Mechanical Development Test Technician- Test Site (I,II,III or Senior)

YOUR MISSION

We are seeking a highly skilled Developmental Test Technician with deep expertise in mechanical systems to support hands-on test operations at our test site facilities. This is a test site-based role requiring regular travel between our Long Beach headquarters and remote test locations. You will be on the floor every day—assembling spacecraft structures and mechanisms, configuring test fixtures, operating test equipment, and executing test campaigns for mechanical hardware and assemblies. Reporting to the Developmental Test Technician Lead, you'll work alongside mechanical test engineers to deliver safe, precise, high-quality test operations in a fast-paced, build-it-from-scratch startup environment. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Perform hands-on assembly, integration, and configuration of mechanical test articles, test fixtures, and ground support equipment in preparation for structural, mechanism, and vibration test campaigns. 

• Execute mechanical system test operations including structural tests, mechanism functional tests, vibration testing, and performance validation under the direction of test engineers. 

• Fabricate, modify, and repair test fixtures, tooling, and mechanical hardware using precision hand tools, power tools, and machine shop equipment. 

• Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot mechanical test equipment including torque tools, precision measurement instruments, vibration systems, and test fixtures. 

• Perform mechanical hardware inspections and documentation, ensuring proper torque application, fastener standards, and flagging non-conformances to the test engineering team. 

• Support setup, calibration, and verification of test instrumentation including strain gauges, accelerometers, thermocouples, and displacement sensors. 

• Maintain tooling, test equipment, and consumables readiness including inventory tracking and calibration management. 

• Support anomaly investigations through hands-on observations, hardware teardown, and documentation of as-found conditions. 

• Travel regularly between Long Beach headquarters and test sites to support test campaigns and maintain test site readiness. 

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS 

• Technical degree, certification, vocational training, or equivalent hands-on experience (5+ years) in mechanical systems, machining, fabrication, precision assembly, or mechanical trades. 

• Extensive hands-on experience with mechanical assembly, structural testing, or mechanism testing operations. 

• Required skills

  • inventory management
  • safe
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