Aerospace Lab Test Engineer - 12 Month Contract (Pasadena)

Columbus Technologies and Services, Inc.; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbus Technologies and Services, Inc. in Pasadena, CA seeks an Engineering Technical Specialist for an onsite, 12-month contract position with potential extension. The role offers W2 with full benefits and requires US citizenship.

The responsibilities include maintaining lab operations, surface preparation, operating thermal chambers, data analysis, and ensuring compliance with flight hardware handling practices. A high school diploma with experience or an associate degree is required.

Qualifications

• High School diploma with 6 years of aviation, aerospace, automotive or related experience; OR Associate's degree with 1 year of related experience.
• CAD familiarity is desirable and CAD applications are used.
• Ability to work from engineering drawings and written instructions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean, organized workspace with proper chemical storage conditions; track consumables and flight certified materials for traceability; monitor and replace components as needed; and maintain equipment used for lab operations.
• Perform surface preparation, including cleaning, masking, and abrading.
• Operate thermal chambers for heat treatment, accelerated cure processes, and environmental testing.
• Operate mechanical test equipment and process data using data analysis and presentation software.
• Ensure strict adherence to flight hardware handling practices, maintaining hardware stability and safety during painting and curing.
• Coordinate with Quality Assurance to inspect, verify, and validate various critical inspection needs.
• Provide labor estimates and proactively communicate schedule or cost impacts to projects.
• Partner with lab leads, technicians, and engineers to plan testing, schedules, workflow strategies, and execute lab test and maintenance activities.
• Read and interpret dimensions from engineering drawings and CAD models.
• Maintain required technical documentation, including procedures, temperature/humidity logs, chemical usage logs, lab equipment procedures, and related.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

CAD familiarity

Education

High School diploma with 6 years of aviation/aerospace/related experience OR Associate's degree with 1 year of related experience

Tools

CAD applications

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word)

Job description

Columbus Technologies and Services, Inc. in Pasadena, CA seeks an Engineering Technical Specialist for an onsite, 12-month contract position with potential extension. The role offers W2 with full benefits and requires US citizenship.

The responsibilities include maintaining lab operations, surface preparation, operating thermal chambers, data analysis, and ensuring compliance with flight hardware handling practices. A high school diploma with experience or an associate degree is required.