ORION Orbital Arc Weld Spacecraft Technician, Senior

ASRC Federal

2d•Onsite

About The Position

ASRC Federal is seeking a Senior Orion Orbital Arc Weld Spacecraft Technician to work at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Technicians operate and maintain systems and equipment used to develop, fabricate, test, produce, assemble, and sustain the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV), which is used to transport astronauts beyond low Earth orbit, including to the Moon and Mars. Technicians may have broad knowledge of spacecraft systems or specialized knowledge of a craft, system, or subsystem. This position excludes quality assurance inspectors and material handlers. The role focuses on orbital and fusion welding, thin-wall tubing fabrication, tube bending, spacecraft assembly and maintenance, metalwork, corrosion control, and production documentation. The technician reads engineering and production instructions, uses precision measurement tools and fabrication equipment, performs adjustments and repairs, and recommends improvements to work quality and productivity. Employment requires U.S. citizenship, a government background investigation, and successful completion of pre-employment drug screening.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent experience/combined education, with specialized technical training equivalent to a technical Associate degree and/or demonstrated ability to perform assigned technical or para-engineering tasks.
Five or more years of experience.
Two or more years of vocational or military training, or technical field experience.
Experience with AWS D17.1 and/or similar fusion-welding or orbital-tube-welding specifications.
Experience with thin-wall tubing alloys, including CRES, Inconel, and titanium.
Ability to set up, adjust, and operate manual tube-bending equipment.
Ability to set up, adjust, and operate tube-fabrication equipment such as manual tube cutters, tube facers, and deburring tools.
Must be a U.S. citizen to meet contract requirements.
Must successfully complete a government background investigation.
Must successfully pass pre-employment drug screening.

Responsibilities

Set up, adjust, and operate manual tube-bending and tube-fabrication equipment.
Read, interpret, and work from blueprints, schematics, 3D drawings, engineering documents, work authorization documents, and other written or verbal instructions.
Use precision tools to measure tight tolerances.
Perform alignment checks and make directed adjustments, modifications, and replacements; prepare prescribed adjustments and solutions.
Construct, assemble, troubleshoot, calibrate, adjust, test, diagnose, repair, and maintain welding equipment to meet weld shop, specification, and program requirements.
Perform electronic, mechanical, and electromechanical work when constructing and assembling spacecraft and associated ground support equipment.
Carry out corrosion-control treatments on metal and other corrosive alloys.
Lay out, measure, cut, bend, form, shape, fit, assemble, and install sheet-metal articles and peelable shims.
Use standard mechanical tools and fabrication shop equipment.
Complete, update, and maintain production orders, documentation, and reports manually or in Manufacturing Execution Systems.
Recommend improvements to work quality, efficiency, and productivity.