Engineering Site Test Technician (Onsite)

RTX • UT

72d • $40,000 - $82,000

About The Position

The Engineering Site Technician will be a part of a team testing ejection seats and other aerospace and defense technologies at a supersonic rocket track. This individual will support the test team with the wide variety of tasks needed for these operations. Tasks will include handling energetic materials in preparation for various types of testing.

Requirements

• Typically requires HS Diploma or AA/AS degree (or other 2-year post high school training) with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience
• Basic office computer software experience / knowledge
• Strong communication and project coordination skills
• Ability to stay organized and multi-task in a fast-paced engineering environment

Nice To Haves

• Experience welding and fabricating parts and fixtures
• Experience machining parts on older manual tools (mill, lathe, etc.)
• Experience with energetic materials such as CAD/PAD, rockets, and/or explosives
• Experience working in R&D, test environments, ejection seats or parachutes

Responsibilities

• Handling and testing rocket motors
• Handling, installing, arming and removing Cartridge Actuated Devices/Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD) from test configurations
• Deploying and maintaining test track hardware
• Performing post-test parachute condition evaluation and reporting
• Providing support for various maintenance and site improvement projects
• Support building, maintaining and upgrading test equipment and fixtures

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees