Data & Control Systems Technician; Starship Launch Hardware

Position: Data & Control Systems Technician (Starship Launch Hardware)
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DATA & CONTROL SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (STARSHIP LAUNCH HARDWARE)

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 480
  
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• Build and terminate AC power equipment up to 480
  
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• Build, terminate, troubleshoot and maintain PLC based manufacturing hardware
• Fabricate support structures, enclosures and conveyances for electrical distribution equipment

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• 1+ years of professional experience working with industrial controls or instrumentation in a manufacturing or production environment

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• 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)

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to pass Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral
• Ability to work the following shift:
• Monday - Friday 6:00am - 4:30pm
• Ability to work nights & weekends when needed to meet critical launch milestones
• Ability to lift heavy objects (up to 25 lbs.) unassisted
• Ability to perform job duties that require standing, kneeling, crouching, twisting upper body, working in cramped positions in small openings and climbing hand over hand
• Ability to work at elevated heights (up to 100 feet)
• Typically exposed to work in extreme outdoor environments - heat, cold, rain
• Work performed in an environment requiring exposure to fumes, odors, and noise
• Travel to other sites may be required, up to 15% of the time

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

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