Instrumentation & Controls Technician
Core
Maintain, calibrate, configure, monitor, test, troubleshoot, install, and repair instrumentation, process controls, data acquisition systems, and electrical systems for space hardware.
Role type
hands-on IC instrumentation & controls technician
Builds
data acquisition and control hardware, wiring, interface harnesses, and instrumentation for space access
Domain
aerospace + instrumentation & controls
Required skills
instrumentation maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting, wire terminations, sensor health verification, circuitry adjustment, schematic interpretation, soldering, crimping, continuity testing, connector pinning, cable harnessing, strain relief, DC electronics, signal conditioning, data acquisition interfacing
Preferred skills
RTDs, silicon diode temperature devices, strain gauges, load cells, displacement transducers, flow meters (turbine, coriolis, ultrasonic), Wheatstone Bridge Theory, Ohm's Law, oscilloscope operation, multi-meter usage, Variable Frequency Drives, motor starters, bus architectures (PCI/PCIe, PXI/PXIe, GPIB, Serial, USB), project planning, Windows OS, Microsoft Office, SCXI and PXI-based systems
Technologies
SCXI, PXI, PXIe, GPIB, Serial, USB, Windows, Microsoft Office
Responsibilities
Maintain and repair instrumentation and electrical systems; diagnose and correct system malfunctions; build and modify electronic units and assemblies; perform wire terminations and verify sensor health; read and interpret schematics and blueprints; develop project plans with milestones and reviews
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC