Engineering Technician

JOB DECRIPTION:

Looking an experienced engineering technician to provide support for the Operations Test Group. Individual would work with a diverse team to perform assembly, integration and testing for highly reliable space hardware assemblies of low to high complexity.
Candidate is required to have a competent knowledge of basic engineering concepts, principles, theories, and techniques needed to deliver thoroughly tested spaceflight products, equipment and systems.

Essential Functions:

• Works independently under general guidance and direction on larger, moderately complex projects or assignments
• Adhere to strict spaceflight test standards and execute procedures, document results, generate test reports, and create/manage electronic test data
• Ability to train test technicians in safe and proper testing protocols
• Support Clean Room, test and assembly area periodic preventative maintenance and cleaning activities
• Support equipment performance verifications (validations, proof loads, etc.)
• Support the transport of equipment to/from storage facilities in Fort Wayne, and other Company or customer sites
• Support critical movements of flight hardware in support of test activities
• Support mid to high complexity testing of electrical sub-assemblies and components, including electrical boxes, optical assemblies and cables at a sub-system, system and payload
• Contribute to process development, continuous improvement efforts and problem resolution
• Travel as needed between sites and Customer locations for post-delivery support and integration activities
• Work non-standard shifts as required during specific activities and overtime may be required
• Overtime may be required frequently to support customer product testing

Qualifications:

• Requires developing job knowledge/skills. Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience or 2 years post-Secondary/Associate degree with 2 years of prior related experience.
• Embodies strong professional work ethic, self-motivation, and a high attention to details
• Ability to obtain work in confined spaces or a clean room environment for long periods of time (? 2 hours)
• Ability to work holidays, weekends, and occasional overnight travel; work may include shift work
• Ability to travel up to 50% as required to support customer product testing

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience working with a variety of electrical and/or mechanical assemblies and equipment within the Space or Aerospace industry.
• Hands-on experience using a variety of hand tools including use of specialized tools. e.g. torque wrenches, micrometers, and calipers.
• Experience with written process and procedure protocol
• Experience with bench-top testing of electrical/mechanical assemblies
• Experience with ESD safeguards and contamination control
• Experience working in a clean room environment
• Experience working with computer systems and their use with test equipment operation; DVM, O’scope, DSA, Power Supplies etc.
• Experience with Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) with certification