Environmental Test Technician
Core
Testing spacecraft, sub-assemblies, and components in simulated harsh space environments and maintaining the environmental test lab.
Role type
Environmental Test Technician
Builds
Flight hardware and spacecraft components
Domain
Aerospace / Satellite Manufacturing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Operating thermal vacuum chambers, operating electrodynamic shakers, using data acquisition systems, performing test verifications, maintaining test equipment, interpreting technical drawings, using mechanical hand tools
Preferred skills
Thermal/vibration/shock/acoustic testing experience, spacecraft component familiarity, material handling equipment certification, mentoring technical personnel
Technologies
Thermal vacuum chambers, electrodynamic shakers, data acquisition systems
Responsibilities
Independently operate thermal vacuum and thermal chambers; operate electrodynamic shakers for component and vehicle-level testing; build and maintain specialized test setups; perform tests and verifications of flight hardware; conduct maintenance and calibration of test equipment; support engineering troubleshooting and root cause investigations
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC