Orion Orbital Arc Weld Spacecraft Technician, Senior
About The Position
ASRC Federal is a leading government contractor furthering missions in space, public health and defense. As an Alaska Native owned corporation, our work helps secure an enduring future for our shareholders. Join our team and discover why we are a top veteran employer and Certified Great Place to Work™. We are seeking an Orion Orbital Arc Weld Spacecraft Technician, Senior to work at Kennedy Space Center, FL. Technicians operate and maintain systems and equipment used in the developing, fabricating, testing, producing, assembling, and sustaining the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) used to transport astronauts to interplanetary destinations beyond low Earth orbit such as the Moon and Mars. Technicians in this occupational family may have a wide breadth of knowledge in various spacecraft systems and/or a specific depth of knowledge in a craft, system, or subsystem. Excludes quality assurance inspectors and material handlers.
Requirements
- High school diploma, or equivalent experience/combined education, with additional specialized technical training equivalent to a technical Associate degree and/or demonstrated ability to perform assigned technical/para-engineering tasks and 5 years or more of experience.
- Vocational/military training 2+ years or technical field experience.
Responsibilities
- Experience with AWS D17.1 and or similar fusion welding or orbital tube welding specifications.
- Experience with various thin wall tubing alloys (CRES, Inconel, Titanium)
- Ability to setup, adjust, and operate manual tube bending equipment.
- Ability to setup, adjust, and operate tube fabrication equipment such as manual tube cutters, tube facers, deburring tools, etc.
- Ability to read, interpret, and work from blue prints, schematics, 3D drawings, engineering documents, work authorization documents and other written or verbal instructions.
- Capable of using precision tools to accurately measure tight tolerances (calipers, height gauge, scales, etc.)
- Performs alignment checks; makes adjustments, modifications, and replacements as directed; prepares prescribed adjustments and solutions.
- Constructs, assembles, troubleshoots, calibrates, adjusts, tests, diagnoses, repairs and maintains welding equipment as required to satisfy weld shop, specification, and program requirements.
- Performs a range of duties in the electronic, mechanical, electromechanical, when constructing and assembling spacecraft and associated ground support equipment.
- Carry out corrosion control treatments on metal and other corrosive alloys.
- Laying out, measuring, cutting, bending, forming, shaping, fitting, assembling, and installing sheet metal articles/peelable shims.
- Ability to use standard mechanical tools, fabrication shop equipment (band saw, chop saw, grinders, drills, etc.)
- Complete, update and maintain all required production orders, documentation, reports, etc., manually or in Manufacturing Execution Systems.
- Make recommendations to improve work quality, efficiencies, and productivity.
Benefits
- health care
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- 401(k)
- education assistance
- paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
