Precision Cleaning Technician

APR Consulting, Inc.; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 85,962,000 - 128,943,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Holidays

401k

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

JPL/NASA in Pasadena, CA is seeking a Precision Cleaning Technician to support the Mechanical, Packaging, and Test Section. You will prepare, clean, assemble and test electro-mechanical flight hardware, following procedures and lab standards.

The role involves handling hazardous chemicals, operating ultrasonic cleaners and vacuum/oven chambers, and maintaining part traceability. A 12-month term with 80-hour schedule and DOE pay is offered, with comprehensive benefits and in-office work.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent with 3–4 years of general work experience, or an associate degree with 2 years, or a bachelor's with 1 year.
• Ability to understand cleaning of mechanical hardware and follow cleaning procedures using cleaning fluids, microscopes and particle counters.
• Experience with mechanical hardware assembly/test and flight hardware handling.

Responsibilities

• Interact with customers and quality assurance to prepare and perform precision cleaning, assembly, testing and gas sampling on R&D and flight components.
• Ensure processes, product and environment comply with lab protocols and regulations.
• Handle chemicals and cleaning solutions such as isopropyl alcohol, acetone and detergents.
• Operate ultrasonic cleaners and perform passivation and handling of acidic solutions.
• Load hardware into thermal vacuum or oven chambers and follow safe chamber operation procedures.
• Maintain part traceability for large batches and follow ISO-5 cleanroom protocols.

Skills

Cleaning procedures

Mechanical hardware

Flight hardware

Independent worker

Effective communicator

Travel flexibility

Education

High school diploma

Associates

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microscopes

Automated particle counters

Ultrasonic cleaners

Job description

APrecision Cleaning Technicianposition just opened up atJPL/NASAinPasadena, CA. In this role you will be interacting with customers and quality assurance in preparing and working from test procedures to perform precision parts cleaning, assembly, testing, and gas sampling operations on R&D and flight components and systems.

Location: Pasadena, CA 91109 (In Office)
Position: Precision Cleaning Technician
Pay Rate: $30 - 45/hr DOE
Duration: 12 months
Schedule: 9/80 (You'll be working 80 hours over 9 days, instead of the traditional 10; So for example, you may work 9-hour days Monday through Thursday, and on Fridays, you either work an 8-hour day or take regular day off.)
We do offer paid time offs, holidays, 401k, medical, dental, and vision

Job Summary

As the Precision Cleaning Technician, you will be working for JPL's Mechanical, Packaging, and Test Section which maintains technical support facilities and resources that provide the services required to fabricate, assemble, clean and test electro-mechanical developmental and flight hardware. This Section develops and matures equipment and technologies, which enable and enhance our fabrication and environmental test capability for current and future missions.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for interacting with customers and quality assurance in preparing and working from test procedures to perform precision parts cleaning, assembly, testing, and gas sampling operations on R&D and flight components and systems
• Ensure that the process, product, and environment comply with Laboratory protocols, government regulations, and professional standards.
• Will regularly handle and work with chemicals and cleaning solutions such as Isopropyl alcohol, Ethyl Alcohol, Acetone, Vertrel, Brulin detergent, Oakite or other high-alkaline detergent.
• Will perform general part cleaning processes with detergents and degreasers.
• Will operate ultrasonic cleaners.
• Will perform passivation and handle acidic solutions.
• Will be required to load hardware or equipment into thermal vacuum or oven chambers and follow procedures for safely operating the chambers.
• Will be required to follow detailed procedures in support of chemical and particle count analyses.
• Will be required to maintain part traceability for large batches of parts (>100 parts at a time).
• Will be required to work and follow all protocol for working in ISO-5 cleanroom, including but not limited to wearing full cleanroom suit.
• Will help keep calibration/certification records for equipment and notify area lead of any equipment requiring calibration or maintenance.
• May be required to support the Propulsion and Fluid Systems Group with pressure system fabrication, test, and certification.

Required Qualifications

• Typically requires a High School diploma with 3-4 years of general work experience; related required training; or Associates with 2 years of related experience; or Bachelors with 1 years of related experience.
• Ability to understand cleaning of mechanical hardware, and follow hardware cleaning procedures and practices using all types of cleaning fluids, microscopes and automated particle counters.
• Must have general understanding and experience in the following areas: mechanical hardware assembly and test, installation and test of electronic components; working with flight hardware.
• Understanding of applicable policies, procedures, and practices in handling Flight Hardware.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to travel to work in distant locations, domestic and/or international, as needed.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working in a class 100 - 100,000 cleanroom environment.
• Assembly/dis-assembly and operation of test equipment.
• Use of all hand tools, soldering irons, tube bending and flaring, some machining experience (drill press, band saw, grinder) and pressure system fabrication methods.
• Orbital tube welding experience.
• Good hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity, necessary to work with miniaturized systems or components.
• Extensive knowledge of computer applications (e.g., spreadsheets, databases, word processing, web searches) for component information.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.