Data & Control Systems Technician (Starship Launch Hardware) - Level 4/5

DATA & CONTROL SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (STARSHIP LAUNCH HARDWARE) - LEVEL 4/5

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 480VAC


• Build and terminate AC power equipment up to 480VAC


• 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


• 6+ 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