Test Technician
Job Description
Aerospace Test Technician
Location: Kent, WA
Salary: $42/hr
Industry: Aerospace/Manufacturing
Employment Type: 6 month assignment with potential for extension or conversion to permanent
Shift: Monday to Thursday 6AM to 4:30PM
Basic Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent with a minimum of 2 years of experience in related tasks.
- 2 years of environmental test experience or exposure to the following: Inspection, Specification Performance, Leakage, Shock, Vibe, Static Load, Thermal Cycle, Thermal Vacuum, Environments other than Air, Pressure, and Proof.
- Some experience with pressure testing, basic valve operation, or vibration testing is required.
- Thermal Chamber test setup experience is required.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills including work prioritization, scheduling, and providing succinct status reports.
- Ability to self-start, find clarity in ambiguous situations, earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
- Knowledge/experience in manufacturing and test processes and procedures.
- Strong ability to comprehend technical work instructions.
- High attention to detail
- Proven familiarity with data acquisition systems, data analysis, and data processing.
- Strong safety mindset and experience, including hands-on experience planning and conducting hazardous or critical operations.
- Experience with drawings, shop orders, and detailed work instructions.
- Experience with test electronic, hydrostatic, and pneumatic test equipment.
- Experience with various types of gages, instruments, and measuring devices.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with software systems, databases, and Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Physically able to climb ladders and stairs and lift and carry 50 lbs. for limited durations.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Desired Qualifications:
- Associate degree in a relevant field
- Knowledge in reading P&ID (Pressure and Instrumentation Diagrams) and setup pressure system.
- Ability to use torque wrenches, safety wire installation, and cryogenic testing.
- Must have experience with high pressure systems and knowledge of valve operation
- Overhead crane and rigging experience.
- Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems, Non-conformance systems, Ticketed request systems, and order scheduling systems
- Experience using and maintaining calibrated equipment.
- Experience with GSE/Fittings
- Ability to utilize test instrumentation and control components: pressure transducers, thermocouples, RTDs, strain gauges, accelerometers, flow meters, load cells, relays, and solenoid valves, preferred.
- Ability to read and understand mechanical and electrical schematics and reports.
- Experience using test instrumentation and control components.
- Familiarity with National Instruments (LabVIEW / Test Stand)
Duties:
- Execute Work directly with a small team operating and maintaining the environmental, hydraulic, and high-pressure test equipment used for acceptance testing of flight hardware.
- Integrate, test, functionally verify, and troubleshoot hydraulic and pneumatically actuated cryogenic valves, systems and components
- Conduct hands-on acceptance testing (thermal, vibration, cryogenic, hydraulic, and Pneumatic) on flight hardware by company-outlined procedures.
- Assist with installation, operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of vibration tables, thermal chambers, proof pressure systems and other test equipment.
- Assisting with process documentation and controls
- Perform testing and certification of the test equipment.
- Coordinate with test engineers and engage with management on daily test activities.
- Clean machines, equipment, and work areas by 5S standards and management guidance.
- Setup and safely operate high energy systems (e.g., high-pressure gas)
- Conduct and/or oversee several test projects simultaneously while supporting operations schedules.
- Configure test setups, fixtures, and instrumentation per test plans and standards.
- Identify, communicate, and mitigate cost, schedule, and technical risks.
- Additional duties as assigned.
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