Assembly, Integration, and Test Technician

As an Assembly Integration and Test Technician, you will be responsible for building and testing Astranis spacecrafts. The task requires both electrical and mechanical integration skills along with pneumatic and electrical checkout activity.

Role

• Assemble and test spacecraft and ground support equipment
• Assemble and integrate using engineering models and procedures - structural parts and assemblies, RF waveguides, antenna, electronic boxes, harnesses, coax cables, thermal blankets
• Maintain paperwork - work instructions, connector mate logs, test logs
• Set up, adjust, and calibrate standard test equipment to conduct functional and environmental testing using test procedures
• Perform spacecraft lifting and handling operations
• Perform spacecraft testing of communications, telemetry and command, thermal, power, and propulsion subsystems per the applicable procedure
• Operate spacecraft test consoles
• Analyze and interpret electrical/RF test data and provide results and issues to engineering
• Collaborate with AIT engineers to develop and document activities

Requirements

• 2 - 20+ years of technician or related experience
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, test plans, and work to procedures
• Ability to perform spacecraft integration tasks in clean room environment
• Ability to operate cranes, man lifts, tugs & handling equipment
• Familiar with windows style PC operating systems
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Willing and able to work all shifts, overtime, and/or weekends as required
• Willing and able to travel to support launch site efforts and off-site environmental testing
• Climbing ladders, long durations of standing, grasping, sitting, pulling, and physical bending movements
• Must be able to lift at least 25 lbs unassisted
• Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria

Bonus

• Experience in the aerospace industry
• Experience with handling and integrating space flight components and spacecraft environmental testing
• Experience in operating cranes, man lifts, forklifts, and handling equipment
• Hands-on experience using electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, spectral analyzers, etc.)
• Understanding and experience in environmental testing such as vibration, shock, thermal, burn-in, and TVAC.