Field Service Technician - Electronic & Surveillance Systems

Teledyne; Wilsonville (OR); On-site; USD 48,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Teledyne FLIR Defense is seeking a Field Service Technician to install, maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and upgrade advanced electronic and electro‑mechanical systems deployed across airborne, land, maritime, and UAS platforms. Travel 25–45% across the United States with occasional international travel.

This primarily customer‑facing role provides onsite support, technical training, and system diagnostics at customer locations. Strong troubleshooting and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Associated degree, trade education, military technical training, or equivalent experience in Electronics Technology, Electrical Engineering Technology, Electro-Mechanical Systems, Aviation Maintenance, or related field preferred.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in field service, electronics repair, avionics, industrial maintenance, automation, military systems, or electro-mechanical troubleshooting.
• Strong troubleshooting experience with electrical, electronic, and mechanical systems.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical documentation.
• Experience using diagnostic tools such as multimeters and oscilloscopes.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Valid driver's license and ability to obtain and maintain a passport.
• Ability to work independently in field environments.
• Ability and willingness to travel 25% - 45%, including occasional international travel.

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and upgrade advanced electronic and electro-mechanical systems deployed across airborne, land, maritime, and UAS platforms.
• Provide onsite support, technical training, and system diagnostics at customer locations across the United States (25%-45% travel) with occasional international travel.
• Primary responsibilities are electrical and mechanical in nature, with occasional software and hardware support.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Electrical systems

Electronic systems

Mechanical systems

Reading schematics

Diagnostics tools

Customer service

Travel willingness

Driver's license

Education

Associated degree / trade education / military training

Tools

Multimeters

Oscilloscopes

SAP

MS Office

Job description

US - Wilsonville, OR

US - Billerica, MA

Full time

REQ34663

Be visionary

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Candidates with backgrounds in military electronics, avionics, aircraft maintenance, industrial automation communications systems, radar automotive diagnostics, diesel technology or electro-mechanical maintenance are encouraged to apply.

Job Summary:

Teledyne FLIR Defense is a leading provider of advanced detection, surveillance, and sensing technologies supporting military, federal, state, local, and international customers. We are seeking a Field Service Technician to install, maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and upgrade advanced electronic and electro-mechanical systems deployed across airborne, land, maritime, and unmanned aircraft system (UAS) platforms. This role serves as a primary customer-facing technical resource, providing onsite support, technical training, and system diagnostics at customer locations throughout the United States (25% - 45% travel) , with occasional international travel. This position is primarily customer-facing and requires strong troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills. Primary responsibilities are electrical and mechanical in nature, with occasional software and hardware support.

Job Qualifications:

• Associatedegree,tradeeducation,militarytechnicaltraining,orequivalentexperienceinElectronicsTechnology,ElectricalEngineeringTechnology,Electro-MechanicalSystems,AviationMaintenance,orrelatedfieldpreferred.
• 3+yearsofhands-onexperienceinfieldservice,electronicsrepair,avionics,industrialmaintenance,automation,militarysystems,orelectro-mechanicaltroubleshooting.
• Strongtroubleshootingexperiencewithelectrical,electronic,andmechanicalsystems.
• Abilitytoreadandinterpretschematics,wiringdiagrams,andtechnicaldocumentation.
• Experienceusingdiagnostictoolssuchasmultimetersandoscilloscopes.
• Strongcustomerserviceandcommunicationskills.
• ProficiencywithMicrosoftOffice(Word,Excel,Outlook).
• Validdriver'slicenseandabilitytoobtainandmaintainapassport.
• Abilitytoworkindependentlyinfieldenvironments.
• Abilityandwillingnesstotravel25%-45%,includingoccasionalinternationaltravel.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Militarytechnicalexperienceinvolvingelectronics,avionics,communications,radar,sensors,surveillancesystems,orUASplatforms.
• Experiencesupportinggovernment,defense,aerospace,orpublicsafetycustomers.
• ExperiencewithEO/IRsensors,thermalimaging,surveillancesystems,oroptronicstechnologies.
• Experienceprovidingtechnicaltrainingtocustomersorendusers.
• FamiliaritywithSAPorsimilarenterprisemaintenancesystems.
• PriorEO/IRorthermalimagingexperienceisaplus,butnotrequired.Product-specifictrainingwillbeprovided.

About Teledyne FLIR Defense

Join Teledyne FLIR Defense, where we're dedicated to supporting critical missions with an exciting range of cutting-edge technologies. Our products include advanced surveillance sensors, unmanned air and ground vehicles, sensing devices used to detect chemicals, biological agents, radiation and explosives, and a host of other solutions that help warfighters, first responders, and search-and-rescue teams do their jobs better.

We're looking for passionate innovators eager to shape the future of the Defense and Public Safety industries. If you’re mission-driven to globally collaborate on solutions that can change the battlefield and save lives, we invite you to explore our current opportunities.

#AnyThreatAnywhere

Salary Range:

$48,400.00-$64,500.000

The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, local regulations (such as minimum wage), education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

You may not realize it, but Teledyne enables many of the products and services you use everyday .

Teledyne provides enabling technologies to sense, transmit and analyze information for industrial growth markets, including aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, energy, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.