EV Thermal Test Technician — Hybrid Onsite

Lincoln Motor Company; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Parental leave

Employee discounts

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Ford Motor Company seeks an experienced Vehicle Thermal Test Technician to develop and validate thermal systems for electric vehicles. You will work with thermal, mechanical, and software engineers, setting up test configurations, collecting data, and troubleshooting performance.

The role demands mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills and experience with test equipment. You will contribute to instrumented test setups, leak checks, and data-quality verification, in a hybrid environment

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in automotive, EV, thermal systems, lab testing, manufacturing, or related technical field.
• Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical documentation.
• Experience using standard electrical and mechanical test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, and maintain thermal test setups for full vehicle and components.
• Perform testing on Vehicle HVAC, vehicle components, electric motors, heat pumps, radiators, chillers and coolant loops.
• Install and troubleshoot instrumentation including thermocouples and RTDs, pressure transducers, flow meters, sensors.
• Operate thermal walk-in/drive in chambers, chillers, pumps, heaters, compressors, and other lab equipment.
• Assemble and modify coolant, refrigerant, and air-flow loops for testing.
• Document test configurations, procedures, failures, and corrective actions.
• Communicate test results and issues clearly to engineering teams.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Data acquisition

Electrical troubleshooting

Lab operations

Automotive testing

Tools

Thermocouples

RTDs

Pressure transducers

CANalyzer

NI LabVIEW

DAQ systems

Job description

Ford Motor Company seeks an experienced Vehicle Thermal Test Technician to develop and validate thermal systems for electric vehicles. You will work with thermal, mechanical, and software engineers, setting up test configurations, collecting data, and troubleshooting performance.

The role demands mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills and experience with test equipment. You will contribute to instrumented test setups, leak checks, and data-quality verification, in a hybrid environment