Senior Electrical Test Technician — EV Prototype & Validation

Kett Engineering Corporation; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Kett Engineering in Palo Alto, CA, is seeking a Senior Electrical Test Technician to support a leading EV manufacturer. You will perform diagnostics, baseline testing, and prototype verification of advanced electrical systems in a fast‑paced R&D lab environment.

Responsibilities include troubleshooting, data collection, documentation, and collaboration with engineers to advance vehicle technologies. Strong schematics understanding and hands‑on testing skills are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in electrical testing, diagnostics, or validation.
• Strong knowledge of analog and digital circuits and schematics.
• Ability to read wiring diagrams and technical drawings.
• Experience using oscilloscopes, multimeters, microscopes, and lab equipment.
• Experience with hardware verification and design verification testing.

Responsibilities

• Perform electrical testing, troubleshooting, and validation of prototype and production‑intent electronic systems.
• Support hardware verification and design verification activities for engineering programs.
• Diagnose and repair component‑level electrical failures using schematics and documentation.
• Identify failure mechanisms, isolate root causes, and document findings for review.
• Operate lab equipment including oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, and logic analyzers.
• Build, modify, and maintain test fixtures and prototype assemblies.

Skills

Electrical testing

Diagnostics

Root cause analysis

Documentation

Communication

Education

Associate degree or military training in Electronics Technology

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Microscopes

Power supplies

Logic analyzers

Test fixtures

Job description

Kett Engineering in Palo Alto, CA, is seeking a Senior Electrical Test Technician to support a leading EV manufacturer. You will perform diagnostics, baseline testing, and prototype verification of advanced electrical systems in a fast‑paced R&D lab environment.

Responsibilities include troubleshooting, data collection, documentation, and collaboration with engineers to advance vehicle technologies. Strong schematics understanding and hands‑on testing skills are required.