Test Technician 3 (First Shift)

West Columbia, SC 29170

Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Technician Job Number: 45483480 Compensation: $24-27 / hour

Job Description

Title: Test Technician 
Location: West Columbia, SC 
Shift: First Shift 

Job Summary:
  • Are you passionate about ensuring the performance and durability of complex electronic systems? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, quality-driven environment? We're looking for a Test Technician to take ownership of our critical testing operations, playing a key role in product validation, process optimization, and new technology integration.


Job Duties:
  • Own and optimize – Develop, maintain, and continuously improve our test and burn-in processes to maximize product reliability and manufacturing efficiency.
  • Drive data-driven quality – Monitor yield trends and work cross-functionally to eliminate root causes of failure, driving higher performance and reliability.
  • Support innovation – Collaborate with design and development teams to bring new products to life, ensuring robust test strategies from concept to launch.
  • Improve tools and infrastructure – Assist in the design and build of custom fixtures, test stations, and diagnostic programs that scale with growth.
  • Lead maintenance coordination – Ensure preventive maintenance, calibration, and requalification schedules are met to keep test lines running smoothly.
  • Get hands-on – Execute high-level hardware and software configurations, firmware updates, and system-level troubleshooting across a range of technologies.
  • Enable cross-team excellence – Partner with Quality, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, and Resource Development to align test strategies, training, and compliance across the operation.
  • Plan for the future – Evaluate and justify capital investments for new test technologies and build disaster recovery strategies that protect operations.

Qualifications:
  • Associates degree, military technical training or equivalent 


Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. 

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