Spacecraft Test Technician – Avionics & Subsystems

Yoh,-A-Day-; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 55,104 - 68,880; Full time

Job summary

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, seeks a Test Technician to work on flight hardware for space programs. You will test components, PCBA’s, subsystems, and satellites in a lab/cleanroom environment, collaborating with engineers to ensure quality and mission readiness.

Detail-oriented technicians with strong documentation skills will thrive, applying Lean/Six Sigma methods to improve testing workflows and maintain calibration schedules.

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex interdisciplinary manufacturing processes.
• Experience with testing complex vehicles in the aerospace or automotive industry.
• Ability to learn new engineering concepts quickly; implement continuous improvement processes.
• Experience with command-line interface on Linux desktop.
• Ability to read and parse log files.
• Advanced PCB and harness soldering skills.

Responsibilities

• Integrate and test satellite avionics at PCBA, sub-assembly, and spacecraft level.
• Organize and manage test stations and tools, maintaining maintenance and calibration schedules.
• Support engineering in improving functional testing of sub-systems and components as well as system level testing.
• Inspect and repair cables and harnesses for internal systems, electrical interconnects, and overall systems.
• Troubleshoot test failures with test engineers.
• Own subassembly debug plan development.
• Develop and improve work instruction guides.
• Apply continuous improvement methodologies (Lean/Six Sigma).

Skills

Aerospace testing

Linux CLI

Log file parsing

PCB soldering

Tools

Linux CLI

Job description

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, seeks a Test Technician to work on flight hardware for space programs. You will test components, PCBA’s, subsystems, and satellites in a lab/cleanroom environment, collaborating with engineers to ensure quality and mission readiness.

Detail-oriented technicians with strong documentation skills will thrive, applying Lean/Six Sigma methods to improve testing workflows and maintain calibration schedules.