Battery Engineering Technician Verified today

Role Overview

You will assemble, repair, and evaluate battery packs for various spaceflight systems in the battery development lab. You'll work with a team of technicians and engineers, shifting rapidly between projects and supporting multiple programs across the company.

Responsibilities

• Build a variety of battery packs and electrical test setups, switching focus between projects.
• Work directly with engineering on new designs, determining standard processes and identifying improvement opportunities before production.
• Provide feedback on new assemblies, identifying improvements to existing designs.
• Perform assembly soldering and various electrical connection terminations on mechanical assemblies.
• Execute test procedures by following test plans to stress and qualify new designs.
• Serve internal and external customers across multiple systems and platforms.

Minimum Qualifications

• At least 3 years' experience in battery or related fields.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience with testing and troubleshooting tools (digital multimeter, milli-ohm meter, insulation tester, Hi-Pot equipment).
• Wire stripping, crimping, and splicing using manual and automated processes.
• Fabricating, inspecting, and repairing battery packs.
• Experience with high voltage electronics and associated safety procedures.
• Torquing procedures, fastener sizing, and harness assembly/disassembly.
• Ability to read and understand mechanical drawings, blueprints, wiring schematics, and electrical diagrams.
• Ability to install and operate instrumentation including strain gages, pressure transducers, load cells, thermocouples, RTDs, accelerometers, and analog circuitry.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Familiarity with digital work order-based systems.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Attention to detail and passion for space.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in launch vehicle or battery system assembly, vehicle integration, testing and processing.
• Associates Degree in Engineering.
• Experience with all types of solder termination and splicing.
• Experience with on-vehicle repairs and working at different levels of cleanliness (Gross, Visual, or clean room).
• Certification in IPC standards for assembly and inspection.
• IPC 620/620 Space Addendum certifications and IPC J-STD certifications (past or present).
• Experience operating fabrication equipment such as bandsaws, CNC mills, table saws.

Location and Employment

Grandview, MO. Applications accepted on an ongoing basis.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance.
• Paid parental leave, short and long-term disability.
• 401(k) with company match up to 5%.
• Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for regular employees (20+ hours/week).
• Up to 4 weeks paid time off per year and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

Export Control

Applicants 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.