Technician III – Aerospace Test Technician

About the role

We build and test classified and unclassified spacecrafts. You will work with integration of bus level, optic or component level spacecrafts through environmental testing. These tests will require operations using Digital multimeters, O-Scopes and ESD testing equipment. Comfortability of working elevated and in tight spaces.

Responsibilities

• Work under limited supervision. Routine work requires no instruction.
• Routine errors may be difficult to detect and would normally result in loss of customer business, material or equipment to resolve.
• Contacts are typically with individuals within own department and occasionally with contacts outside own organization. Contacts involve obtaining or providing information or data requiring some explanation or interpretation.
• Apply basic computer skills to input and access data via computer interface.
• 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.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent plus 2 or more years of related experience.
• Each higher-level related degree, i.e., Bachelor’s or Master’s, may substitute for two years of related experience.
• Electronics background or related degree to effectively support electronic test operations.
• Versatile and contribute well to high-energy team environments.
• Ability to independently operate Frequency analyzers, Spectrum analyzers, O-scopes, Power supplies, Multi-Meters, and data acquisition monitoring devices.
• Ability to interpret electrical and mechanical drawings, specifications, notes, and wire lists.
• The ability to be trained and obtain specialized certifications required to perform the assembly and fabrication operations.
• (Clean room, ESD, FOD, Crane, Solder, Slicing, Crimping, J-STD, IPC-610/620)

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to exercise them in a technical environment.
• A good mechanical aptitude, with solid dexterity and hand/eye coordination to work with hand tools.
• Basic computer skills required.
• A self-starter, ambitious, and conscientious very high attention to detail.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and work with heavy equipment, tooling and fixtures.

Skills

• Environmental testing experience e.g., Vibration, Thermal Vacuum, EMI, Acoustic.
• Enhanced performance skills in various flight component test operations.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health savings account.
• A 401(k) savings plan.
• Disability coverage.
• Life and accident insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Legal plan.
• Other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance.
• Recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards.
• Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $56195 - $89912

Employee Benefits

• Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance.
• We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance.
• Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave.
• Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards.
• Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

About BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems

BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale.