
Facilities Technician
Teledyne FLIR · Goleta, CA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Base pay
- $63k–$84k
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Teledyne FLIR (aerospace & defense) in Goleta, CA. Install, maintain, modify, troubleshoot and repairs process and house plumbing systems and fixtures.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- Automation, Tooling, SolidWorks, AutoCAD
- Base pay
- $63k–$84k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in California: typical posted base $72k–$110k. This one lists $63k–$84k.
Median of the low and high ends of 6 live postings that list pay, out of 107 maintenance technician openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
California plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 107 other live reliability postings in California.
- Base pay
- About 30% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 3+)
Typical $90k–$121k, from 6 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- PLC 31%
- ✓ Tooling 31%
- Welding 30%
- Team leadership 30%
- EHS / safety 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for SolidWorks, AutoCAD, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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This plant: Teledyne FLIR in Goleta
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Full description from Teledyne FLIRAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Job Summary
Provides journeyman-level facilities maintenance support and reports to the Facilities Lead. Maintains and repairs facility structures, equipment, grounds, and building systems, including plumbing, electrical, and HVAC. Performs skilled trades work such as carpentry, painting, and general building repairs. Partners with Manufacturing and Process Engineering to install and maintain facility infrastructure supporting production operations. Conducts facility inspections, identifies repair needs, and works from blueprints, drawings, and sketches to complete projects.
Participates in a rotating 24/7 on-call schedule with three other Facilities Technicians, serving one week every four weeks and responding to site emergencies within 25 minutes during scheduled rotation.
Responsibilities
- ◆Journeyman-level experience in the following areas:
- ◆Carpentry (construction and maintenance)
- ◆Plumbing (troubleshooting, construction and maintenance)
- ◆Electrical (troubleshooting, construction and maintenance)
- ◆Process and building piping (construction and maintenance)
- ◆H.V.A.C. (installation, troubleshooting and maintenance)
- ◆Perform all aspects of facility remodeling, including office and laboratory setup, teardown, and moving, floor preparation, tile setting, security system maintenance and troubleshooting, and phone network installation and support
- ◆Experience with computer-aided design (CAD) software, such as AutoCAD or SolidWorks. Familiarity with small-scale 3D printers is a plus
- ◆Proficient in the safe operation of shop equipment, including table saws, band saws, drill presses, hydraulic presses, grinders, routers, belt sanders, forklifts, and a variety of hand tools
- ◆Demonstrate current knowledge of industry-standard safety practices and safe work procedures
Qualifications
- ✓High School Diploma or GED
- ✓2+ years of experience in carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and/or HVAC
- ✓Job-related trade school education, military training, or an AA/AS degree is preferred
- ✓Must possess a valid driver's license and clean Motor Vehicle Record (MVR)
- ✓Experience maintaining and repairing factory support equipment, such as pumps, compressors, and HVAC units
- ✓Equipment or skill-specific certification desired
- ✓Basic computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
- ✓Able to read, write, and communicate effectively in English
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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
Core Competencies
- •High attention to detail
- •Strong interpersonal skills
- •Working from plans, drawings, rough sketches or verbal instructions, the Facilities Technician will have the knowledge and ability to:
- •Install, maintain, troubleshoot and repair all types building electrical and control systems
- •Construct, alter, and remodel various types of internal and external building structures
- •Install, maintain, modify, troubleshoot and repairs process and house plumbing systems and fixtures
- •Perform preventive maintenance on, diagnose, maintain and repair all types of heating, ventilating and cooling systems
- •Troubleshoot, modify and expand building networks
- •Set up, knock down and move offices, labs and related equipment
- •Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with administrators, engineers, process workers, co-workers and contractors
- •Ability to interpret and work from a variety of work instructions, ranging from simple plans to complex blueprints; experience working with incomplete documentation is a plus
- •Ability to establish, organize, and maintain an inventory of spare parts
- •Experience working with a computer control system
- •Knowledge of applicable building and electrical codes, including UBC, UFC, NEC, state and local codes
Essential Job Functions
- •Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs., unassisted
- •Must be able to team lift up to 70 lbs.
- •Must be able to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods, up to 8 hours a day
- •Must be able to bend, kneel, and stoop up to 8 hours a day
Job
What We Offer
- •Competitive Salary & Benefits Package
- •Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance from Day 1
- •Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays
- •401(k) with Company Match
- •Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- •Educational Tuition Reimbursement
- •Fun Employee Events throughout the year
Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, legal permanent resident, asylee, refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.
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