Technician II
- Westminster, CO
- Permanent
- Full-time
What You'll Do:
- Conduct and support performance and functional tests on flight hardware, including electronic boards, antennas, and subsystems, during all phases of the hardware evolution process.
- Execute step-by-step test procedures, recording and verifying test data, and reporting out-of-tolerance conditions.
- Perform and assist in functional tests and monitor environmental testing parameters during Thermal, Vibration, EMI, and Acoustics testing.
- Provide technical support to the team during various shifts and critical schedules, including extended hours, weekends, and holidays.
- Troubleshoot issues related to product functionality and design, serving as a resource for resolving complex problems.
- Document specialized test setup configurations to ensure consistent and repeatable results.
- Apply hands-on skills with mechanical tooling, jigs, and fixtures to construct test setups and support electrical, cryogenics, and electro-optical test setups.
- Deliver work with attention to cost, schedule, and the consideration of reusability and producibility.
- Provide direction and support to less experienced employees.
- Support IRAD development of assemblies and sub-assemblies, including proof of concept protocols, in consultation with team members.
- Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
- Perform other duties as necessary.
Working Conditions:
- Work is performed in an office environment, laboratory, cleanroom, or production floor.
- High School diploma or equivalent and 1 year of relatable work experience.
- Each higher-level related degree, i.e., Bachelor's or Master's, may substitute for two years of related experience. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
- As this position requires operating a company vehicle, an offer and subsequent employment are contingent upon possessing and maintaining a valid US driver's license and successful completion of a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check.
- Ability to coordinate activities of a team, predict and meet schedules, resolve disconnects.
- Versatile and contribute to high-energy team environments.
- Solid communication skills and the ability to exercise them in a technical environment.
- Ability to apply basic computer skills to input and access data via computer interface.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds and work with heavy equipment, tooling, and fixtures.
- An ability to be trained to obtain specialized certifications required to perform the assembly and fabrication operations. (Clean room, ESD, FOD, Crane, Solder, Splicing, Crimping, J-STD, IPC-610/620)
- A good mechanical aptitude, with solid dexterity and hand/eye coordination to work with hand tools.
- Experience in environmental testing, including Thermal, Vibration, EMI, and other relevant tests.
- Experience with RF testing in anechoic chambers.
- Ability to independently operate RF test equipment, such as network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and signal generators.
- Experience in power testing.
- Proficiency in using graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for testing operations.
- Familiarity with RF theory and knowledge of S-parameters.
- General understanding of testing operations in environmental testing, including Thermal, Vibration, EMI, and other relevant tests.