Test Technician

Los Angeles, CA

Full Time

Posted January 22, 2026

$30 - $60/hr

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The Test Team is responsible for development, qualification, and acceptance testing of all hardware products at General Matter.

Set up test articles, fixtures, and stands for mechanical, structural, thermal, fluid, and vacuum testing per defined procedures
Install and route instrumentation - strain gauges, thermocouples, RTDs, pressure transducers, load cells, accelerometers. Connect to data acquisition systems per defined configurations
Operate test equipment and DAQ systems
Execute test procedures and accurately record results
Operate fluid systems for proof, leak, and functional tests
Troubleshoot hardware, instrumentation, and test setups; identify off-nominal behavior and help engineering drive to root cause
Maintain and calibrate test equipment; track calibration schedules; perform preventive maintenance
Support post-test inspection, data hand-off, and test article teardown
Maintain a safe, organized, FOD-controlled test area; follow lockout/tagout and pressure-system safety practices
Support fabrication of fixtures and test setups as needed

High school diploma or equivalency certificate
4+ years of hands-on test, integration, or hardware experience in aerospace, hard tech, automotive, industrial, or military environments
Ability to read and execute test procedures, engineering drawings, and fluid/electrical schematics
Hands-on experience installing instrumentation and using electronic test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, DAQ)
Hardware troubleshooting ability
Comfort in a fast-paced development environment; safety-first mindset
Light fabrication experience – tube bending, harnessing, precision mechanical assembly
Vacuum systems experience
Exposure to test conductor / console operations
Radiation / HazOps experience
Physical effort including standing, lifting, and carrying equipment up to 50 lbs. unassisted.
Must be able to work all required shift hours, overtime and/or weekends as needed.