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Test Technician (Swing shift)

Teledyne

Mountain View, CAFull-time$45–59K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$45–59K/yr
Location
Mountain View, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Job overview

The Test Technician sets up and conducts tests on components and assemblies under operational conditions, interprets production specifications, and performs RF tests according to documented procedures. The role communicates test results and production issues to technicians, Quality, and manufacturing personnel, while following safety procedures for chemicals and hazardous materials. Teledyne Microwave Solutions makes RF and microwave components for aerospace, defense, and communications applications.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

RF and DC TestingMicrowave MeasurementsRF AmplifiersAutomated TestingManual TestingNetwork AnalyzerSpectrum AnalyzerRF GeneratorNoise Figure MeterPower Meter

Qualifications

5+ Years RF Experience or TrainingU.S. Citizenship

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

US - Mountain View, CA

Full time

REQ37093

Be visionary

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Secure the Future: Join Teledyne as a Test Technician — $5K Sign-On Bonus!

Build technology that powers critical missions. At Teledyne Microwave Solutions, we’ve spent over 50 years designing and manufacturing advanced RF and microwave components for aerospace, defense, and communications. Our products support applications from radar and space to electronic warfare and UAV systems.

What you’ll do

  • Set up and conduct tests on components and assemblies under operational conditions

  • Read and interpret specifications in production units

  • Execute RF tests per documented procedure and provide accurate data for the units

  • Communicate during the RF test stage with the responsible technician of a product with out of tolerance RF measurements and other issues

  • Be able to clearly communicate and interact with the Quality personnel and the necessary production and manufacturing personnel to resolve production-related issues

  • Follow safety procedures when handling chemicals and hazardous materials

What you need

  • A working understanding of the RF and DC testing that is completed in support of production. Some of the tests are gain, VSWR, 1 dB compression point, Sat power, 3rd OIP, noise figure, spurious, and harmonics.

  • Understand how to use microwave measurements, RF amplifiers, automated testing, and manual testing of microwave products with limited supervision (required)

  • Knowledge of test equipment such as network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, RF generator, noise figure meters, power meters, etc. (required)

  • 5+ years of experience in RF field and/or training (preferred)

  • U.S. Citizen status in order to be eligible to obtain/maintain a D.O.D. security clearance. (required)

What we offer

  • $5,000 sign-on bonus

  • Competitive salary and comprehensive health benefits

  • 401(k) with company match and retirement plans

  • Paid time off and flexible work arrangements

  • Professional development and training opportunities

  • A collaborative environment focused on innovation and growth

What happens next

Apply online through Teledyne’s careers page. If your qualifications align, our team will contact you for interviews and guide you through the next steps.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Salary Range:

$44,500.00-$59,300.000

The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, local regulations (such as minimum wage), education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

You may not realize it, but Teledyne enables many of the products and services you use every day .

Teledyne provides enabling technologies to sense, transmit and analyze information for industrial growth markets, including aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, energy, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

How this job compares

Set against the 772 open Test Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$45–59K/yr
  • California median$59–94K/yr21 salary ranges
  • US median$54–85K/yr151 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $52K, is 32% below the California median midpoint ($76K) — in the lowest quarter of Test Technician salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 149 open Test Technician jobs in California and 772 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
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 553 postings).
Education
6 of the 772 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 November 2, 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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