Maintenance & Repair Technician
Agility Robotics · Salem · $35–$46/hr (stated in the posting)
Agility’s commercially deployed humanoids operate alongside teams in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers—tackling physically demanding and repetitive tasks while enabling workers to focus on higher-value work. With industry-leading safety standards and years of proven deployment data, we're pioneering a new era of automation that enhances human potential.
About the Role
We are seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Test Equipment Technician to maintain, repair, calibrate, and improve the test stations and equipment that support our manufacturing operations.
This role is ideal for a technically curious, mechanically inclined problem solver who enjoys building, troubleshooting, and keeping equipment operating at a high level of reliability. You will play a critical role in ensuring that manufacturing test equipment remains functional, calibrated, organized, and ready to support production.
In addition to hands-on maintenance and repair, you will help bring structure to equipment documentation, spare parts, inventory, Bills of Materials (BOMs), and maintenance processes. You will work closely with Manufacturing, Test Engineering, Production, and Quality to minimize equipment downtime and continuously improve the reliability and maintainability of our test infrastructure.
About the Work
Test Equipment Maintenance & Repair
- Perform preventive, routine, and corrective maintenance on manufacturing test stations and related equipment
- Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, and basic software or system issues affecting test equipment
- Troubleshoot equipment failures and respond to issues quickly to minimize production downtime
- Perform equipment calibration in accordance with established procedures, schedules, and quality requirements. Setup outside calibration for production test equipment.
- Document equipment failures, repairs, maintenance activities, and calibration results accurately and consistently
- Identify recurring equipment issues and recommend improvements to increase reliability and reduce downtime
- Daily triage manufacturing test issues, resolve, and get test engineering support to help resolve and keep robot manufacturing test cells up.
Test Equipment Build & Assembly
- Assemble, build, modify, and troubleshoot test fixtures, test stations, cables, harnesses, and related equipment
- Build and solder custom cables and harness assemblies used in manufacturing test systems
- Support the installation, setup, and configuration of new test equipment and production test stations
- Assist with equipment upgrades, modifications, and continuous improvement initiatives
Parts, Inventory & Documentation
- Maintain an organized inventory of spare parts, consumables, tools, fixtures, and equipment components
- Track replacement parts and identify components that are approaching end-of-life or require replenishment
- Coordinate the ordering and procurement of replacement parts and equipment components
- Help manage relationships and communication with equipment and component vendors
- Assist with Bill of Materials (BOM) management, including creating BOMs for new test fixtures, maintaining replacement material lists, and managing part ordering processes
- Maintain clear and accurate maintenance procedures, work instructions, equipment records, and documentation
- Read, follow, and help improve standardized work instructions for equipment maintenance and repair
Systems & Cross-Functional Support
- Demonstrate general command-line comfort (e.g., terminal, PowerShell) to configure, troubleshoot, and maintain test equipment and associated computer systems
- Support the configuration and basic administration of computers and systems used in manufacturing test environments
- Communicate equipment status, downtime, repair progress, and technical issues clearly to Manufacturing, Engineering, Production, and Quality teams
- Help establish and improve preventive maintenance, calibration, spare parts, and equipment management processes
- Escalate complex technical issues to the appropriate engineering or technical teams when necessary
About You
- Strong mechanical and technical aptitude with a hands-on, builder mindset
- Experience maintaining and repairing equipment in a manufacturing, production, laboratory, or test environment
- Strong troubleshooting skills across mechanical, electrical, and basic computer or software systems
- Experience performing preventive and corrective maintenance
- Experience performing or supporting equipment calibration
- Ability to assemble, modify, troubleshoot, and repair test fixtures and equipment
- Soldering experience and the ability to build and repair cables and harnesses
- Ability to read and interpret technical documentation, drawings, wiring diagrams, and work instructions
- Experience creating, maintaining, or working from Bills of Materials (BOMs)
- Experience managing spare parts, consumables, tools, and equipment inventory
- Comfort using command-line interfaces for basic system configuration and troubleshooting
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to clearly document technical work and communicate effectively across teams
- Self-motivated and able to prioritize work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
Bonus Points
- Experience supporting battery manufacturing, battery testing, or battery-related test systems
- Experience with manufacturing test stations, automated test equipment, or custom test fixtures
- Experience setting up, configuring, and troubleshooting Linux-based computers and systems
- Familiarity with services such as Teleport, Kubernetes (K8s), and/or Tailscale
- Experience with network-connected test systems or distributed test infrastructure
- Experience working with calibration management systems or preventive maintenance programs
- Familiarity with manufacturing environments that operate under structured quality or document-control systems
Why Join Us
This is an opportunity to play a critical, hands-on role in keeping manufacturing test infrastructure running.
Your work will directly impact equipment uptime, production throughput, product quality, and the ability of the manufacturing organization to scale. You will have the opportunity to not only repair and maintain equipment, but also help build the processes, documentation, spare parts systems, and maintenance infrastructure that support a growing manufacturing operation.
If you enjoy solving technical problems, building things, improving equipment, and seeing the direct impact of your work on production every day, this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference.
Location
- This is an onsite position at our Salem office.
The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Agility Robotics is a multi-state employer and this salary range may not reflect positions who work in other locations. These ranges may be modified in the future.
In addition to base pay, our competitive total rewards package consists of the following for full-time employees:
- 401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match.
- Equity: Company stock options.
- Insurance Coverage: 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees.
- Benefit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment.
- Well-Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Time Off:
- Exempt Employees: Flexible, unlimited PTO and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown.
- Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually.
- On-Site Perks: Catered lunches four times a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
- Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs.
- Work Environment: A culture that supports flexible work arrangements.
- Growth Opportunities: Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs.
- Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.
- Annual Discretionary Bonus: Provided for eligible roles.
All of our roles are U.S.-based. Applicants must have current authorization to work in the United States.
Agility Robotics is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits unlawful discriminatory practices, including harassment. Therefore, it is the policy of Agility Robotics to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Agility Robotics prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.
Agility Robotics does not accept unsolicited referrals from third-party recruiting agencies. We prioritize direct applicants and encourage all qualified candidates to apply directly through our careers page. If you are represented by a third party, your application may not be considered. To ensure full consideration, please apply directly.
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