À propos de ce poste Assembly, Integration, and Test Technician chez Astranis
Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today, Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe— large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts.
Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.
Assembly, Integration, and Test Technician
As an Assembly Integration and Test Technician, you will be responsible for assembling and testing satellite components, subassemblies, and fully integrated vehicles. The role requires both electrical and mechanical integration work to assemble the spacecraft as well as assisting with pneumatic and electrical testing.
Role
- Assemble and test spacecraft and ground support equipment
- Assemble and integrate the spacecraft using engineering models and procedures. Assemblies include: structural parts and mechanisms, RF waveguides, antenna, electronic boxes, harnesses, coax cables, thermal blankets
- Maintain paperwork - work instructions, connector mate logs, test logs
- Set up, adjust, and calibrate standard test equipment to conduct functional and environmental testing using test procedures
- Perform spacecraft lifting and handling operations
- Perform spacecraft testing of communications, telemetry and command, thermal, power, and propulsion subsystems per the applicable procedure
- Operate subassembly and spacecraft pressure test consoles
- Collaborate with Production engineers to develop and document build procedures
Requirements
- 2+ years of fundamental experience in assembly, manufacturing or maintenance
- Ability to interpret technical drawings, test plans, and work to procedures
- Ability to perform spacecraft integration tasks in clean room environment
- Ability to operate cranes, man lifts, tugs & handling equipment
- Experience working with general hand tools and torque wrenches
- Familiar with windows style PC operating systems
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Climbing ladders, long durations of standing, grasping, sitting, pulling, and physical bending movements
- Must be able to lift at least 25 lbs unassisted
- Willing and able to work all shifts, overtime, and/or weekends as required
- Willing and able to travel to support off-site launch site processing and environmental testing
- Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria
Bonus
- Experience in the aerospace industry
- Experience with handling and integrating space flight components and spacecraft environmental testing
- Experience with pneumatics or hydraulics
- Experience in operating cranes, man lifts, forklifts, and handling equipment
- Hands-on experience using electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, spectral analyzers, etc.)
- Understanding and experience in environmental testing such as vibration, shock, thermal, burn-in, and TVAC.
50 hours a week expectation for our production team. First and second shift availability.
