ENGINEERING LAB TECH

The NORDAM Group•Tulsa, OK

About The Position

The Engineering Lab Tech applies advanced technical skills and knowledge to perform laboratory tests and to lay out, fabricate, assemble, test, and troubleshoot aircraft parts and test equipment. The work involves mechanical, electromechanical, structural, hydraulic, and pneumatic products and processes, supporting engineers in identifying faulty design or fabrication procedures. The role plans and carries out work using project instructions, blueprints, written specifications, sketches, and verbal instructions. It may include designing and building fixtures, tooling, and experimental parts; operating metalworking machinery; installing parts and materials into machines; and conducting tests under operational conditions. The technician records and interprets test procedures and results, evaluates experimental methods, recommends changes, and confers with engineering personnel. The position works independently and determines its own priorities. Other duties may be assigned, including work in other job classifications or departments. The role requires an associate degree or other stated qualifications, including A&P and Electrician licenses, and seven years of laboratory experience. A combination of experience and training may substitute for the education requirement where applicable. The physical role includes frequent walking, standing, handling objects, reaching, talking and hearing, and constant use of close vision and depth perception. Occasional duties include stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, driving between facilities, climbing stairs, and lifting up to 50 pounds. Work may involve occasional exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and outside weather conditions; noise is usually moderate.

Requirements

Minimum two-year associate degree; laboratory testing is specified.
A&P and Electrician licenses.
Seven years of laboratory experience.
A combination of experience and training may substitute for the education requirement, if applicable.
Communicate effectively in written and verbal form using electronic media, telephone, and direct contact with internal and external personnel.
Operate standard office equipment and use standard software applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Set up and operate metalworking machine tools, including a lathe, milling machine, drill press, saw, or grinder, to produce parts for laboratory applications.
Able to work more than eight hours per day and five days per week if required.
For work at the NORDAM Repair Division, able to ascend and descend stairs.
Meet the physical demands described in the posting, including frequent walking, standing, handling and reaching; constant use of close vision and depth perception; and occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Lay out, fabricate, assemble, and test a variety of complex aircraft parts and test equipment, including mechanical, electromechanical, structural, hydraulic, and pneumatic products.
Review project instructions and blueprints to determine test specifications, procedures, objectives, equipment, technical problems, and potential solutions.
Analyze specifications, drawings, sketches, and verbal instructions to plan layouts and determine operation sequences.
Design fixtures, tooling, and experimental parts for engineering needs, and complete purchasing documents for parts and materials.
Select materials, set up and operate metalworking machine tools, and verify that machined parts meet specifications.
Fabricate and assemble test equipment, tooling, shop aids, and other devices for experimental test projects.
Install sheet metal covering, hydraulic systems, electrical wiring, lubricants, batteries, and other parts and materials into machines and mechanisms.
Set up and conduct tests of complete units and components under operational conditions to investigate design proposals or obtain development, standardization, and quality-control data.
Record test procedures, results, numerical and graphical data, and recommendations for changes to products or test methods.
Evaluate experimental procedures, recommend efficiency or adaptability changes, measure variations from normal, and record and interpret test data.
Confer with engineering personnel regarding test procedures and results.
Perform other duties as required, including assignments in other job classifications or departments.