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Avionics Technician

Rainier Recruiting

Kent, WA

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JOB DETAILS
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SKILLS
Acceptance Testing, Aerospace and Defense, Assembly Equipment, Avionics, Best Practices, Business Support, Configuration Management, Consulting, Detail Oriented, Diversity Recruiting, Documentation, Electrical Wiring, Electromechanical Assembly, Electromechanical Systems, Electronic Circuit, Electronics Assembly, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Executive Recruiting, Hand Tools, High Voltage (HV), IPC Standards, Lift/Move 50 Pounds, Maintenance - Electrical, Manufacturing, Mechanical Assembly, Microsoft Office, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA), Propulsion, Radio Frequency, Recruiting/Staffing Agency, Safety Systems, Schematics, Soldering, Team Building, Team Player, Test Equipment, Test Plan/Schedule, Testing, United States Citizen, Wheel/Front-End Loader, Wire Harness
LOCATION
Kent, WA
POSTED
8 days ago




Location: Kent, WA

Shift: Monday-Thursday, four 10 hour shifts

Pay Rate: Up to $50/hr

About the Opportunity

Join a mission-driven team building the future of spaceflight. Blue Origin is developing advanced, reusable space systems with the long-term vision of enabling millions of people to live and work in space.

Job Description Summary:

Provides hands-on support to Engineering/Production/Manufacturing by performing activities such as, test, check-out, modification, fabrication, and assembly of electro/mechanical systems. Applications may include electronic circuits, power distribution, life/vehicle critical safety systems and battery systems. Work is performed from schematics, diagrams, written descriptions, layouts, or defined plans to perform testing, checkout, and trouble-shooting functions. Performs operational test and fault isolation on systems and equipment. Assists in determining methods or actions to remedy malfunctions. Performs work in both Laboratory setting as well as work on manufacturing floor or on vehicle depending on manufacturing needs.

Job Description:

This role is part of the Engines, In-Space Systems and Test Ops group and is in Kent but supports all Business Units and groups across all Blue Origin facilities.

As part of a hardworking team of technicians, you will assemble, repair, and evaluate electrical and mechanical assemblies for various spaceflight systems. You will share in the team’s impact on all aspects of the production, evaluation, and development of Flight-grade Avionics. Work in the Avionics Hardware Lab requires a high level of technical proficiency in work such as soldering, component-level board work, mechanical assembly, and assembly wiring. 

Responsibilities include but not limited to:
  • Building different components and assemblies for all groups across Blue Origin in all different environments (development, test and flight).
  • Assisting with assembly of new and updated designs by working directly with engineering to determine best practices for assembly.
  • Giving regular input on manufacturing improvement opportunities or build changes leading to more efficient assembly. 
  • Serve both internal and external customers across multiple systems and multiple platforms; each Technician is a valued part of the chain that supports safe human spaceflight. 
  • A focus on safety, collaborative teamwork, and quality allows us to work together to determine the best path forward, balancing speed and safety to create high-quality components that will propel future astronauts and payloads into space for the improvement of mankind.

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Familiarity working in an ESD EPA and with tool control/accountability processes.
  • Experience using standard electronics assembly tools, hand soldering and basic electronic test equipment (multimeters and power supplies).
  • Experience with applying torque to fasteners/components.
  • Fabricating, terminating, and repair/testing of wire harnesses.
  • 3 or more years’ experience in Aerospace Avionics or related fields.
  • Experience inspecting and certifying work performed to relevant standards and specifications.
  • Attention to detail and passion for space.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
  • Able to lift 50 lbs.
  • Ability to work a 40-hour work week (4x10’s) with occasional overtime to support launch schedules.
  • Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
  • Experience with application and removal of polymerics (staking, potting. Encapsulation and conformal coating).

Preferred Qualifications:
  • 5-7 years of experience in launch vehicle or propulsion system assembly fabrication, CCA or PCBA repair or component replacement. 
  • Experience with energized power/high voltage systems, battery systems or RF assemblies.
  • Certification in and/or knowledge of IPC standards for assembly and inspection.
  • J-STD/J-STD Space, 610, 7711/7721 Rework and 620/620 Space Addendum.
  • Experience and capability to interface with Microsoft Office Suite, electronic work orders and configuration management systems.
  • Experience with documenting non conformances and carrying out dispositioned repairs. 

Who is Rainier Recruiting

Rainier Recruiting is a boutique, award winning national staffing agency and executive search firm. Using an approach that “treats every candidate like an executive search”, we offer positions in contract-to-hire, Full-Time, and executive search. Named the #1 Best Workplace in Washington State in 2022, recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm, and identified as a top recruitment firm by multiple business journals, Rainier Recruiting is fast becoming a respected company. We are no longer the “best recruiters you have never heard of”. Rainier Recruiting is also proud to share our clients have a 93% repeat business rate. Rainier Recruiting is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and for the candidates we represent. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of every organization that we partner with.



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