Test Lab Technician
Core
Set up and perform static, motion, vibration, flow, environmental, and mechanical tests on aerospace components using specialized instrumentation and power equipment.
Role type
hands-on IC test lab technician
Builds
test fixtures, jigs, and test rigs for aerospace ducting systems
Domain
aerospace manufacturing and testing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
mechanical testing setup, vibration/shock/flow testing, helium leak detection, tensile testing, welding (Groups I-VI), reading engineering blueprints, shop mathematics, equipment repair, sample preparation for microscopy
Preferred skills
troubleshooting test setups, maintaining test rigs, service helium leak detectors
Technologies
lathe, band saws, grinders, drill presses, shock testers, cycling equipment, leak detectors, vibrators, micrometers, vernier calipers, recording instruments, furnaces
Responsibilities
make mechanical set-up and jigs, perform vibration/shock/flow/cycle/environmental tests, operate power equipment and recording instruments, run tensile tests and find yield points, service helium leak detectors, repair electrical measurement equipment, mount/polish/etch samples for microscopic examination, weld materials for high-pressure setups, document test results and observations
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
