Spirit Defense - Machine Shop Technician (Mid-level or Senior)

Position Responsibilities

• Work within a Structural Test Lab Machine Shop environment
• Construct, fabricate, assemble, troubleshoot, and maintain equipment, components, or devices
• Work from schematics, engineering drawings and written or verbal instructions
• Provide material selection, machining process, design improvement suggestions to designers
• Operate a wide variety of shop tools and equipment (CNC and manual mills, lathes, saws, drill presses, etc.)
• Fabricate or modify parts to very close tolerances to support exacting test requirements
• Work effectively and supportively in a team environment while being able to work independently with minimal oversight

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)

• 5+ years of experience running milling machines or related technical experience
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance and Special Program Access (for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

• Senior (Level 4): 10+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 2- year Associate's Degree from Trade and/or Technical School
• Proficiency with MasterCam
• CNC Operator background
• Highly skilled at operating manual and CNC mills, and other tools and equipment, safely with minimal oversight
• Experience with or be willing to learn machine shop type equipment (drills, saws, sanders, etc.), ovens and autoclaves, overhead cranes, forklifts, and other equipment
• Familiarity with aerospace specifications
• Experience with FTIR, GDS, GCMS instrumentation
• Previous OSHA/ Safety HAZ MAT Training/Certifications
• Proven ability to read and interpret engineering drawings or schematics
• Independently build or fabricate engineering test parts based on engineering drawings
• Propose solutions to engineering requirements
• Clock in and out of items and assemblies, some potentially heavy, either individually, with other personnel or specialty lifting devices including overhead cranes
• Work with potentially hazardous equipment or on potentially hazardous test activities, following all safety equipment and processes mandated for those activities
• Training and/or Certifications in MasterCam, CATIA, CNC Operation, NC Programming
• Union: This is a union-represented position