Test and Validation Technician
MAHLE · Lockport, NY
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Quality
- Base pay
- $50k–$70k
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level quality role at MAHLE (automotive) in Lockport, NY. Reporting to the Head of AC Testing – NA, you will be responsible for conducting performance and durability testing of automotive HVAC and engine cooling components.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
- Tools it names
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)
- Base pay
- $50k–$70k
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Quality Technician roles in New York: typical posted base $52k–$70k. This one lists $50k–$70k.
Median of the low and high ends of 5 live postings that list pay, out of 21 quality technician openings in New York, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 20 other live quality postings in New York.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 3+)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 29%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: MAHLE in Lockport
2 other open roles at this site.
- Test and Validation Engineer - HVAC · Quality
- Test and Measurement Controls Engineer · Controls
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Qualifications
- ✓Degree Qualified.
- ✓3-5 years automotive experience desirable.
- ✓ASE certification desirable.
- ✓EPA 608 certification desirable.
- ✓Strong mechanical aptitude.
- ✓Proficient in MS Office.
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Work location - Lockport, NY
Your Contribution
As a Validation Lab Technician, reporting to the Head of AC Testing – NA, you will be responsible for conducting performance and durability testing of automotive HVAC and engine cooling components. Duties include installation/removal of test parts, instrumentation, running tests, and collecting data. Works with engineers to understand test requirements.
Execute performance and durability testing for automotive HVAC and thermal management components.
Monitor, collect, and validate critical test data to ensure accurate performance evaluation.
Operate and maintain advanced laboratory test benches and computerized testing systems.
Troubleshoot test equipment, HVAC refrigerant systems, and component failures to support efficient testing.
Partner with engineers to execute test plans, analyze results, and support product validation activities.
- •Other duties and responsabilties may be required.
Our Offering
We will provide a collaborative environment working on exciting assignments, along with ongoing personal & career development opportunities.
We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!
After receiving your online application, the interview process will typically be, a screening call followed by Personal Interview(s)
For more information about MAHLE and what a career with us looks like for you, click here. and to learn more about our foundation owned technology group click here.
#DiversityMatters with our inclusive culture, we welcome applications from all social, religious & ethnical backgrounds, disabilities both mental and physical, identities (gender) and neurodivergent people.
MAHLE is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment-based non-immigrant and immigrant visas. However, as a global company, MAHLE offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website www.jobs.mahle.com
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