True Anomaly

Mechanical Development Test Technician- Test Site (I,II,III or Senior)

Long Beach, CA · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 13 days ago

OSHA

About the role

This is a test site-based role requiring regular travel between our Long Beach headquarters and remote test locations.
You will be on the floor every day-assembling spacecraft structures and mechanisms, configuring test fixtures, operating test equipment, and executing test campaigns for mechanical hardware and assemblies.

Perform hands-on assembly, integration, and configuration of mechanical test articles, test fixtures, and ground support equipment in preparation for structural, mechanism, and vibration test campaigns.
Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot mechanical test equipment including torque tools, precision measurement instruments, vibration systems, and test fixtures.
Perform mechanical hardware inspections and documentation, ensuring proper torque application, fastener standards, and flagging non-conformances to the test engineering team.
Support setup, calibration, and verification of test instrumentation including strain gauges, accelerometers, thermocouples, and displacement sensors.
Maintain tooling, test equipment, and consumables readiness including inventory tracking and calibration management.
Support anomaly investigations through hands-on observations, hardware teardown, and documentation of as-found conditions.
Travel regularly between Long Beach headquarters and test sites to support test campaigns and maintain test site readiness.
Be the offset. We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.

Technical degree, certification, vocational training, or equivalent hands-on experience (5+ years) in mechanical systems, machining, fabrication, precision assembly, or mechanical trades.
Extensive hands-on experience with mechanical assembly, structural testing, or mechanism testing operations.
Working knowledge of precision torque application, fastener standards, and mechanical assembly best practices.
Proficiency reading and working from engineering drawings, mechanical schematics, assembly procedures, and work instructions.

True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority.
We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors - enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground.
What would it take? We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.
It's the people. Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together.
We are seeking a highly skilled Developmental Test Technician with deep expertise in mechanical systems to support hands-on test operations at our test site facilities.
Reporting to the Developmental Test Technician Lead, you'll work alongside mechanical test engineers to deliver safe, precise, high-quality test operations in a fast-paced, build-it-from-scratch startup environment.

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