1X Technologies

1X Technologies

Test Technician

San Carlos, CA · Mid

Sponsorship not specified$30k-$48kDetected 42 days ago
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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

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H-1B wage level

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Level I · 1×
Level I$98,0511 entry
Level II$130,1462 entries
Level III$162,2613 entries
Level IV$194,3554 entries

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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.
  • As a Test Technician, you'll work across a wide range of hardware validation activities, supporting thermal, mechanical, and electrical testing.
  • This is a hands-on role where you'll set up equipment, integrate hardware, run tests, inspect test articles, troubleshoot issues, and communicate results to engineering teams.

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

  • 2+ years of hands-on experience in a test lab, engineering laboratory, manufacturing test, or similar technical environment.
  • Experience setting up and executing tests on complex hardware or electromechanical systems.
  • Experience using laboratory equipment, fixtures, instrumentation, power supplies, data acquisition systems, or thermal/mechanical test equipment.
  • Experience using Excel to organize test data and communicate results.

Nice to have

  • Preferred Skills:

Skills

  • Familiarity with data acquisition, statistical analysis, or test automation.
  • Experience with robotics, automation, automotive, consumer hardware, or other complex electromechanical products.
  • Experience with thermal, vibration, durability, mechanical actuation, or electrical testing.
  • 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.
  • Hands-on hardware technician who enjoys working directly with physical systems, tools, fixtures, instrumentation, and lab equipment.

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.
  • Your Charter: Execute safe, repeatable, and high-quality hardware testing that gives engineering teams clear evidence of product performance, reliability, and failure behavior.
  • You'll own the hands-on details of test execution, from preparing equipment and fixtures and integrating the Device Under Test through monitoring, teardown, inspection, data collection, and reporting.
  • You'll also help keep the lab ready and improve test setups as programs and requirements evolve.
  • Key Outcomes:
  • Execute thermal, mechanical, and electrical validation and reliability tests safely and consistently from setup through completion.
  • Set up and maintain test equipment, fixtures, instrumentation, cabling, power supplies, data acquisition systems, and other lab hardware required for testing.
  • Collect accurate, traceable test data and produce clear test summaries that allow engineering teams to understand results and make decisions.
  • Troubleshoot test setups and hardware during execution, quickly identify issues, and escalate failures with clear technical documentation.
  • Maintain test-cell readiness by keeping equipment, fixtures, workspaces, and procedures organized, functional, and ready for changing test priorities.
  • 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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