
Senior Test Technician
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Job overview
The Senior Test Technician provides technical support to engineers and scientists, performs standard testing, records results, and diagnoses equipment malfunctions. The role involves working from complex technical documents, maintaining and modifying equipment and prototypes, supporting team training, and coordinating with other departments. Candidates need five or more years of relevant experience and an associate’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience. U.S. citizenship is required, along with an active or obtainable DOD security clearance.
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Full job description
Job ID: 115876
The Leonardo DRS Airborne and Intelligence Systems business is a global leader and strategic partner committed to delivering world-class, full life-cycle defense and intelligence products that protect the security of our nation and our allies. From air combat training to state-of-the-art electronic warfare systems, our technology is deployed by virtually all U.S. military and government agencies around the world.
Job Responsibilities
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Provide technical support to engineers and scientist on complex components, devices, material, products, processes and/or equipment
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Work from complex wiring and assembly drawings, operation sheets, engineering specifications and sketches and running sheets of significant complexity
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Interpret and follow written documents such as SOPs and safety rules
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Ensure compliance with all safety and regulatory requirements applicable to the company in accordance with State and Federal regulations and any applicable certification required to maintain the certification
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Assist in training new team members
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Interface with other departments to assure efficient flow of information and materials
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Perform Key Performance Indicators:
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Meet production deadlines
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Quality of finished product (Pass/fail rates)
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Raw material stock levels
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Compliance outcomes
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Diagnose cause of electrical, optical or mechanical malfunction or failure of operational equipment and performs preventative and corrective maintenance
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Modify complex electrical prototypes to correct functional deviations
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Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization
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Perform standard testing processes on a variety of equipment and recording results
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Require knowledge of industry specific tests and testing equipment, alignment and troubleshooting test failures
Qualifications
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5+ years of relevent experience
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Requires an associate’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience in the field or in a related area
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Must demonstrate strong decision-making and leadership skills.
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Experienced handling small delicate components, using ESD practices
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Soldering and wire bonding experience a plus.
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Must be experienced in the safe handling of chemicals.
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Experienced in the use of various computer applications, including Access, Excel, and Labview.
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Experience with MRP a plus.
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Must have good mechanical skills
U.S. Citizenship required. This position requires an active DOD security clearance or the ability to obtain such clearance within a reasonable time after commencement of employment.
Taking care of our people is a top priority at Leonardo DRS. We are proud to offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a company contribution to a health savings account, telemedicine, life and disability insurance, legal insurance, and a 401(k) savings plan. We champion wellness programs that focus on physical, emotional, and financial well-being. We develop our talent by offering programs and activities to support career-growth, professional development, and skill enhancement. And we understand there is more to life than work, and the importance of offering flexible work schedules with our 9/80 program, competitive vacation, health/emergency leave, paid parental leave, and community service hours.
*Some employees are eligible for limited benefits only
Leonardo DRS, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discriminati on and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. #AIS
How this job compares
Set against the 785 open Test Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$54–86K/yr145 salary ranges
- US median$27–35/hr373 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 35 open Test Technician jobs in Florida and 785 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Florida
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience — more than three in four Test Technician postings that state a minimum ask for (median 2 years, across 566 postings).
- Education
- 6 of the 785 open Test Technician jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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