Test Engineering Technician
$35 - $45/hr+ Stock option grant
Mid
Associate's
Loveland, CO, USA
In PersonOnsite in Loveland, Colorado.
Manufacturing Quality & TestInspection & Test
About the job
Requirements
- Demonstrated hands-on experience as a test, engineering, maintenance, manufacturing, field-service, or industrial technician.
- Mechanical aptitude and experience assembling, modifying, maintaining, or troubleshooting equipment, piping, pumps, valves, or comparable hardware.
- Basic electrical aptitude, including safe use of a multimeter and experience with sensors, wiring, panels, or instrumentation.
- Ability to read and work from mechanical drawings, schematics, procedures, and bills of materials.
- Experience using hand tools, power tools, and basic measurement equipment safely and correctly.
- Ability to follow written procedures, record test results accurately, and communicate observations clearly to engineers and technicians.
- Comfort working with prototype equipment and incomplete information while maintaining safe work practices.
- Authorization to work in the United States.
- Ability to stand, bend, reach, climb, and perform hands-on work for extended periods.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 25 lbs regularly and up to 50 lbs occasionally with assistance or lifting aids.
- Ability to work around industrial equipment, pressurized systems, electrical equipment, and active test facilities.
- Ability to use required personal protective equipment and follow established safety procedures, including lockout/tagout where applicable.
Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on mechanical and electrical support for testing across Prototype, Pilot, and 1 MW systems.
- Set up test equipment, piping, instrumentation, sensors, wiring, and data-acquisition hardware under established engineering direction.
- Execute test procedures, monitor equipment, collect and record data, and maintain accurate test logs and equipment records.
- Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and facility issues and work with engineers to implement corrective actions.
- Support upgrades to the test facility required for initial 1 MW testing, including installation, checkout, and maintenance of test infrastructure.
- Build, modify, commission, maintain, and operate compressor and system test stands.
- Maintain a safe, clean, organized, and test-ready work area and follow safety, personal protective equipment, lockout/tagout, and operating procedures.
- Write, refine, and maintain test procedures, maintenance instructions, checklists, and work instructions.
- Provide practical feedback to engineers on test setup, equipment serviceability, recurring failures, and opportunities to improve test execution.
- Progress toward independently running defined tests with limited engineering oversight and supporting future manufacturing end-of-line testing.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience operating or supporting industrial test stands, process equipment, refrigeration systems, heat pumps, compressors, boilers, or similar equipment.
- Experience installing and troubleshooting instrumentation such as pressure, temperature, flow, vibration, or electrical sensors.
- Experience with data-acquisition systems, programmable logic controller-controlled equipment, or basic controls troubleshooting.
- Experience with pressure, leak, vacuum, hydrostatic, or performance testing.
- Experience building or upgrading test facilities, utility systems, or laboratory infrastructure.
- Environmental Protection Agency 608, electrical, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, welding, pipefitting, instrumentation, or other relevant trade certification.
- Experience in a prototype, research and development, low-volume manufacturing, or new-product-introduction environment.
- Associate degree, trade certification, or equivalent demonstrated hands-on experience.
About the company
AtmosZero makes modular electrified boilers that generate decarbonized steam for industrial processes. The boilers convert electricity and ambient heat into steam, serving as a drop-in replacement for traditional fossil-fuel boilers and can be deployed in a plug-and-play, scalable way with optional leasing and maintenance. Compared with others, AtmosZero focuses on a straightforward path to decarbonization by offering a fossil-free, plug-and-play steam solution that fits existing plants with minimal changes. Its goal is to help heavy industries cut carbon emissions and achieve climate targets by providing practical, cost-effective zero-emission steam.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Grant
Total Funding
$32.7M
Headquarters
Loveland, Colorado
Founded
2021
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- New Belgium's 650-kilowatt pilot has delivered steam since May 2025, proving field operation.
- AtmosZero opened its 100,000-square-foot Loveland factory in 2025, targeting 100 units annually.
- Colorado and federal incentives supplied $3.2 million DOE funding and up to $24.3 million tax credits.
What critics are saying
- AtmosZero still targets volume deliveries in 2027, leaving a long commercial gap after pilot success.
- The New York Empire Technology Prize installation remains in negotiation, delaying a visible reference customer.
- If gas boiler incumbents and electric-resistance systems underprice Boiler 2.0, AtmosZero's factory becomes stranded.
What makes AtmosZero unique
- AtmosZero's Boiler 2.0 uses modular heat-pump steam, replacing combustion boilers in existing plants.
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries invested in March 2026, validating industrial OEM distribution and supply-chain access.
- R.F. MacDonald Co. partnership in February 2026 opens boiler-room sales channels across California and Nevada.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Paid Federal Holidays
- Commuter Benefits