Imagine yourself…

Growing your expertise and expanding your skillset with every project. 

Thriving in a supportive team environment that inspires you to strive for excellence. 

At Hach (www.hach.com), a Veralto company, we ensure water quality for people around the world, and every team member plays a vital role in that mission. Our founding vision is to make water analysis better—faster, simpler, greener, and more informative. We accomplish this through teamwork, customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions.

As part of our team and the broader Veralto network, you’ll be part of a unique work environment where purpose meets possibility: where you’ll make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale by enabling the world’s everyday water needs, and where you’ll have opportunities to foster your professional development and fuel your career growth.

Motivated by the highest possible stakes in climate change and global health, we’re working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment.  More about us: https://www.hach.com/about-us

We are hiring an R&D Engineering Technician position that will be focused on the assembly, test, and troubleshooting of electrical, mechanical, and optical systems for newly developed Hach products.  This position is instrumental in supporting our Research & Development teams as they develop new products from prototype phase to production.

Reporting to the R&D Manager, this role will be onsite (5 days/week) in our Loveland, CO headquarters.

What you’ll love:

Large 3 building campus which includes a new building designed from the ground up for Research and Development.

Work environment like a college senior design project on steroids – we work in close-knit collaborative teams comprised of nearly all engineering disciplines.

We keep many things in house (10m EMC chamber, HALT chamber, PCBA/SMT line, injection molding, fabrication, production/manufacturing, etc.)

Being a part of Veralto – providing many career growth opportunities worldwide.

We are a leader in the industry of water quality which continues to grow in worldwide importance.

What you’ll do:

Perform electrical, mechanical, and optical assembly of product prototypes

Perform fine‑pitch SMT and through‑hole soldering (including very small components) and board‑level rework/repair.

Assist in product testing. Set up and run functional, environmental, and reliability tests (e.g., HALT); fabricate simple test fixtures and jigs as needed.

Fabricate design verification and production test fixturing.

Perform board level repair and troubleshooting as needed, you may Interpret complex technical schematics; flag mismatches and drive corrections with design engineers.

Build and test multi‑wire cable harnesses; contribute to interface documentation and verification testing.

Use common diagnostic equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, thermal/optical tools) to isolate issues and validate fixes.

Partner closely with cross‑functional engineers; provide feedback on work instructions and build procedures to improve repeatability and quality.

What you bring:

A.A.S. in MET/EET or equivalent experience, and 5+ years in electro‑mechanical hardware development or product realization.

Proven SMT (fine‑pitch) and through‑hole soldering capability; confident microscope work on dense PCBAs.

Proficient with common troubleshooting tools (i.e., oscilloscopes, multimeters, microscopes, thermal cameras)

Safe, precise use of hand/power tools (i.e., wrenches, screwdrivers, power drills)

You’ll stand out with experience in:

Environmental chamber testing

Installation, alignment, and integration of optics/electro-optics

Optical metrology equipment (i.e., beam profilers, spectrophotometers, power meters)

LabVIEW Programming

Electrical or mechanical design experience, particularly circuit board design experience

Hach is proud to part of the Water Quality segment of Veralto (NYSE: VLTO), a $5B global leader dedicated to ensuring access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods. When you join Verlato's vibrant global network of 16,000 associates, you join a unique culture and work environment where purpose meets possibility: where the work you do has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials we all rely on, and where you’ll have valuable opportunities to deepen your skillset, pursue your ambitions, and grow your career. Together, we’re Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources™—and building rewarding careers along the way.

For Colorado roles only:  We anticipate this requisition will be open for a minimum of five days, though it may be open for a longer period of time. We encourage your prompt application.

US ONLY: 

The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An associate’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.

The compensation range for this role is $75,000 - $98,000 USD per hour. This job is also eligible for Bonus Pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law. 

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Veralto Corporation and all Veralto Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve.  Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

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We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at applyassistance@veralto.com to request accommodation.
 

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