Electrical Ground Support Equipment-Technician II

About the Company

Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company on a mission to reliably and repeatedly launch, land, and operate space systems from Earth to the Moon and beyond. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the first commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the first company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team at our rocket test and manufacturing facility in Briggs, TX, north of Cedar Park.

Responsibilities

• Make cable harness assemblies for test operations, as needed for various testing projects
• Perform instrumentation checkouts for test operations
• Troubleshoot instrumentation and/or control system problems
• Calibrate and troubleshoot valve feedback signals
• Terminate Military Specification connectors
• Build Junction Boxes that include instrumentation and control terminations
• Complete necessary instrumentation of test stands, wiring and data acquisition systems including but not limited to:
  • Assemble and install prototype, developmental, prototype/experimental and production electrical and electronic assembly units, sub units, boards, wire harnesses and cables associated with propulsion products
  • Install connectors, connector pins, terminals and lugs
  • Perform continuity checks, locate and correct wiring errors using measuring instruments such as ohmmeters and sequential continuity checkers
  • Connect, verify and specify the range of pressure transducers, thermocouples and other sensors
  • Set up and specification of power supplies for sensor excitation voltages
• Read and interpret planning documents, schematics, wiring diagrams, specifications, drawings, manuals, blueprints and engineering sketches
• Perform layout and wiring of instrumentation I/O breakout panels
• Perform work in support of fellow technicians and engineering employees using shop assembly equipment and hand tools
• Collaborate with test engineers to troubleshoot failures and issues derived from test data
• Commissioning of instrumentation and control systems
• Perform basic VFD and PLC diagnostics
• Performs other related duties, as assigned, for ensuring an efficient and effective work environment

Requirements

• 3-5 years of electrical technician experience
• Training and/or experience in basic operation of an oscilloscope & multimeter, soldering wires & connectors, operation of various crimping tools, wire stripping, ohm’s law, continuity testing, pinning out a military type connector, routing & tie wrapping cables, drilling & tapping holes, and building junction boxes
• Software/Computer Skills including Windows Operating Systems, and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Expertise with any of the following instrumentation: Resistance Temperature Devices (RTDs), strain gages, load cells, displacement transducers, pressure transducers
• Background should include experience with several of the following devices:
  • National Instruments DAQ systems
  • Configuring CAN Bus Digital Sensors, valve controllers, and thermocouple scanners
  • DC power supplies
  • DC-DC converters
  • UPS installations
  • Heat shrink tubing, cable harnessing, lacing, and proper strain relief concepts

Desired Qualifications

• Knowledge in signal conditioning concepts for various types of sensors, including:
  • Thermocouple Types K and ETC bonding concepts: resistance weld on and adhesive bond on types
  • TC probes through thermowell sheaths
  • Cold Junction compensation concepts

Benefits

• Generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles
• Parental leave
• Educational/relocation reimbursement
• Short term disability
• Flexible PTO options

Eligibility

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.