Test Technician

Vndly•San Diego, CA

About The Position

The Test Technician executes test methodologies for various technologies, follows and adapts established procedures to meet testing needs, and documents results. The role contributes to test-plan improvements and communicates modifications, outcomes, issues, status, and potential obstacles to customers and teams. The technician helps select specialized test equipment; sets it up; loads and runs complex programs or builds; and performs calibration, maintenance, upgrades, and repairs in accordance with standards and procedures. The role also investigates complex test issues and failures, identifies likely root causes, implements or recommends solutions, and analyzes information to determine where problems occurred. The position works under some supervision and may provide guidance to other team members but has no direct reports. It involves collaboration across functions, moderate decision-making, communicating complex information, and managing priorities, deadlines, and deliverables for small to mid-sized projects with minimal guidance. The technician may re-scope work, identify resources, delegate tasks, and review team members’ work as timelines or priorities change.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
0.5–1 year of experience required.
Experience executing test methodologies for various technologies.
Experience following and adapting established procedures or helping define procedures as needed.
Experience debugging and troubleshooting issues or failures, reporting results, and potentially recommending root causes and solutions.
Experience setting up, maintaining, and/or repairing specialized test equipment; may provide input on equipment selection.

Responsibilities

Execute test methodologies for various technologies and document results.
Help implement improvements to test plans and provide customers with feedback on modifications, outcomes, or issues.
Help select specialized test equipment; set up equipment; and load and run complex programs or builds.
Perform complex calibration, maintenance, and upgrades of test equipment and tools according to standards and procedures.
Identify test-equipment issues and perform complex repairs.
Adapt established testing procedures to unique testing needs.
Identify, debug, and troubleshoot complex testing issues or failures; recommend root causes and implement solutions.
Conduct analyses and gather information to identify where issues occurred and recommend how to address them.
Collaborate with people inside and outside the function to integrate projects and ensure changes work with other project components.
Communicate status and impending obstacles across teams and suggest remediation.
Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables for small to mid-sized projects with minimal guidance.
Re-scope projects, identify resources, delegate work, and review team members’ work to address changing timelines or priorities.