Associate Test Technician

Element Materials Technology • Morgan Hill, CA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Element is hiring Seasonal Associate Test Technicians to join its expanding EMC team at its Morgan Hill, California laboratory. The facility conducts wireless device certification, regulatory, conformance, and network test services. Under direct supervision, the Associate Test Technician performs routine and non-routine testing assignments within the assigned department and ensures timely, accurate test results. This role is suited to someone interested in beginning a career in electrical or RF engineering testing and compliance. The seasonal project is expected to run from November 2026 through March 2027. The stated salary range is $25.00–$27.50 per hour. Shifts are either 6 a.m.–4 p.m. or 4 p.m.–2 a.m.; overtime is expected.

Element is a testing, inspection, and certification business with more than 9,000 employees at 270 sites across 30 countries. Its work supports customers with product quality, regulatory compliance, sustainable outcomes, and market access. Element describes its purpose as making tomorrow safer than today and emphasizes employee growth and development, accuracy, integrity, and diversity and inclusion.

Requirements

• Be an engineering (STEM) undergraduate student, have an associate or bachelor’s degree, or have commensurate experience.
• Have excellent organizational skills and be a fast learner, team player, and detail oriented.
• Have strong attention to detail and be highly organized and computer literate.
• Be able to work effectively both in team situations and independently.
• Have motivation, initiative, and eagerness to learn.
• Be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Be able to walk, stand, handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms, talk, hear, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as part of the job.
• Be able to lift more than 50 pounds periodically.

Nice To Haves

• Technical School Certificate preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform and analyze EMC/RF compliance testing and evaluations according to regulatory specifications.
• Compile and report test results using MS Word, MS Excel, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Evaluate devices and determine applicable standards.
• Work as part of a team and assist with developing and improving test methodologies, reporting, and task coordination.
• Maintain laboratory test methods and test equipment.
• Complete routine and non-routine testing assignments under direct supervision and ensure timely, accurate results.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree