Environmental Test Technician
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19-07-2025
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As an Environmental Test Technician youll be responsible for executing spacecraft environmental test campaigns and operating critical test infrastructure including thermal vacuum chambers vibration tables and acoustic test equipment. Youll work hands-on with flight hardware instrumentation and data acquisition systems to ensure our spacecraft can survive the rigors of launch and space operations. This is a high-impact detail-driven role ideal for a technician with strong test fundamentals and a passion for precision.
About this Role:
- Operate and maintain environmental test equipment (thermal vacuum vibration acoustic chambers)
- Set up test articles and install sensors (e.g. thermocouples accelerometers strain gauges)
- Execute environmental tests per procedure and engineering direction
- Monitor test progress identify and report anomalies or failures
- Collect and analyze test data; prepare accurate technical reports
- Perform routine maintenance troubleshooting and calibration of test equipment
- Ensure compliance with safety protocols and cleanroom procedures
- Collaborate with AIT QA and engineering teams to improve test processes
Must Haves:
- 25 years of environmental test experience (aerospace or high-reliability hardware preferred)
- Proficiency operating test equipment (thermal vacuum chambers vibration shakers etc.)
- Ability to read and interpret test plans schematics and engineering drawings
- Technical diploma or Associates degree in a relevant field (e.g. mechanical or electrical technology)
- Strong attention to detail and a commitment to safety in high-stakes environments
- Solid understanding of instrumentation and data acquisition systems
Nice to Haves:
- Experience with environmental test standards (e.g. GEVS Mil-Std-1540 CEQATR)
- Familiarity with RF testing setups or tools
- Basic scripting or programming skills (Python preferred)
- Certified forklift and/or crane operator
- Experience working in cleanroom or ISO-classified environments
Orbitworks mission is to make space simple for organizations that want to deploy physical and virtual missions to space. Building on Loft Orbitals heritage Orbitworks will be the first commercial firm in the United Arab Emirates to mass-manufacture satellites. Orbitworks aims to manufacture tens of satellites annually and operates out of a 50000-square-foot facility in Abu Dhabi.
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IC
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