Senior Test & Evaluation Lab Tech

Boeing; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Health savings accounts

Retirement savings plans

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time away

Job summary

Boeing in San Antonio, Texas is seeking a Senior Test & Evaluation Lab Tech to support lab or aircraft production environments. You will fabricate and maintain instrumentation systems, install sensors and wiring, and collaborate with instrumentation and design teams to meet engineering requirements.

The role requires interpreting drawings, performing wiring tasks, soldering, and ensuring safety with PPE. Relocation may be offered; U.S. citizenship and security clearances apply.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or higher, or 4+ years of technical experience.
• 3+ years strain gaging experience.
• Experience fabricating, routing, terminating, soldering, and repairing electrical wiring harnesses.
• Experience interpreting electrical drawings and schematics.
• 3+ years of testing instrumentation or methods.

Responsibilities

• Oversee, plan, conduct, and document tests on products, systems, and processes.
• Design, fabricate, and analyze test systems, materials, components and methods.
• Coordinate test requirements and methods.
• Prepare system tests with integration, fabrication, setup and teardown.
• Conduct tests, analyze data, and document results; participate in test readiness reviews.
• Troubleshoot lab/test problems and maintain lab activities.
• Coach and train others.

Skills

Strain gaging

Electrical wiring

Electrical drawings

Test instrumentation

Troubleshooting

Education

Associate degree or higher

Tools

Soldering

Wiring harness tools

Job description

Senior Test & Evaluation Lab Tech Company: The Boeing Company The Boeing Test & Evaluation (BT&E) organization is seeking a Senior Test & Evaluation Lab Tech to join our team in San Antonio, Texas. This position will provide test and evaluation technician support in either a lab or an aircraft production environment while working alongside production operations personnel. The main responsibilities include fabricating and maintaining the instrumentation system, to include installing a high volume of sensors and associated wiring onto aircraft parts and assemblies per engineering requirements. Sensor types primarily include Strain Gages and Accelerometers. Other types include Thermocouples, RTDs, Pressure Transducers, etc. Processes require coordination with Instrumentation Operations Engineers and Design Build Manufacturing Engineers, ability to interpret engineering drawings, locating, surface prep, hand sanding, cleaning, handling, hazardous materials such as solvents and cleaners, adhesives, sealants, wire fabrication, electrical terminations, soldering, crimping, wire routing, continuity checks, labeling, and sealing. Ability to troubleshoot electrical circuits and wiring is required. Accessibility may require working for periods while standing, kneeling, working from stair ladders, mobile lift platforms, scissor lifts, boom lifts, or supported by overhead support systems. Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) such as eye protection and hard toe shoes are required.

Position Responsibilities

• Oversees, plans, conducts, and documents tests on products, systems, components, materials, and manufacturing processes and technologies
• Oversees, designs, fabricates, builds and analyzes test systems, materials, components, software and methodologies
• Coordinates test requirements, determines test methods and capabilities
• Conduct system test preparations by coordinating system integration, fabrication, modification, setup, checkout and teardown
• Conducts tests, analyzes data and documents results; participates in test readiness review
• Troubleshoots and resolves laboratory and test-related problems
• Coordinates test laboratory activities and maintenance and repairs
• Coaches and trains others
• Works under consultative direction

Basic Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or higher, a Technical certificate or degree, or 4 or more years of equivalent technical experience
• 3+ years of strain gaging experience
• Experience fabricating, installing, routing, terminating, soldering, and repairing electrical wiring harnesses; or any variety of electrical components, and associated equipment
• Experience interpreting electrical engineering drawings, schematics, and definition
• 3+ years of experience with test instrumentation and/or methods

Preferred Qualifications

• Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.)
• Experience installing aircraft modifications to include fabricating and installing aircraft electrical system wiring, connectors, electrical components or avionics boxes
• Experience with aerospace assembly and/or electrical fabrication
• Experience with leading in a lab environment ensuring capability and readiness

Conflict of Interest: Successful candidate for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Drug Free Workplace: Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage, and retain the top talent.

• competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities
• health insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• health savings accounts
• retirement savings plans
• life and disability insurance programs
• programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range: $90,100-$121,900

Language Requirements: Not Applicable

Education: Associate's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation: This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Export Control Requirement: This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Safety Sensitive: This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance: This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship: Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift: Shift 1 (United States of America)

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