Data Center Technician

Role: Data Center Technician – Lab Operations

Location: Santa Clara, CA 95054

Pay Range: $29.02 – $35.24 / hr

Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Company

Join an industry-leading, global semiconductor company powering the future of data centers, cloud infrastructure, and advanced technology solutions. Operating at the forefront of hardware innovation, our engineering labs in Santa Clara are where next-generation server, networking, and data center technologies are designed, tested, and validated. We offer a collaborative, fast-paced environment where your work directly supports cutting-edge hardware development.

Job Overview

We are seeking a detail-oriented Data Center Technician – Lab Operations to support day-to-day physical operations within our Multi-Business Engineering (MBE) product labs in Santa Clara, CA. In this role, you will play a critical part in hardware deployment, rack-and-stack activities, inventory control, shipping/receiving, and maintaining an organized, safe lab environment.

Key Responsibilities

Racking & Stacking:

• Install, rack, un-rack, and mount servers, network switches, storage devices, and related hardware according to rack layouts.
• Install rack rails, mounting brackets, shelves, and hardware accessories.
• Connect and manage power cables, Ethernet cables, fiber-optic lines, and rack PDUs cleanly and efficiently.
• Assist with server relocations, rack reorganizations, and hardware deployments.

Inventory & Asset Management:

• Maintain accurate inventory records for servers, components, cables, and lab assets.
• Log equipment details including asset tags, serial numbers, model numbers, quantities, and physical locations into asset tracking platforms (e.g., GLPI).

Shipping & Receiving:

• Receive incoming hardware shipments, verify against packing slips/POs, and inspect for damage.
• Unpack, label, and register hardware into the inventory system.
• Package, label, and prepare servers and components for shipment or relocation.

Lab Maintenance & Hardware Support:

• Keep racks, workbenches, storage shelves, and staging areas organized, clean, and safe.
• Assist engineering teams with staging hardware for testing and validation.
• Work closely with engineering, IT infrastructure, logistics, and facilities teams to fulfill lab requests on time.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent required. (Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in IT, Electronics, or a related technical field preferred).
• Experience: Hands-on experience with rack-and-stack installation of servers, switches, or storage devices in a data center or engineering lab setting.
• Asset Tracking: Practical knowledge of inventory management, asset tagging, barcode scanning, or tools like GLPI/spreadsheets.
• Logistics: Experience with receiving, inspecting, packaging, and shipping hardware.
• Technical Basics: Solid understanding of cabling (Ethernet, fiber-optic, PDU power) and basic server components (CPUs, RAM, storage drives, power supplies).

ATR International is committed to delivering next-generation recruiting that enables businesses and communities to thrive. By bringing passion for excellence, trust, and inclusion to every interaction, we build deep connections with our clients, contractors, internal staff, and local markets to drive long-term mutual success.

Founded in 1988 as a two-person, Hispanic-owned company, ATR is now a widely renowned technical staffing and consulting leader. Our firm has grown to serve a range of companies—from startups to Fortune 500 organizations—while putting more than 35,000 people to work, totaling over 14 million working hours. And we support a plethora of industries, from IT, engineering, and finance to healthcare, insurance, and retail.

Our passion for inclusion is at the heart of our success. Our woman-led, minority-owned firm welcomes fresh perspectives, and our efforts have earned us WBENC Certification—the most prestigious national recognition for women-owned businesses in the U.S. Today, ATR remains one of the most diverse firms in the staffing industry.

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