Test Technician (avionics)

Test Technician (Avionics)

As a Test Technician, you will perform a wide range of spacecraft component and assembly testing while developing and maintaining state-of-the-art test equipment. You will work closely with engineering to improve overall test processes across the company.

Department: Avionics

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Redondo Beach

Workplace type: Onsite

Compensation: $30.00 - $50.00 / hour

Reporting To: Brynne Hunt, Manager, Avionics Test

Responsibilities

• Work closely with test engineers to design and implement complex test setups for development and/or production environments (e.g. integrated systems testing in a thermal vacuum chamber with additional instrumentation for model validation)
• Work with test engineers, manufacturing engineers, production technicians to improve production test processes and improve acceptance test flow and automation
• Perform maintenance and calibration activities for environmental and robotic test equipment
• Respond to production related non-conformances and drive to root cause and disposition
• Maintain process planning documents and action feedback when necessary
• Provide training and guidance to other technicians
• Provide training and guidance to engineers regarding practical test setups and instrumentation
• Support the avionics test team's participation when interfacing with related departments (e.g. integrated vehicle testing or propulsion testing)

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• 4+ years of experience working on electronic or propulsion assemblies and/or test production environment or a bachelor's degree in an engineering field
• Deep knowledge of the safe operation of electrical, power, and data acquisition systems
• Proficient with wiring and electrical systems
• Proficient with fabricating and acquiring parts to build test capabilities from basic requirements with minimal direction from others
• Ability to troubleshoot problems with electrical systems and implement scrappy solutions

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Associate degree or bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, or electrical engineering
• 7+ years of demonstrated professional experience providing support for the production and test of highly complex components (e.g. cars, battery systems, valves, actuators)
• Experience designing tooling in a hardware development environment
• Capable of solving complex problems with little to no supervision on schedule as an individual or as a member of an integrated team
• Ability to use CAD tools to design 3D printable and/or sheet metal fixtures
• Familiarity with RF test equipment

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

About Impulse Space

Impulse Space, the in-space transportation company founded by Tom Mueller, is opening access beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with its fleet of in-space transportation vehicles. The high-energy Helios vehicle unlocks orbits beyond LEO with its powerful Deneb engine, dropping off payloads in MEO, GEO, heliocentric, lunar, and other planetary orbits. The flight-proven Mira vehicle uses a nontoxic, high-impulse chemical propulsion system to offer orbital transport, constellation deployment, and precision reentry services to customers throughout LEO. Led by a team that delivered the most reliable rockets in history, Impulse provides economical and efficient in-space transportation by reliably and rapidly getting customers where they want to go.

Our Hiring Process

Stage 4: Technical Phone Interview(s)

Stage 5: Onsite Interview

Stage 6: Offer!

Stage 1: Application Received

Stage 2: Resume Review

Stage 3: Intro Phone Interview