Legacy Electronics & Media Systems Technician

Heirloom Cloud Corporation is seeking a skilled and curious Legacy Electronics & Media Systems Technician to help preserve priceless family memories and historical archives by maintaining, repairing, restoring, and improving the vintage equipment used to digitize obsolete media.

This is a unique opportunity to combine electronics repair, mechanical troubleshooting, fabrication, and innovation while working with one of the nation's fastest-growing media preservation companies.

From VHS decks and MiniDV camcorders to film scanners, cassette transports, floppy drives, and professional broadcast equipment, you'll help ensure thousands of irreplaceable memories are successfully rescued every day.

If you enjoy solving difficult technical problems, bringing old equipment back to life, and working on technology that most people have forgotten even exists, we'd love to meet you.

What Makes This Job Different

This isn't a typical electronics repair job.

One day you may restore a VHS deck that digitizes a family's wedding from 1987. The next, you might repair a professional U-matic player containing historical government records, fabricate a replacement part for a machine that has been out of production for decades, or develop a better workflow that helps preserve thousands of additional memories each year.

Every repair has a purpose. The equipment you maintain helps rescue irreplaceable photographs, videos, films, audio recordings, and digital files before they are permanently lost to deterioration or obsolete technology.

As Heirloom continues to grow, you'll have the opportunity to help shape the future of media preservation. Rather than simply maintaining yesterday's machines, you'll play an important role in building tomorrow's preservation systems while ensuring yesterday's technology continues telling its stories.

Responsibilities

Diagnose, repair, restore, and maintain legacy audio, video, film, photographic, and computer media playback equipment
Troubleshoot electronic, electrical, mechanical, and electro-mechanical systems
Perform component-level repairs including soldering, capacitor replacement, connector repair, switch replacement, and printed circuit board (PCB) troubleshooting
Replace belts, pinch rollers, idlers, gears, motors, bearings, and other mechanical components
Clean, lubricate, calibrate, and align precision playback equipment
Maintain preventative maintenance schedules for production equipment
Test repaired equipment to ensure reliable operation and consistent digitization quality
Assist Digitizing Specialists with diagnosing equipment-related capture issues
Research repair procedures, service manuals, schematics, and obsolete replacement parts
Source replacement components through suppliers, donor equipment, and custom fabrication
Design and fabricate simple replacement components using 3D printing or other fabrication methods when commercial parts are unavailable
Document repair procedures, maintenance history, and equipment performance
Recommend improvements to production workflows, tooling, and equipment reliability
Assist with evaluating and acquiring vintage equipment to expand production capacity
Support development of innovative preservation technologies and automation systems

Skills & Qualifications

Minimum three years of experience repairing electronic or electro-mechanical equipment
Strong troubleshooting skills using logical diagnostic techniques
Experience reading electrical schematics and service manuals
Experience using soldering equipment, multimeters, oscilloscopes, bench power supplies, and other electronic test equipment
Familiarity with motors, gears, belts, bearings, and precision mechanical assemblies
Experience repairing audio/video equipment, broadcast equipment, computers, printers, arcade machines, pinball machines, musical instruments, laboratory equipment, industrial equipment, or similar systems is highly desirable
Comfortable disassembling and rebuilding complex electro-mechanical devices
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
Excellent documentation and problem-solving skills
Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds
High school diploma or equivalent required
Technical school, military electronics training, Associate's degree, or Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Engineering Technology, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, or a related field is a plus

Preferred Experience

Experience with any of the following is a plus:

VHS, S-VHS, Betamax, VHS-C, Video8, Hi8, Digital8, MiniDV, DV, DVCAM, U-matic, Betacam, or other legacy video formats
Cassette, DAT, reel-to-reel, vinyl, or other legacy audio equipment
Film projectors, telecine systems, or film scanners
Floppy drives, Zip drives, optical media drives, or vintage computer hardware
PCB repair and component-level troubleshooting
Surface-mount and through-hole soldering
Mechanical restoration and precision alignment
3D printing, CNC machining, or custom fabrication
Computer hardware, networking, or USB interfaces
Photography, videography, or media production equipment

Position Details

Location: 11 eWall Street, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

Internship, part-time, and full-time opportunities available
Flexible scheduling may be available depending on role and availability
Competitive compensation based on experience and position type
Benefits available for eligible full-time employees
Clear advancement opportunities into Senior Technician, Engineering, Operations, Product Development, and Leadership roles as Heirloom continues to grow

About Heirloom

At Heirloom Cloud Corporation, we believe memories matter.

Our mission is to help families, businesses, government agencies, and cultural institutions rescue, preserve, organize, and securely protect priceless media before it is lost to time, deterioration, or disaster.

Every videotape, film reel, photograph, floppy disk, and audio recording entrusted to us represents a story that deserves to survive for future generations.

If you're passionate about repairing remarkable technology, solving challenging problems, and making a meaningful difference every day, we'd love to have you join our team.