Military Vehicle Environmental Test Technician

General Dynamics Land Systems; Sterling Heights (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards package

Healthcare including medical, dental,,

401k Match (6%)

Educational assistance

9-80 Work Schedule

Onsite facilities

Job summary

General Dynamics Land Systems seeks an Electronics Lab Specialist to support the Environmental Test Lab, testing armored vehicles and electronics in laboratory and off-site facilities using thermal, hydraulic, and data acquisition equipment.

You will set up instrumentation, record vehicle data, and maintain hardware while traveling to test sites as needed. On-site Sterling Heights, MI work with clearances and continuous learning in a complex defense environment.

Qualifications

• Associate technical degree in electronics or 10+ years of military/automotive technician experience
• Basic soldering skills and familiarity with wire harness repair
• Excellent organizational and verbal skills
• Willingness to travel to test sites for 2–4 weeks at a time and obtain site clearances
• Experience with data acquisition and MS Office (Word/Excel)

Responsibilities

• Represent T&E/Environmental Test Laboratories with internal and external customers
• Assist engineers in acquiring test equipment and tools
• Set up instrumentation (pressure transducers, accelerometers, thermocouples, load cells) for tests
• Record CAN and Ethernet vehicle data bus traffic and document data
• Maintain calibration and maintenance of test equipment and labs

Skills

Electronics testing

Data acquisition

Instrumentation setup

Soldering

MS Office

Education

Associate technical degree in electronics

Tools

Thermal chambers

Electrodynamic shakers

Data Acquisition Systems

MTS Test Controller

Salt Fog Chamber

CAN/Ethernet data logging

Job description

General Dynamics Land Systems seeks an Electronics Lab Specialist to support the Environmental Test Lab, testing armored vehicles and electronics in laboratory and off-site facilities using thermal, hydraulic, and data acquisition equipment.

You will set up instrumentation, record vehicle data, and maintain hardware while traveling to test sites as needed. On-site Sterling Heights, MI work with clearances and continuous learning in a complex defense environment.