Panthalassa
Test Engineering Technician
Portland, OR · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$105k-$125kDetected 8 days ago
Node.jsMechanical DesignElectrical EngineeringResearchCommunicationRenewable Energy
About the role
- Our team includes individuals with experience at SpaceX, Tesla, Apple, Blue Origin, the U.S. military, and leading research universities.
- This is a hands-on role in a climate-controlled, well-lit shop and lab environment.
- You'll work closely with the Turbogenerator Development, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Node Integration & Test teams.
Responsibilities
- Perform physical operation, maintenance, and upgrades on existing test rigs, and support the build of new test systems.
- Maintain test infrastructure fluid systems: monitor water quality and compressed air/water piping, pumps, and filters, performing routine preventive maintenance.
- Maintain inventory of spare parts, tools, and supplies
- Perform light fabrication tasks in support of test setups, such as drilling and basic use of mills or lathes
- perform basic continuity checks and instrumentation calibration using a digital multimeter and related tools.
- Apply working knowledge of low-voltage instrumentation concepts in support of test setups.
- Write and follow test procedures and maintenance documentation for the systems you operate and maintain.
- Once trained, operate test rigs from the operator's console in support of test campaigns.
- Maintain inventory of spare parts, tools, and supplies; identify and procure what's needed to keep test operations running.
- Perform light fabrication tasks in support of test setups, such as drilling and basic use of mills or lathes; interface with our welders and machinists on more complex fabrication needs.
Requirements
- Prior experience working closely with mechanical or electrical engineering teams.
- Comfort working on elevated platforms and operating an overhead crane.
- Familiarity with lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) procedures and a demonstrated commitment to a clean, safe working environment.
- Comfort using common hand and power tools (e.g., impact wrenches, drills, torque wrenches, hand crimpers) and precision measuring tools (calipers, micrometers).
- We encourage you to apply if you are a strong candidate with only some of the desired skills and experience listed.
- You may be required to be on your feet for up to 8 hours per day and occasionally lift objects weighing 50 pounds or more.
Skills
- drilling, and comfort around mills or lathes.
- Basic electrical
- Strong troubleshooting instincts: tracing signals, identifying root causes, and systematically eliminating variables.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including writing clear test procedures and maintenance documentation.
- Willingness to be trained as a Non-Qualified Electrical Safety Worker, with the potential to grow into a Qualified Electrical Safety Worker.
- Desired Qualifications
- Soldering experience for cable-building.
- Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, wiring diagrams, and engineering drawings.
- Experience working with pressurized or high-pressure systems.
- Familiarity with data acquisition (DAQ) systems.
- The above qualifications are desired, not required.
- Growth Opportunities
Compensation
- Compensation and Benefits
Benefits
- Equity in the company.
- We're all owners and if we're successful, this equity should be far and away the most valuable component of your compensation.
- A benefits package that helps you take care of yourself and your family, including:
- Flexible paid time off
- Health insurance (the company pays 100% of gold level PPO plan for full time employees, their partners, and dependents)
- Dental insurance (the company pays 100% for full time employees and 100% for their partners and dependents)
- Vision insurance (the company pays 100% for full time employees, their partners, and dependents)
- Disability insurance (the company pays 100% for a policy to provide long term financial support if you become disabled)
- Ability to contribute to tax-advantaged accounts, including 401(k), health FSA, and dependent care FSA
Company info
- Panthalassa is a renewable energy and ocean technology company committed to rapidly developing and deploying technologies that will ensure a sustainable future for Earth by unlocking the vast energy potential of its oceans.
- Our mission is to capture civilizational levels of ultra-low-cost renewable energy for applications including computing and affordable renewable fuels delivered to shore.
- We are headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and operate as a public benefit corporation backed by leading venture capitalists, philanthropic investors, and university endowments.
- We operate as an idea meritocracy-where the best ideas win-and we're building the most capable engineering and operations team on the planet.
- About the Job
- We are seeking a Test Engineering Technician to join our cross-functional Test Engineering team as its first dedicated technician, reporting to the Engineering Manager for Test Engineering.
- You will take primary responsibility for the physical operation, maintenance, and upgrade of our existing large-scale test facilities, as well as helping build new test systems, with an emphasis on mechanical systems (roughly 3/4 of the role) and supporting electrical/instrumentation work (roughly 1/4 of the role).
- You'll keep test rigs running reliably between campaigns, support the mechanical and electrical engineers who design and run the tests, and, once trained, work at the operator's console.
- work safely at elevation and lift large objects (up to 50 lbs) as part of routine test rig operations.
- Operate mobile elevated work platforms (MEWPs) and overhead cranes; work safely at elevation and lift large objects (up to 50 lbs) as part of routine test rig operations.
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