Hardware Test Technician - Lab Manager

About Life360 Life360’s mission is to keep people close to the ones they love. Our category-leading mobile app, Tile tracking devices, and Pet GPS tracker empower members to protect the people, pets, and things they care about most with a range of services, including location sharing, safe driver reports, and crash detection with emergency dispatch. Life360 serves approximately 102.4 million monthly active users (MAU), as of June 30, 2026, across more than 180 countries. Life360 delivers peace of mind and enhances everyday family life with seamless coordination for all the moments that matter, big and small. By continuing to innovate and deliver for our customers, we have become a household name and the must-have mobile-based membership for families (and those friends who are basically family). Life360 has more than 500 (and growing!) employees. For more information, please visit life360.com . We are AI Native We are building an AI native company where AI is an integral part of how we build and operate. AI tool usage during interviews varies by role. You may be asked to demonstrate proficiency with AI tools, discuss how you leverage AI, or complete interview exercises without AI assistance. Your Recruiter will provide clear guidance as you move through the interview process. Undisclosed use of AI not previously discussed with or approved by your Recruiter may impact your candidacy. About The Team The Devices team at Life360 is responsible for building the connected hardware experiences that bring families closer to the people, pets, and things they care about. As we grow our ecosystem with first-party and third-party hardware, we are investing in expanding the capabilities for Life360's family safety platform. Our goal is to dramatically expand the number of connected devices in family circles, deepening engagement and driving subscription growth across our 102.4 million monthly active users. About the Job We're looking for an experienced Hardware Test Technician to run our hardware test lab and support the engineering team across everything it takes to ship reliable consumer devices — test execution, soldering and rework, quality and returns analysis, and the logistics that keep it all moving. This is the team's first dedicated Hardware Test Technician. You'll run the lab day to day, work side by side with our electrical, RF, and validation engineers, and help the team scale. You'll report to the Director of Hardware Engineering. This is an on-site role based in Fremont. Life360 is otherwise a remote-first company, but this is a physical lab job. You'll own the lab end to end: the instruments, the fixtures, the test records, and the returns queue. In your first year, test results are traceable, and field returns are triaged, trended, and handed to engineering with a likely cause. New capabilities have been built out, and we have a roadmap to keep expanding them over the next year. The devices business is growing fast, so the standards you set for testing, quality, and returns are the ones the team builds on. The US-based salary range for this position is $115,000 to $135,000 USD. We take into consideration an individual's background, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience in determining final salary. Base pay may also vary based on geographic location, with US work locations falling into one of three geographic tiers. Total compensation is inclusive of equity compensation in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) , as well as a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, financial, and other benefits. What You’ll Do Run the Test Lab Day to Day • Set up devices and execute the test sequences the engineers define — spanning electrical and power, functional, wireless, environmental