Test Technician

Responsibilities

• Perform various mechanical, electrical, hydrostatic, and gas leak tests in accordance with established procedures and specifications on stators, rotors, stators-windings, cans, jackets, thermal barriers, thermowells, casings, terminal boxes, pumps, and generators.
• Install and operate facility-related equipment, such as pumps, motors, and mechanisms.
• Maintain test records and logbooks for mechanism, hydrostatic, and leak tests.
• Operate leak test equipment and ovens to dry component parts.
• Perform minor service functions on operating equipment, such as changing charts, changing oil, replacing orifice plates, or tightening flanges.
• Operate cranes, fork trucks, or other testing department material handling equipment.
• Maintain inventory of liquid and dry nitrogen, helium, lithium hydroxide, and existing testing fixtures.
• Collect and test water samples for resistivity and pH.
• Set up test facilities and prepare equipment for operational testing, including installation and removal of test articles from the test facility.
• Calibrate and zero-adjust test instrumentation, such as pressure gauges and Helium Leak detectors, to ensure accurate test data results.
• Calibrate computer instrumentation, such as pressure transducers, and analyze and modify readout data.
• Calibrate pressure switches and flow raters.
• Assist in the operation of test pump facilities.
• Checkout and operate instrumentation used to monitor equipment tests according to Test Procedures, Routines, or Special Instructions.
• Perform operational tests and runs on commercial motors according to Test Procedures, Routines, or Special Instructions.
• Calculate and evaluate test results to determine any deviation from acceptance criteria or comparison to past data and report findings to the Test Engineer or Supervisor.
• Fabricate and assemble engineering testing devices, such as bearing text fixtures.
• Revise modes or scopes of tests to obtain meaningful data and collaborate with design engineers to observe phenomena.

Requirements

• High School graduate with two years of technical school, or the equivalent.
• Three (3) or more years of experience with mechanical or electrical testing.
• Experience in electrical, electronic, mechanical fields, or equivalent will be considered.
• Candidates must be US citizens.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain DoD Security clearances and approvals.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Experience working with and adhering to written work instructions.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.

Skills

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Experience working with and adhering to written work instructions.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• I 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing
• Health and Wellness Benefits
• Learning and Development Opportunities
• Referral Program
• Competitive Pay
• Recognition
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Inclusive & Supportive Culture

Schedule

• Not specified

Pay

• Not specified

About the Role

EMD is a business unit of Curtiss-Wright in Cheswick, PA, specializing in the design, manufacture, testing, and after-market support of critical function pumps, motors, generators, seals, control rod drive mechanisms, and power conditioning electronics. With a long-standing reputation for reliability and proven performance, EMD serves the U.S. Navy and commercial nuclear utility industries. For more information, visit www.emd.cwfc.com.

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Curtiss-Wright is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, age, ancestry, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, religion, veteran status, national origin, or any other legally protected status. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.