Device Assembly at SEL
From soldering components onto circuit boards through testing and shipping, our electronic devices are assembled by human hands. These devices help protect critical infrastructure worldwide, and we rely on our assemblers’ attention to detail, ingenuity, and training to maintain our high level of quality.
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Electronic device assembly takes dexterity, focus, and attention to detail. Our assemblers all receive thorough training to build and test SEL devices, and no prior experience in electronics or manufacturing is necessary. We teach the technical skills—including IPC-A-610 Class 3 certification—necessary for you to do your job well. If you are ready to learn a new skill and are comfortable following documented work instructions, then you are a fit for this role.
Assemblers are trained in a variety of skills related to the products and processes they work on, including soldering for board-level assembly, programming languages for testing, and automated assembly processes.
Our mission matters
Our work improves the safety and quality of life for people around the world, and that focus on community is reflected in our work environment. SEL assembly, engineering, and business teams communicate regularly and work together to take a product from design to completion.
Assemblers receive comprehensive on-the-job training to learn how to accurately assemble, solder, inspect, or test SEL products. They work with professionals throughout the company, identifying creative methods to build products that are shipped to customers worldwide. If you enjoy working with a team and developing your skills in a fast-paced, high-tech environment, then this position is for you!
We invest in you
Aside from offering competitive compensation packages, all SEL employees in the United States qualify for our employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) after one year of employment. This retirement benefit is entirely employer-funded, and it grows with the company.
As a 100 percent employee-owned company, SEL invests in the health, wellbeing, and happiness of all its employees. In addition to comprehensive medical and dental packages for employees and their families, we offer on-campus childcare, health clinics, and wellness facilities; fitness center stipends; and more.
We support your growth
As the need for electricity grows exponentially, so does our growth mindset. We empower our employees with tools like education, training, and mentorships to influence the direction of their career. Manufacturing employees are cross-trained in a variety of processes, machines, and teamwork skills. This provides teams with greater flexibility to accomplish their goals, and it helps cultivate greater expertise in all employees.
SEL employees have the opportunity to develop new skills and a full career trajectory, from our education funding and internal apprenticeships to on-the-job training in technical and business skills. Current SEL employees in manufacturing leadership, testing, quality assurance, and other roles—including our senior vice president of manufacturing—started as assemblers.
We value your time
We appreciate the dignity of work as a significant part of our lives, but we value life away from work as well. Stable, structured shift schedules mean electronic device assemblers at SEL can enjoy the benefits of where they live—like outdoor recreation or local culture and events—or pursue their own education and personal development without worrying about an unpredictable work schedule. Paid time off, separate from ten company holidays each year, is available to every employee and begins to accrue on the first day of employment, ensuring we all have ample time to rest, recharge, and refocus when we need to.
You’ll Love the Location
We are headquartered in Pullman, Washington, in the rolling hills of the Palouse. We have device manufacturing centers across the United States—in Pullman; Lewiston (Idaho); Lake Zurich (Illinois); and West Lafayette (Indiana).