Orion Orbital Arc Weld Spacecraft Technician, Senior

ASRC Federal Holding Company; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 39,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

ASRC Federal Holding Company at Kennedy Space Center, FL seeks a Senior Orion Orbital Arc Weld Spacecraft Technician to support the MPCV program.

You will install, align, and maintain welded assemblies, read blueprints, and work with aerospace-grade materials, performing precision welding and documentation.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent with technical training and 5+ years experience.
• Experience with orbital welding or fusion welding; familiarity with aerospace tubes and alloys.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain welding systems and equipment.
• Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and 3D drawings; follow engineering instructions.
• Set up, adjust, and operate manual tube bending and fabrication equipment.
• Ensure precision measurements with calipers and gauges; perform alignment checks and adjustments.
• Maintain production orders, documentation, and manufacturing execution system entries.
• Contribute to quality improvements and productive workflows.

Skills

AWS D17.1

Blueprint reading

Tube fabrication

Calipers

Education

Technical Associate degree

Tools

Tube bending equipment

Precision calipers

Job description

ASRC Federal is a leading government contractor furthering missions in space, public health and defense. As an Alaska Native owned corporation, our work helps secure an enduring future for our shareholders. Join our team and discover why we are a top veteran employer and Certified Great Place to Work

We are seeking an Orion Orbital Arc Weld Spacecraft Technician, Senior to work at Kennedy Space Center, FL.

Job Summary:

Technicians operate and maintain systems and equipment used in the developing, fabricating, testing, producing, assembling, and sustaining the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) used to transport astronauts to interplanetary destinations beyond low Earth orbit such as the Moon and Mars. Technicians in this occupational family may have a wide breadth of knowledge in various spacecraft systems and/or a specific depth of knowledge in a craft, system, or subsystem. Excludes quality assurance inspectors and material handlers.

Duties:

• Experience with AWS D17.1 and or similar fusion welding or orbital tube welding specifications.
• Experience with various thin wall tubing alloys (CRES, Inconel, Titanium)
• Ability to setup, adjust, and operate manual tube bending equipment.
• Ability to setup, adjust, and operate tube fabrication equipment such as manual tube cutters, tube facers, deburring tools, etc.
• Ability to read, interpret, and work from blue prints, schematics, 3D drawings, engineering documents, work authorization documents and other written or verbal instructions.
• Capable of using precision tools to accurately measure tight tolerances (calipers, height gauge, scales, etc.)
• Performs alignment checks; makes adjustments, modifications, and replacements as directed; prepares prescribed adjustments and solutions.
• Constructs, assembles, troubleshoots, calibrates, adjusts, tests, diagnoses, repairs and maintains welding equipment as required to satisfy weld shop, specification, and program requirements.
• Performs a range of duties in the electronic, mechanical, electromechanical, when constructing and assembling spacecraft and associated ground support equipment.
• Carry out corrosion control treatments on metal and other corrosive alloys.
• Laying out, measuring, cutting, bending, forming, shaping, fitting, assembling, and installing sheet metal articles/peelable shims.
• Ability to use standard mechanical tools, fabrication shop equipment (band saw, chop saw, grinders, drills, etc.)
• Complete, update and maintain all required production orders, documentation, reports, etc., manually or in Manufacturing Execution Systems.
• Make recommendations to improve work quality, efficiencies, and productivity.

Requirements:

• High school diploma, or equivalent experience/combined education, with additional specialized technical training equivalent to a technical Associate degree and/or demonstrated ability to perform assigned technical/para-engineering tasks and 5 years or more of experience.
• Vocational/military training 2+ years or technical field experience.

ASRC Federal System Solutions (AFSS) brings a 14-year history of delivering high-performance space systems engineering, integration and satellite operations services to civil and defense agencies.

ASRC Federal AFSS provides these services throughout all phases of the program life cycle and across the entire space systems architecture, including space and ground assets.

equivalent combination of education and experience.

We invest in the lives of our employees, both in and out of the workplace, by providing competitive pay and benefits packages. Benefits offered may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k); education assistance; paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law. The salary offered will depend on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, education, geographic location, internal equity, business needs, and other factors permitted by law. Posted pay ranges are a general guideline only and are not a guarantee of compensation or salary.

EEO Statement

ASRC Federal and its Subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.

Job Details

Job Family Engineering & Support Services

Job Function Aerospace Engineering

Pay Type Hourly