Test Technician

Solar Turbines•San Diego, CA

1d•$39 - $58

About The Position

The Test Technician works independently or as a key member of a development team to support the development, testing, and evaluation of turbomachinery products. The role plans and coordinates complex assignments and department projects with minimal technical direction, using advanced technical training, procedures, and equipment to support testing or metrology activities. The technician develops written test, calibration, operation, and maintenance procedures and trains fellow technicians in lower salary grades. The role is a department-recognized technical authority with comprehensive knowledge in one or more areas of test or measurement sciences. Responsibilities include operating, calibrating, and maintaining equipment supporting production, development, first-article, and NPI products, as well as fabrication, setup, installation, and evaluation work for engineering projects. Decisions can affect key project or program deliverables. The technician directs other test technicians, coordinates work across projects, prioritizes competing inputs, troubleshoots difficult technical issues, develops new techniques and procedures, and evaluates and introduces equipment to improve safety, quality, and velocity. The role also applies data evaluation, error and uncertainty analysis, and equipment calibration fundamentals.

Requirements

5+ years of applicable technician experience and training.
Demonstrated knowledge of Solar’s turbomachinery products, with emphasis on testing and/or metrology methods.
Applicable technical associate degree or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Understand, comply with, and advocate company EHS procedures; frequently coach others on safety.
Plan and coordinate complex work assignments and department projects independently or as a team member.
Provide direction to test technicians and coordinate complex assignments and projects.
Coordinate work across projects to support testing objectives and prioritize competing interests.
Troubleshoot difficult technical issues and develop solutions to complex technical problems.
Develop new techniques and procedures and evaluate and introduce equipment to enhance safety, quality, and velocity.
Operate, calibrate, and maintain equipment supporting production, development, first-article, and NPI products.
Perform fabrication, setup, installation, and evaluation functions supporting engineering projects.
Apply fundamentals of data evaluation, error and uncertainty analysis, and equipment calibration.
Develop written test, calibration, operation, and maintenance procedures.
Serve as a department focal point for expertise in at least one key skill area.
Train and mentor lower salary grade technicians.