EE Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

GNSS (GPS) creates upwards of $500B in economic value in North America every year, supporting everything from consumer applications, to transportation, to time sync for critical infrastructure. As these industries progress towards autonomy, the performance and security demands of their Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) systems are increasing beyond what GNSS can support, leaving a need for a cost-effective global solution.

Using lessons we've learned at places like SpaceX and Blue Origin, Xona is building a modern commercial satellite system at the rapid pace of the new space industry leveraging the recent wave of technology and regulatory advancements. Building on our patented small satellite architecture, we are developing a robust and accurate service that is an independent alternative to GNSS rather than a correction, solving the longstanding challenge of obtaining a reliable high accuracy solution. Our satellite system will provide the first ever high-accuracy global navigation and timing services with the security and resilience that modern applications need to operate safely at scale.

As an EE Technician, you will be an integral part in supporting our R&D and AI&T teams at Xona. You will work closely with engineers to test, assemble, rework, and document all electrical, RF, and mechanical design elements that make up our PNT payload and satellite. Your work will have significant impact on our goal of bringing cutting edge navigation technologies to space.

Requirements :

• 2 years of technician or related experience
• Hands on experience with soldering, wiring, cable making etc
• Ability to interpret PCBA schematics, technical drawings, test plans, and work to procedures
• Ability to perform payload and spacecraft integration tasks in lab and clean room environments
• Perform payload testing of communications, telemetry and command, thermal, and power subsystems per the applicable procedure including setting up, adjusting and calibrating standard test equipment
• Hands-on experience using electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, spectral analyzers, etc.)
• Maintain work instructions, connector mate logs, test logs
• Develop, maintain, and own process and documentation for PCBA and harness manufacturing, inspection, rework, staking, and conformal coating
• Analyze and interpret electrical / RF test data and provide results and issues to engineering
• Familiar with windows style PC operating systems
• Willing and able to work all shifts, overtime, and / or weekends, travel to support launch and off-site environmental testing as required
• Climbing ladders, long durations of standing, grasping, sitting, pulling, and physical bending movements
• Must be able to lift at least 40 lbs unassisted
• Be able to clearly communicate written and orally in English
• To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States (i.e. Green Card holder), or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Desired Qualifications