Data & Control Systems Technician – Launch Hardware
| Company | SpaceX |
|---|---|
| Location | Cape Canaveral, FL, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate
- 1+ years of professional experience working with the following instrumentation: transducers, accelerometers, or thermocouples
Responsibilities
- Install and terminate wiring to pad instrumentation and data acquisition systems
- Install connectors, connector pins, terminals and lugs
- Perform continuity checks, locate and correct wiring errors using measuring instruments such as ohmmeters and voltage calibrators
- Perform work in support of fellow technicians and engineering employees using shop assembly equipment and hand tools
- Collaborate with design engineers to troubleshoot failures and issues derived from test data
- Write, create and organize work planning documents and instructions
- Generate purchase orders from vendor quotes
- Lead complex and mentally taxing projects with little to no oversight
- Install and modify electrical conveyances, including but not limited to conduit and cable tray
- Install cable and cable assemblies
- Build intricate and complex cable assemblies using Mil-C connectors and contacts
- Troubleshoot AC power distribution equipment up to 480VAC
- Build and terminate AC power equipment up to 480VAC
- Build, terminate, troubleshoot and maintain PLC based manufacturing hardware
- Fabricate support structures, enclosures and conveyances for electrical distribution equipment
Preferred Qualifications
- Associate degree in Aerospace Technology or another technical field
- 2+ years of professional, hands-on experience working with launch site instrumentation
- Experience with ISO 9000, IPC-620, and ICP-610 standards
- Quality inspection experience with harnessing and cables
- Understanding of basic direct current electrical theory
- Experience helping to develop and document procedures
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
- Ability to design and fabricate simple electrical circuits
- PLC and DAQ programming experience
- Experience with NI Max, Step 7, Studio 5000
- Proficient with use of power tools (e.g. hand drills, grinders, band saws, vacuums, and impact drivers)
- Proficient with use of hand tools (e.g. wire strippers, screw drivers, brooms, flush cuts, and wrenches)