Instrumentation Technician

Boom Supersonic•Centennial, CO

11d•$39 - $50

About The Position

Boom is building Superpower, a first-of-kind industrial gas turbine for AI data centers. This role is critical for collecting the data that proves the design works by installing sensors, fabricating harnesses, configuring the DAQ, and supporting testing/validation of the instrumentation systems. This is not a standard MRO/Production technician role. Unlike typical instrumentation jobs where procedures are established, this role involves working alongside engineers who are designing instrumentation architectures for hardware that has never been built. The technician will fabricate harnesses from wiring diagrams, install sensors on prototype hardware, configure DAQ systems, and provide feedback on design feasibility. This is a front-edge program role where procedures are still being developed, and the technician will help write them.

Requirements

Hands-on avionics installation, or flight test support experience
Direct experience instrumenting gas turbine, propulsion, or aerospace test articles.
Demonstrated proficiency fabricating wire harnesses and cable assemblies from schematics — not just installing pre-fabricated harnesses
Experience installing and bonding sensors for structural or propulsion test applications
Working knowledge of data acquisition systems: channel configuration, signal conditioning, calibration verification
Disciplined documentation habits and working knowledge of aerospace quality standards (AS9100, MIL-spec awareness)
Experience on experimental, prototype, or R&D programs — not production or steady-state MRO
U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Nice To Haves

FAA Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) certificate or FCC General Radiotelephone Operator License (GROL)
Military avionics maintenance background — 2A5X4, 15N, AV-8B/F-16/F/A-18 platform experience, or equivalent
Flight test instrumentation experience — strain gauge installation, pitot-static plumbing, onboard data acquisition
NI LabVIEW or IADS/Curtiss-Wright DAQ configuration experience
IPC/WHMA-A-620 or NASA-STD-8739.4 soldering and wire harness certification
Ability to work in both electrical and mechanical domains without hand-holding.
CAD navigation experience — able to open a 3D model and verify sensor location and routing access
Experience supporting test programs where the schedule was real and the pace was unforgiving.

Responsibilities

Fabricate, install, and verify wiring harnesses and cable assemblies for engine instrumentation packages — from raw wire through connector termination, continuity check, and build record closeout
Install and bond sensors across all measurement types used in engine and structural testing: pressure transducers, thermocouples and RTDs, strain gauges, accelerometers, load cells, and vibration sensors
Support active test operations — setup, monitoring, troubleshooting, and teardown.
Integrate instrumentation systems — engine health monitoring— per installation drawings.
Perform functional and acceptance tests on installed instrumentation
Troubleshoot anomalies during build and test — document findings, isolate fault sources, and participate in root cause analysis before escalating to engineering
Own your documentation: build records, calibration logs, test data packages, nonconformance reports, and deviation records are part of every task