Rocket Motor Test Technician

L3Harris Technologies • Orange, VA

148d

About The Position

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers' mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do. L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers' mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Requirements

• Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant Engineering Technician experience or 2 years post-Secondary/Associates Degree with a minimum of 4 years prior related experience.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of hand and power tools, including uses, benefits, repairs & maintenance.
• Ability to operate various test equipment, meters, calibrators, and measuring devices.
• Ability to read and interpret codes, standards, specifications and drawings.
• Interpretation and compliance with Company policies and procedures, including Safety, Health & Environmental processes and procedures.
• Effective communication, both verbal and written.
• Strength in teaming and collaboration in a diverse work environment.
• Use computer equipment to access drawings, procedures, checklists, and email.
• Plumbing fabrication and installation of high pressure fluid systems to include knowledge of tube and pipe fitting connections (flare, compression, NPT, etc.), tube & pipe bending/routing, valve selection and installation.
• Metal fabrication to include welding, milling, grinding, cutting and machining.
• Related work experience with pneumatic and steam pressure systems (pipe/tubing fittings, valves, regulators, filters, and gauges).
• Related work experience with operation and maintenance of mechanical systems such as boilers, compressors, pumps, and chillers.
• Knowledge of ASME pressure piping codes.

Responsibilities

• Install support tooling, equipment, and test articles/components in test cell in accordance with safety and quality policies, procedures, and checklists under limited supervision of Test Engineers.
• Work with control room operators and controls engineers to calibrate instrumentation and install on test articles.
• Connect firing line to rocket motor igniters.
• Work with test engineers to fabricate or modify test tooling, as required.
• Utilize detailed operational procedures under the limited supervision of Test Engineers and Test Operations Manager to prepare test facilities to conduct tests.
• Work with high pressure piping systems that control air, gaseous nitrogen, gaseous oxygen, propane, steam, water, triethylborane (TEB) and other potentially hazardous fluids.
• Tear down test setups following completion of each test series.
• Perform trouble shooting and hands-on servicing of test equipment, as needed.
• Maintain operational standards in accordance with Company directives for cleanliness, organization, and foreign object elimination (FOE).
• Maintain training levels by attending training sessions in classroom, computer and on-the-job (OTJ) settings.
• Review internal test procedures / checklists with test engineers prior to test operations for training and document editing purposes.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: High school or GED