Senior Environmental Technician

Senior Environmental Technician### Senior Environmental Technician Apply:
Onsite

Required:

Cambridge, MA:
Full time:
Posted Today:
JR003054
** Overview:
** Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation.

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** Job Description

Summary:

** About the Group  The Production Design, Verification & Validation group (GAD4) supports a growing portfolio of laboratory level hardware in the loop testing. Our work increasingly depends on single , two , and three axis motion control tables for precision positioning, vibration isolation, and dynamic testing of guidance system hardware. To keep pace with this expanding workload we need a senior level technician who can operate, maintain, and rapidly troubleshoot these tables while also providing broader environmental lab support.  

Primary Mission    
• Serve as the go to expert for all multi axis table platforms (e.g., Unholtz Dickie Apex, ACUTRONIC, and any custom built tables) across the Cambridge facility.

• Ensure that tables are ready, calibrated, and performing to spec for every test cycle, supporting both scheduled and unscheduled activities.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  Position Responsibilities    Core Table Centric Duties    
• Operate single , two , and three axis tables according to test procedures, loading/unloading payloads, configuring motion profiles, and executing automated runs with minimal supervision.

• Perform preventive maintenance on table drive electronics, linear encoders, bearings, motor couplings, and pneumatic/hydraulic subsystems; log all service actions in the equipment CMMS.

• Diagnose and troubleshoot table faults (e.g., axis jitter, encoder errors, motor overheating, drive communication loss) using built in diagnostics, oscilloscope/logic analyzer data, and vendor specific software tools.

• Calibrate and verify table positioning accuracy, repeatability, and dynamic response (frequency response, backlash, travel limits) before each test campaign.

• Maintain and update SOPs for table operation, safety interlocks, and change over procedures; train junior staff on correct usage.  General Lab Support (unchanged but re ordered)    
• Follow SOPs for handling and testing inertial equipment throughout the lab.

• Support shipping, receiving, tracking, and inspection of guidance systems in Cambridge; ensure proper logistics documentation.

• Act as data courier between Bedford and Cambridge, and perform data acquisition with portable vibration controllers, DAQ systems, and digital recorders.

• Maintain test logs, record data during test cell operations, and ensure data integrity.

• Escort Draper personnel and contractors as required, maintaining lab organization and cleanliness.

• Assist in repair of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical/electronic test equipment (including shakers, thermal/vacuum chambers, centrifuges, high speed cameras, magnetic field rigs, etc.).
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* Job Description:

**** Duties/Responsibilities*
* • Performs skilled assembly work; build, assemble, modify and/or repair prototypes.

• Provides support to engineers on technical projects and/or product; collect, maintain, organize, compile, and manipulate technical data per guidelines.  
• Prepares engineering documentation,…