Development Test Technician - 2nd Shift

Starbase, TXfull time

On Site

mid

H1B: no

SpaceX Development Test Technician for Starbase Structures team responsible for test operations and test equipment fabrication. Tasks include building, modifying, and troubleshooting mechanical and fluid systems, instrumentation, and data/control systems.

Responsibilities

Build, modify, and troubleshoot new or existing test equipment, ranging from fluid systems, mechanical assemblies, data and control systems, and instrumentation
Fabricate high-pressure fluid panels, plumbing, and hydraulic manifolds, including tube fabrication and routing, cleaning, proofing, and activating
Install instrumentation, build and route harnessing, and troubleshoot instrumentation and wiring issues
Build, operate, and troubleshoot hydraulic systems, including pumps, actuators, servos, winches, etc.
Assemble, modify, and inspect test articles, including structural fabrication (precision drilling, doublers, brackets, blending, painting, bonding, etc.), leak detection, non-destructive testing, and instrumentation installation (strain gauges)
Participate in rigging and crane operations for test equipment and test articles, including hangar bridge cranes and mobile crane lifts
Build and modify data and control systems, ranging from small mobile DAQs to large data and control infrastructure for test stands with thousands of channels
Maintain, calibrate, configure, monitor, test, troubleshoot, install, and repair instrumentation, process controls, data acquisition systems, and electrical systems
Participate in test operations, including configuration of high-pressure, hazardous, and cryogenic fluid systems, connecting hydraulic actuators and instrumentation, controlling hazardous areas, troubleshooting instrumentation and test hardware, and monitoring test video and data

Qualification

Associate degree in an engineeringComputer skills

Required

High school diploma or equivalency certificate
3+ years of experience with one or more of the following: working with and troubleshooting mechanical systems, high-pressure fluid systems, instrumentation (strain gauges, load cells, temperature sensors, deflection gauges, accelerometers, or pressure transducers), data and control systems, or test operations on mechanical or electrical systems

Preferred

Ability to rapidly change roles and responsibilities, and learn new skills while working in a fast-paced and challenging work environment
Associate degree in an engineering, mechanical, electrical systems, or other related field
Computer skills, including experience using Microsoft Office, Teamcenter, NX
Experience reading/interpreting planning documents, schematics, wiring diagrams, specifications, drawings, manuals, blueprints, and engineering sketches
Experience with aerospace testing (propulsion, structural, etc.)
Experience in airframe structural repair
Experience with hydraulic plumbing repair/fabrication
Experience with non-destructive inspection equipment and techniques