Electronics Technician (Falcon Test)

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN (FALCON TEST)

SpaceX technicians work in a fast-paced environment, supporting a variety of propulsion and structural systems tests. The electronics technician will provide technical expertise in the areas of instrumentation and data acquisition hardware in support of our launch vehicles and spacecraft.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform complex technical assignments involving instrumentation and data acquisition/processing systems

• Connect and verify pressure transducers, thermocouples, and other sensors

• Install connectors, connector pins, terminals, and lugs

• Complete necessary instrumentation of test stands, wiring, and data acquisition systems

• Read and interpret planning documents, schematics, wiring diagrams, specifications, drawings, manuals, blueprints, and engineering sketches

• Perform layout and wiring of electrical panels

• Lay out, build, test, troubleshoot, repair, and modify developmental and production electrical and electronic units, assemblies, components, parts, equipment, and systems

• Perform continuity checks, locate and correct wiring errors using measuring instruments such as ohmmeters and sequential continuity checkers

• Maintain, calibrate, configure, monitor, test, troubleshoot, install, and repair instrumentation, process controls, data acquisition systems, and electrical systems

• Analyze results of calibrations and processed data and assist in the interpretation of test data

• Investigate, diagnose, correct, and document instrumentation or system malfunctions

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Department: Texas - Falcon Test Technicians