Apprentice Controls Technician
Core
Support the build-up and maintenance of data and control systems, including instrumentation, wiring, and electrical systems for space access.
Role type
Apprentice Controls Technician
Builds
Data acquisition and control hardware, wiring, interface harnesses, and instrumentation for test requirements.
Domain
Aerospace / Instrumentation and Control Systems
Required skills
Instrumentation maintenance, electrical system repair, wire termination, circuitry adjustment, schematic interpretation, system-level troubleshooting, signal conditioning, data acquisition concepts, bus architecture knowledge, project planning, Windows OS, Microsoft Office.
Preferred skills
RTDs, strain gauges, load cells, Variable Frequency Drives, motor starters, soldering, crimping tools, cable harnessing, operational amplifiers, measurement techniques.
Technologies
SCXI, PXI, PCI/PCIe, PXI/PXIe, GPIB, Serial, USB, Windows OS, Microsoft Office.
Responsibilities
Maintain, calibrate, configure, monitor, test, troubleshoot, install, and repair instrumentation and electrical systems; investigate and correct system malfunctions; lay out and build electrical units; perform wire terminations and verify sensor health; read and interpret planning documents and schematics.
Seniority
Apprentice