Manufacturing Technician
Teledyne FLIR · San Diego, CA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $39k–$52k
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- Yesterday
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level manufacturing role at Teledyne FLIR (aerospace & defense) in San Diego, CA.
- They ask for
- degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Automation, Tooling
- Base pay
- $39k–$52k
- Openings
- 3 with this title at this site
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in California: typical posted base $59k–$78k. This one lists $39k–$52k.
Median of the low and high ends of 10 live postings that list pay, out of 129 manufacturing technician openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 96 other live manufacturing postings in California.
- Base pay
- About 56% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $85k–$121k, from 12 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Tooling 38%
- Team leadership 37%
- CNC 35%
- Machining 34%
- New product launch 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
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Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Teledyne FLIR
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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This plant: Teledyne FLIR in San Diego
1 other open role at this site · 1 person we found in manufacturing roles at Teledyne FLIR.
- Quality Engineer · Quality
Full description from Teledyne FLIRAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Job summary
This position reports to the Production Technician Manager and is responsible for repairs associated with moderate and complex air quality
monitoring instrumentation. The incumbent will interface with Production, Stockroom, Customer Support and Engineering department
personnel. The position in primarily responsible for troubleshooting, resolving, repairing and reporting printed circuit board and
instrumentation issues.
Essential functions
- ◆Perform component level testing, troubleshooting, and repairing of various power supplies, software-controlled analog and digital printed circuit boards.
- ◆Responsible for calibrating, maintaining and repairing test fixtures.
- ◆Generate failure analysis and problem report to management.
- ◆Update or generate test procedure.
Qualifications
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Requirements
- ✓Requires an AA degree or equivalent work experience or military technical training.
- ✓Must possess strong problem-solving skills, digital and analog skills, and the ability to troubleshoot printed circuit board in a logical manner down to component level.
- ✓Must have experience utilizing measuring instruments, oscilloscopes, function generators, digital multi-meters and hand tools, such as, hand crimpers, screwdrivers, wrenches and pliers.
- ✓Must be skilled in Surface Mount Technology soldering and rework.
- ✓Must have experience in working from electronic schematics, mechanical assembly drawings.
- ✓Must be able to professionally communicate both verbally and in writing.
Requirements
- ✓This position will require frequent standing, bending, stooping, walking, sitting, and repetitive use of hand tools that will require twisting, turning, pushing, pulling, picking and lifting up to but no more than 30 lbs. unassisted.
- ✓This position will require the ability to visually inspect micro components utilizing such tools as a scope.
- ✓This position will require use ability to utilize a computer and associated equipment such as a keyboard and mouse.
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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
Teledyne API (TAPI), a business unit within the Environmental and Electronic Measurement Instruments group within Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), continues to be the global leader in the manufacturing of advanced instrumentation for monitoring of atmospheric pollution. We design, manufacture and market precision gas analyzers and air quality monitoring products both domestically and internationally.
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