Test Specialist - Multiple Shifts (Components) - Level 4/5
Core
Construct, run, and maintain custom test stands and fixtures for valves, regulators, and actuators in extreme environments for Falcon, Dragon, and Starship vehicles.
Role type
Senior hands-on test specialist (components)
Builds
Custom test stands, fixtures, instrumentation, and high-pressure/cryogenic systems for spacecraft components
Domain
Aerospace propulsion / High-pressure fluid systems
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Fabricate high-pressure plumbing systems, operate pneumatic and hydraulic components, troubleshoot mechanical/electrical systems, read mechanical assembly drawings and blueprints, install instrumentation (strain gages, pressure transducers, load cells), operate machine shop equipment, perform pressure testing
Preferred skills
Read electro-mechanical schematics and P&ID diagrams, fabricate electrical systems (soldering, crimping), operate basic machine shop equipment, work with high voltage systems, experience with cryogenic systems
Technologies
DAQ hardware, wire harnesses, strain gages, pressure transducers, load cells, thermocouples, RTDs, accelerometers, analog circuitry, pneumatic/hydraulic components, machine shop equipment
Responsibilities
Design test fixtures and setups, fabricate instrumentation and systems, troubleshoot mechanical/electrical/pneumatic/hydraulic systems, perform and document tests, summarize and distribute test data, lead anomaly investigations, support production testing
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC