1X Technologies
Test Technician Battery
San Carlos, CA · Mid
Sponsorship not specified$30k-$48kDetected 2 days ago
ExcelRoboticsTest Automation
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Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role90
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level I)39
Fits your clock70
Thin sponsorship signal and lottery-bound (~15% per draw). A low-probability bet with your clock running. Prioritize cap-exempt roles and proven entry-level sponsors first.
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Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
Level I$98,0511 entry
Level II$130,1462 entries
Level III$162,2613 entries
Level IV$194,3554 entries
The bottom of this range ($30,000) is below the Level I prevailing wage of $98,051. An H-1B cannot be filed below the prevailing wage, so an offer at the floor of this band could not be sponsored as posted.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Engineers, All Other (17-2199) · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- The Test & Validation team makes sure NEO and its critical systems are safe, reliable, and ready for the real world.
- The Battery Test team focuses on validating the battery and charging systems that power NEO.
- You'll take responsibility for test setup, equipment operation, monitoring, post-test inspection, data collection, and reporting.
Responsibilities
- NEO is our flagship - a general purpose robot designed to move, learn, and operate in the real world alongside real people.
- We're scaling, we're hiring with intention, and we need people who want to build something that will genuinely change how humans spend their time safely creating abundance for all.
Requirements
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in battery testing, hardware testing, laboratory operations, or a closely related technical environment.
- Associate degree in an engineering or technical discipline, or equivalent hands-on experience.
- Experience operating and troubleshooting laboratory or test equipment such as power supplies, thermal chambers, data acquisition systems, wiring, relays, or test-control systems.
- Ability to interpret test plans and specifications, configure test setups, collect data, and identify issues during test execution.
- Experience using Excel to organize and analyze test data and communicate results clearly.
Nice to have
- Preferred Skills:
Skills
- Experience testing lithium-ion battery packs, battery management systems, chargers, or other energy-storage products.
- Familiarity with battery cycling, battery safety testing, thermal testing, or reliability testing.
- Experience with test automation, data acquisition, or scripting tools such as Python.
- What does a successful 1X Team Member look like:
- They say what they mean, finish what they start, and hold themselves to a standard before anyone has to ask.
Compensation
- Compensation Range:
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Generous paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) options
- Commuter benefits (transit and parking)
- Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health, financial, and personal support
Company info
- We build and operate the test infrastructure needed to understand how our hardware performs, where it fails, and what needs to improve before it reaches customers.
- You'll work hands-on with battery hardware, test equipment, fixtures, and data while partnering closely with Battery, Electrical, Reliability, and Design Engineering teams.
- Your Charter: Own the hands-on execution of battery and charger validation testing, ensuring tests are run safely, consistently, and with enough quality and technical rigor to give engineering teams confidence in the results.
- You'll also help maintain and improve the test capability itself, troubleshoot failures, and surface issues quickly so engineering teams can make better product decisions.
- Key Outcomes:
- Execute battery and charger validation and reliability tests safely and consistently, from test setup and fixture integration through test completion.
- Maintain test readiness and equipment uptime across thermal chambers, power supplies, data acquisition systems, wiring, relays, and test-control equipment.
- Produce accurate, traceable test data and clear test reports that allow engineering teams to make timely decisions.
- Quickly identify and document test, equipment, and hardware failures, providing enough technical context to drive effective troubleshooting and root cause investigation.
- Improve test repeatability and lab readiness by maintaining equipment, updating procedures, supporting test profile changes, and keeping test setups organized and reliable.
- Key Competencies:
Equal opportunity
- 1X is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, disability, military or veteran status, justice system impact, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
- Equal Opportunity Employer
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