Associate Test & Evaluation Lab Technician (Test Operation)

Boeing•Berkeley, MO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Company’s Boeing Test & Evaluation organization is seeking an Associate Test & Evaluation Lab Technician in Berkeley, Missouri. The position provides test and evaluation technician support in a laboratory or aircraft production environment while working alongside production operations personnel. The technician fabricates and maintains instrumentation systems, including installing sensors and associated wiring on aircraft parts and assemblies according to engineering requirements. Sensors primarily include strain gages and accelerometers; other types include thermocouples, RTDs, and pressure transducers. Work involves coordinating with Instrumentation Operations Engineers and Design Build Manufacturing Engineers; interpreting engineering drawings; locating and preparing surfaces; hand sanding and cleaning; handling solvents, cleaners, adhesives, and sealants; fabricating wires; making electrical terminations; soldering and crimping; routing and labeling wires; conducting continuity checks; and sealing. The technician must troubleshoot electrical circuits and wiring. Accessing work may require standing or kneeling for periods, using stair ladders, mobile lift platforms, scissor lifts, or boom lifts, or working with overhead support systems. Eye protection and hard-toe shoes are required. The position plans, conducts, and documents tests; designs, fabricates, builds, and analyzes test systems and related materials, components, software, and methodologies; coordinates test requirements and methods; prepares systems for testing; troubleshoots laboratory and test-related problems; and coordinates laboratory activities, maintenance, and repairs. The role works under general direction. Candidates must satisfy Boeing’s Conflict of Interest assessment process. This is not a Safety Sensitive Position. A U.S. Secret Security Clearance is required after starting, and the U.S. Government requires U.S. citizenship for clearance eligibility. Boeing will not sponsor employment visas. Relocation may be offered based on candidate eligibility. Employment and continued employment of non-U.S. persons may depend on obtaining and maintaining required export authorization if access to export-controlled data is necessary.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or higher, a technical certificate or degree, or at least 2 years of equivalent technical experience.
Experience fabricating, installing, routing, terminating, soldering, and repairing electrical wiring harnesses, electrical components, or associated equipment.
Experience interpreting electrical engineering drawings, schematics, and definitions.
Ability to work in positions that may involve standing or kneeling for periods, using ladders or lift platforms, or working with overhead support systems.
Ability to use required personal protective equipment, including eye protection and hard-toe shoes.
Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for clearance eligibility.
Successful completion of the Company’s Conflict of Interest assessment process.

Nice To Haves

Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance; a clearance active within the past 24 months is considered active.
Experience installing aircraft modifications, including fabricating and installing aircraft electrical systems, wiring, connectors, electrical components, or avionics boxes.
Experience with aerospace assembly and/or electrical fabrication.
Strain gage experience.

Responsibilities

Plan, conduct, and document tests on products, systems, components, materials, manufacturing processes, and technologies.
Design, fabricate, build, and analyze test systems, materials, components, software, and methodologies.
Coordinate test requirements and determine test methods and capabilities.
Prepare systems for tests by coordinating integration, fabrication, modification, setup, checkout, and teardown.
Conduct tests, analyze data, document results, and participate in test readiness reviews.
Troubleshoot and resolve laboratory and test-related problems.
Coordinate test laboratory activities, maintenance, and repairs.
Fabricate and maintain instrumentation systems, including installing sensors and associated wiring on aircraft parts and assemblies according to engineering requirements.
Perform wiring and instrumentation work including surface preparation, wire fabrication and routing, electrical terminations, soldering, crimping, continuity checks, labeling, and sealing.
Troubleshoot electrical circuits and wiring.