Environmental Test & Verification Technician

Gilmour Space; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilmour Space Technologies is seeking an Environmental Test & Verification Technician to join our Test & Verification team on the Gold Coast. The role involves setting up, operating and maintaining advanced environmental test facilities, including thermal vacuum chambers and EMC test setups, to support qualification and development testing of space hardware.

You will work hands-on with instrumentation, manage test stands, and contribute to ensuring mission success for Australia's next-generation

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience working with and troubleshooting mechanical or RF systems.
• NV1 Security Clearance eligible preferred

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate environmental testing facilities for major assemblies as directed.
• Complete mechanical setup of test stands with electrical, pneumatic and fluids connections.
• Operate control software to run test stands and vehicle systems.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair equipment and instrumentation as needed.
• Provide feedback to improve test facilities.

Skills

Mechanical systems

RF systems

Teamwork

Time management

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Forklifts & cranes

Tools

Instrumentation

Power tools

Job description

All Orbits, All Planets - Join us on our journey

Gilmour Space Technologies is Australia's leading rocket company, developing next generation launch vehicles and satellite solutions designed to open space to more people, organisations and industries than ever before.

Space hardware must survive some of the harshest environments imaginable: intense launch vibration, acoustic loads, vacuum conditions, thermal extremes and electromagnetic environments. Before anything flies, it must be tested and verified.

We are seeking an Environmental Test & Verification Technician to join our growing Test & Verification team. This role will be responsible for setting up, operating and maintaining our environmental test facilities, including thermal vacuum chambers, electrodynamic vibration systems, and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) test facilities. You will support the qualification, acceptance and development testing of launch vehicle, satellite and spaceflight hardware, playing a direct role in ensuring mission success.

Whether it's qualifying a spacecraft for launch, executing acceptance testing on flight hardware, or supporting investigation and development programs, you'll be at the centre of validating Australia's next generation of space technology.

Located between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, our purpose-built manufacturing and test facility provides a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge aerospace hardware and world-class test infrastructure.

If you're passionate about hands-on engineering, complex test operations and helping send Australian-built technology into space, we'd love to hear from you.

How you will contribute to our mission in getting Australia to space:

The below is designed to give you an idea of the role you will play. There will be many more exciting and innovative things to do.

• Set up andoperateenvironmentaltesting for major assembliesas directed
• Install instrumentation, including strain gauges, thermocouples, and pressure transducers
• Complete mechanical setup of test stands, including electrical, pneumaticand fluids connections
• Complete all processes to a high degree of quality/standard
• Operate a multitude of control software tooperatetest stands and vehicle systems
• Assistwithmajor lift operations, including rigging andguidingcrane lifts
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair equipment and instrumentation as needed.
• Provide feedback and lessons learnt to ensure continued improvement of Gilmour space test facilities.
• Adhere to standard operating and safety procedures to ensure compliance at all times.
• Other duties as required by Management

Minimum Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• 2+ years of experience working with and troubleshooting mechanicalor RFsystems (professional work experience or personal project experience will be considered)
• Teamwork orientated attitude
• NV1 Security Clearance eligible preferred

Desired Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Familiarity with General Environmental Verification Standard (GEVS) GSFC-STD-7000, ECSS, MIL-STD or equivalent aerospace and defence test standards is highly desirable.
• Experience working with and troubleshooting complex mechanical systems, high pressure fluid/pneumatic systems, avionics systems or heavy equipment, ideally within the aerospace industry
• Experience using power tools, hand tools, and calibrated tooling
• Must have exceptional time management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience using temperature, acceleration, pressure, and flow measurement instrumentation to acquire, monitor and record test data during environmental and operational testing of mechanical and electrical systems.
• Experience working with RF / EMC instrumentation e.g. Signal Generators, Antennas/Probes, Spectrum Analysers etc.
• Skill in operating and manipulating machinery with great manual dexterity. Experience with forklifts, cranes, and heavy equipment.
• Ability to rapidly adapt to changes in direction while working in a fast-paced, challenging work environment.
• It is essential to have the skills to work efficiently in a team environment and should have a desire and willingness to assist other team members in the general day to day running of the department.