Maintenance & Repair Technician

Agility Robotics•Salem, OR

1d•$35 - $46•Onsite

About The Position

Agility Robotics is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Test Equipment Technician to maintain, repair, calibrate, and improve test stations and equipment supporting manufacturing operations. The role helps ensure that equipment is functional, calibrated, organized, and ready for production, while reducing downtime and improving the reliability and maintainability of the test infrastructure. The technician performs preventive, routine, and corrective maintenance; diagnoses mechanical, electrical, and basic software or system issues; calibrates equipment; and assembles or modifies test fixtures, stations, cables, and harnesses. The role also supports equipment installation and upgrades, maintains spare-parts inventory and documentation, assists with BOMs and procurement, and helps establish maintenance and calibration processes. The technician works closely with Manufacturing, Test Engineering, Production, and Quality, communicating equipment status and escalating complex issues as appropriate. This is an onsite position at Agility Robotics’ Salem office. The anticipated base salary range is $35–$46 USD. Applicants must have current authorization to work in the United States.

Requirements

Strong mechanical and technical aptitude with a hands-on, builder mindset.
Experience maintaining and repairing equipment in a manufacturing, production, laboratory, or test environment.
Strong troubleshooting skills across mechanical, electrical, and basic computer or software systems.
Experience performing preventive and corrective maintenance.
Experience performing or supporting equipment calibration.
Ability to assemble, modify, troubleshoot, and repair test fixtures and equipment.
Soldering experience and ability to build and repair cables and harnesses.
Ability to read and interpret technical documentation, drawings, wiring diagrams, and work instructions.
Experience creating, maintaining, or working from Bills of Materials (BOMs).
Experience managing spare parts, consumables, tools, and equipment inventory.
Comfort using command-line interfaces for basic system configuration and troubleshooting.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Ability to document technical work clearly and communicate effectively across teams.
Self-motivated and able to prioritize work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Current authorization to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting battery manufacturing, battery testing, or battery-related test systems.
Experience with manufacturing test stations, automated test equipment, or custom test fixtures.
Experience setting up, configuring, and troubleshooting Linux-based computers and systems.
Familiarity with services such as Teleport, Kubernetes (K8s), and/or Tailscale.
Experience with network-connected test systems or distributed test infrastructure.
Experience with calibration management systems or preventive maintenance programs.
Familiarity with manufacturing environments that operate under structured quality or document-control systems.

Responsibilities

Perform preventive, routine, and corrective maintenance on manufacturing test stations and related equipment.
Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, and basic software or system issues affecting test equipment.
Troubleshoot equipment failures and respond promptly to minimize production downtime.
Perform equipment calibration according to established procedures, schedules, and quality requirements, and set up external calibration for production test equipment.
Document equipment failures, repairs, maintenance activities, and calibration results accurately and consistently.
Identify recurring equipment issues and recommend reliability and downtime improvements.
Triage manufacturing test issues daily, resolve them, and obtain Test Engineering support as needed to keep robot manufacturing test cells operational.
Assemble, build, modify, and troubleshoot test fixtures, test stations, cables, harnesses, and related equipment.
Build and solder custom cables and harness assemblies used in manufacturing test systems.
Support installation, setup, and configuration of new test equipment and production test stations.
Assist with equipment upgrades, modifications, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Maintain organized inventory of spare parts, consumables, tools, fixtures, and equipment components.
Track replacement parts and identify components nearing end-of-life or requiring replenishment.
Coordinate ordering and procurement of replacement parts and equipment components.
Help manage communication and relationships with equipment and component vendors.
Assist with BOM management, including creating BOMs for new test fixtures, maintaining replacement material lists, and managing part-ordering processes.
Maintain clear and accurate maintenance procedures, work instructions, equipment records, and documentation.
Read, follow, and help improve standardized work instructions for equipment maintenance and repair.
Use command-line interfaces such as a terminal or PowerShell to configure, troubleshoot, and maintain test equipment and associated computer systems.
Support configuration and basic administration of computers and systems used in manufacturing test environments.
Communicate equipment status, downtime, repair progress, and technical issues clearly to Manufacturing, Engineering, Production, and Quality teams.
Help establish and improve preventive maintenance, calibration, spare-parts, and equipment-management processes.
Escalate complex technical issues to the appropriate engineering or technical teams when necessary.

Benefits

401(k) plan with a 6% company match.
Company stock options.
100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short- and long-term disability insurance for employees.
Benefits eligibility beginning on the first day of employment.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Exempt employees receive flexible, unlimited PTO and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown.
Non-exempt employees receive 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually.
Catered lunches four times a week and healthy snacks and refreshments at Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
Paid parental leave programs.
Culture supporting flexible work arrangements.
Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs.
Relocation assistance for eligible roles.
Annual discretionary bonus for eligible roles.