Test Technician (Avionics)

As a Test Technician, you will perform a wide range of spacecraft component and assembly testing while developing and maintaining state-of-the-art test equipment.  You will work closely with engineering to improve overall test processes across the company.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with test engineers to design and implement complex test setups for development and/or production environments (e.g. integrated systems testing in a thermal vacuum chamber with additional instrumentation for model validation)
• Work with test engineers, manufacturing engineers, production technicians to improve production test processes and improve acceptance test flow and automation
• Perform maintenance and calibration activities for environmental and robotic test equipment
• Respond to production related non-conformances and drive to root cause and disposition
• Maintain process planning documents and action feedback when necessary
• Provide training and guidance to other technicians
• Provide training and guidance to engineers regarding practical test setups and instrumentation
• Support the avionics test team's participation when interfacing with related departments (e.g. integrated vehicle testing or propulsion testing)

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• 4+ years of experience working on electronic or propulsion assemblies and/or test production environment or a bachelor's degree in an engineering field
• Deep knowledge of the safe operation of electrical, power, and data acquisition systems
• Proficient with wiring and electrical systems
• Proficient with fabricating and acquiring parts to build test capabilities from basic requirements with minimal direction from others
• Ability to troubleshoot problems with electrical systems and implement scrappy solutions