Test Technician (Aerospace)

Location: Moorpark, California, United States; onsite, first shift

Salary: $60,000–$75,000 per year

Company

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company develops aerospace and defense technologies supporting space missions and military applications.

What you will do

• Set up, evaluate, and perform electrical tests, mechanical loading, and proofing for non-energetic product lines.
• Execute testing according to written procedures, MIL-STD requirements, and industry specifications.
• Maintain and calibrate test equipment and troubleshoot or repair equipment when needed.
• Generate, report, and plot test data to support customer requirements.
• Work independently and interface with personnel across multiple organizational levels.
• Perform occasional lifting of up to 25 lbs. and overtime when required.

Requirements

• High school diploma required; an associate degree in mechanical or electrical engineering is preferred.
• Strong mechanical aptitude, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to interpret and execute test requirements from written specifications.
• Experience in a test laboratory environment and familiarity with pressure transducers, multimeters, milliohmmeters, hipot testers, pulse generators, voltage and current supplies, oscilloscopes, temperature chambers, or Instron tensile testers.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Experience in the aerospace industry is preferred.

Nice to have

• Instron tensile tester programming with Bluehill Universal Software.
• Watlow F4 and F4T programming.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a technology-focused aerospace and defense environment supporting space and military missions.
• Full-time first-shift schedule.
• Opportunities to contribute to testing that supports customer and mission requirements.