remote-first team with a main office hub in LA, where the team members goes in a few days per week. The rest of our team is distributed across the U.S., with a growing presence in NYC. We strive to compensate and offer benefits that are above market for the given role and stage of the company. Pay may be a combination of salary, commission, and/or equity depending on role and seniority. Full time employees are eligible for health benefits and 401k enrollment. Salaried employees can expect a self-regulated PTO policy and a culture that promotes using at least three weeks every year. (Yes, 12 days of camping with no cell service is encouraged—fresh air is good for us). We sign off at 2:30 p.m. on Fridays, observe long weekends, and respect that some days, you wake up and your head just ain’t in it. We encourage each other's pursuit of hobbies, passions, and experiences outside of work. We acknowledge that careers tend to be zig-zags, not straight lines. This is great as long as the time spent working is fulfilling. Basically, our jobs do not define us, but they can add purpose. Similar names for this role (for the search engine): - Electro-Mechanical Assembly Technician - Manufacturing Technician - Electronics Production Technician - Hardware Technician - Production Technician - Assembly Technician Who you are You are a technician who is experienced and comfortable using hand tools and power tools to assemble both robust metal structures (tube frames, sheet metal) and delicate electronics assemblies (PCBs, small-gauge wiring). To accomplish this work, you have some familiarity and experience with a broad range of tools and skills, and are motivated to utilize and improve those skills to produce a high quality output. You keep your work space and materials tidy and well-organized, and keep good records of your work products, which helps you be efficient. You recognize that a job well done the first time is always more efficient in the long run. The main skills you will utilize in the assembly of Topanga’s current products are: - Good organization — developing your own methods for keeping inventory and work products in order - Mechanical assembly with hand and power tools — drilling, tapping, deburring, filing, sanding - Cable assembly — stripping, crimping, testing, strain relieving - Good ESD practices — assembling sensitive electronic components together into a system - PC program usage — word documents, spreadsheets, ordering from suppliers, email, file organization - Soldering for assembly and repair — wires, through-hole and surface mount components The following skills may be possessed by especially strong candidates, but are optional: - Experience with FDM 3D printers (clearing build plates, starting new print jobs) - Quality control experience - Production assembly experience - Experience identifying opportunities for products or processes - Package packing/shipment experience - Mechanical or electrical troubleshooting - Maintaining a bill of materials - Using/designing mechanical fixtures and jigs - Setting quality and workmanship standards As the company grows, your role may shift to take on new responsibilities. The rate of production will increase dramatically through 2026 and beyond, so assembly and test processes will need to become more standardized, efficient and clear in order to meet our goals. There is plenty of room for creativity in this work. We would love to see someone come up with new ways to get the job done more efficiently. That might look like designing a drilling jig to increase speed and accuracy, organizing the work space so that it is more logical, finding safer ways to pack up products for shipping, etc. You will be joining the hardware team very early, and can have a large impact on the direction we go. Finally, you should be enthusiastic about learning new skills or ways of working, often by learning on your own. As our products change and the product line grows, adapting to the changing environment will be crucial, and there may not be an expert to lean on for everything. What to expect in this role Currently, much of Topanga staff works remotely and lives across the US. This is fine for digital work, but for the hands-on hardware work you will be performing, you should expect to be working mostly in the office/shop in Culver City (TBD on a shop in South Bay or southern LA county). Most of the physical labor will be low-strain but you may occasionally be required to lift heavy objects of up to 50 pounds, or move heavier items around with mechanical assistance, like a pallet on a pallet jack. Reasonable accommodations will be made to avoid repetitive strain and to maintain safety. No job is worth an injury! Topanga’s clients are located all around the country, and there are times when they need in-person support for their hardware devices. You should expect to do some traveling to support these clients. It is difficult to predict the future, but we predict that up to 10% of your time will be spent traveling, though that percentage may be higher in a given week or month. The Electronics Assembly Technician role reports to the Head of Hardware. Salary range based on experience, skillset and interview performance. Salary range is equivalent to $26.44 to $40.87 per hour (for a 40-hour/52-week year). Topanga.io also offers health insurance and 401k enrollment benefits. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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