Subsea Pressure Test Technician
Vertical Laboratories LLC | Glendale, CA | Full-Time, Day Shift | $30.00–$38.00/hr.
Test the connectors that power and connect equipment on the ocean floor.
At Vertical Laboratories, you'll qualify subsea connectors and cable assemblies for oil and gas and defense programs. You'll pressure-test hardware to 20,000 psi while monitoring its electrical performance in real time. It's hands-on, high-stakes work, and every program is different.
What You'll Do:
- Perform hydrostatic pressure testing on connectors and cable assemblies up to 20,000 psi (20 ksi).
- Perform insulation resistance, dielectric withstanding voltage (hi-pot), and continuity testing, including monitoring under pressure.
- Perform benchtop testing: mating durability, mating and unmating force, contact resistance, and coupling/uncoupling torque.
- Operate pressure vessels, temperature/humidity chambers, universal tensile testers, and hi-pot testers.
- Test to customer qualification procedures, industry specifications such as API Spec 17F, and EIA-364 series methods.
- Document results in controlled datasheets under our ISO/IEC 17025 quality system.
What You Bring:
- 5+ years of hands-on pressure testing experience, preferably on subsea connectors or interconnects.
- Working knowledge of high-pressure safety practices.
- High school diploma or GED; bachelor's degree preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word and Excel) and Google Workspace.
- High-voltage and partial discharge testing experience is a plus.
- API 17F wet-mate connector qualification experience is a plus.
Growth & Training
You'll train on our pressure systems and procedures during your first weeks, and we invest in continuing education throughout your career. There's room to grow into senior technical and lead roles as our subsea capability expands.
Work Environment
Active laboratory environment with high-pressure and high-voltage test systems and periodic elevated noise levels; hearing protection provided where required. Work involves both standing and sitting, handling cable assemblies and fixtures, and lifting and carrying up to 25 lbs. PPE provided and required.
Why Vertical Labs
Vertical Laboratories is an independent aerospace and subsea environmental simulation laboratory, accredited by A2LA to ISO/IEC 17025:2017, DLA-approved, and Nadcap-accredited. We specialize in R&D and qualification testing of ruggedized interconnects, and we take on the programs other labs won't. We're a smart, scrappy team that values doing things right.
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) with 4% company match.
- Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time.
- Employee bonus program.
- Ongoing training and continuing education.
Eligibility
This position requires access to export-controlled information. Applicants must be U.S. persons (U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or protected individuals as defined under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)). All offers are contingent upon a standard background check and drug test.
Vertical Laboratories LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are based on merit, competence, and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally protected status.