CW Lab Operations Technician

TekWissen • Gardena, CA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The CW Lab Operations Technician supports operations at an R&D evaluation facility. The role includes assisting visiting team members and vendors, providing technical and logistical support for site improvements, and maintaining and repairing test facilities, including a hydrogen station and fuel cell bench. The technician works with high-voltage and high-pressure systems, manages parts and consumables inventory, and performs routine maintenance on facility systems, test equipment, and related peripheral equipment. The position also supports development of Job Safety Analyses before work begins, prepares daily, weekly, or periodic general and technical reports as needed, and requires learning new skills as technology evolves. The assignment is temporary for 12 months and is onsite in Gardena, California. Some overtime is expected, averaging about one hour per day, and travel of approximately 30% is expected.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of experience as a power plant technician, generator technician, or in a transferable industry.
• High-voltage and low-voltage experience.
• Ability to inspect, test, diagnose, and repair facility systems, ideally including high voltage, HVAC, and automatic transfer switch systems.
• Ability to read and understand technical manuals and wiring diagrams for systems and instrumentation.
• Proficiency with Windows, email, Microsoft Word, and Excel; the agency must submit computer aptitude test results demonstrating experience level.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Strong understanding and working-level knowledge of commercial or industrial electrical systems.
• Ability to work independently without direct supervision.
• Ability to adapt to a continuously changing work environment, including business travel to satellite locations.
• Safety shoes rated for electrical hazard and/or static dissipative use, as appropriate to the job function.
• Safety eyewear conforming to ANSI Z87.1-1989 when required.

Nice To Haves

• High-voltage certification for 1000V AC/DC.
• Experience commissioning new equipment such as generators.
• Fabrication experience, such as machine shop work or MIG and TIG welding.

Responsibilities

• Support activities in the evaluation building, including assisting visiting team members, supporting site improvements, and providing logistical support for visiting vendors.
• Repair and maintain test facilities, including the hydrogen station and fuel cell bench.
• Maintain and troubleshoot high-voltage and high-pressure systems.
• Order parts and consumables and manage inventory.
• Perform routine maintenance on facility systems, test equipment, and associated peripheral equipment as needed.
• Participate in and support development of Job Safety Analyses before commencing work.
• Learn new skills in a fast-paced environment as technology evolves.
• Issue daily, weekly, and/or periodic general and technical reports as necessary.
• Travel to support satellite locations as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed