Test Technician
Core
Execute hardware test operations including setting up, instrumenting, running, and tearing down tests on test stands for mechanical, structural, thermal, fluid, and vacuum testing.
Role type
Senior IC test technician (hardware) (via careerplan.io/jobs/5082161008-test-technician-at-generalmatter)
Builds
Hardware test infrastructure and standards for rapid hardware development
Domain
Nuclear fuel production / Advanced manufacturing
Required skills
Hardware test execution, instrumentation installation (strain gauges, thermocouples, RTDs, pressure transducers, load cells, accelerometers), DAQ system operation, fluid system operation, hardware troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, schematic reading
Preferred skills
Light fabrication (tube bending, harnessing, precision mechanical assembly), vacuum systems experience, test conductor console operations, radiation/hazards operations experience
Technologies
Multimeters, oscilloscopes, data acquisition systems (DAQ)
Responsibilities
Set up test articles, fixtures, and stands per defined procedures; Install and route instrumentation; Operate test equipment and DAQ systems; Execute test procedures and record results; Operate fluid systems for proof, leak, and functional tests; Troubleshoot hardware, instrumentation, and test setups; Maintain and calibrate test equipment; Support post-test inspection and teardown; Maintain safe, FOD-controlled test area; Support fabrication of fixtures and test setups
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC