What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineering Technician position at Astrolab?
Engineering Technician
Department : Production & Test
Employment Type : Full Time
Location : Hawthorne, California
Compensation : $33.00 - $63.00 / hour
Description
Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab) is pioneering new ways to explore and operate on distant planetary bodies. We are singularly focused on designing, building, and operating a fleet of multi-purpose commercial planetary rovers to extend and enhance humanity's presence in the solar system. We are seeking motivated, creative, and exceptional people to join our world-class team.
As an Development Engineering Technician you will play a crucial role in the development, assembly, and test of lunar rovers. You will support research and development as well as new product introduction to production.
What You'll Do
- Support avionics, mechanical assembly, R&D jobs, field testing campaigns, and flight hardware campaigns.
- Set up data acquisition systems and control systems for test assets
- Document first time build and test processes
- Perform component and assembly troubleshooting
- Support the development, design, and build of development assets, test assets, and production equipment
- Perform equipment and facilities preventative maintenance
- Champion 5S and best-in-class safety practices across all areas of the business
- Use precision calibrated tools such as torque wrenches, micrometers, calipers, crimpers, etc.
- Use of instrumentation and sensors including power supplies, oscilloscopes, accelerometers, thermocouples, RTDs, etc.
- Read and interpret technical drawings and other technical documentation
- Support on-site and off-site vehicle testing
- Train and mentor new technicians and engineers to ensure flow-down of best practices
- Lead critical lift operations
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Salary : $33 - $63
