Senior Engineering Technician, Lightship

• 6+ yrs experience working as a technician in the automotive/EV, cleantech, or aerospace industries
• Experience instrumenting test articles with sensors such as accelerometers, thermocouples, and electrical sensors, and working off of a documented test plan
• Experience with data acquisition systems and measurement devices
• Experience with welding, shop, and fabrication equipment
• Demonstrated experience working in and maintaining a lab development environment
• Experience towing trailers or RVs
• Experience creating custom wire harnesses and test fixtures with little oversight

Desirable

• As a Senior Engineering Technician, you will work closely with the Test Engineering team to build, coordinate, and execute critical testing programs that validate the performance, safety, and reliability of the Lightship product line. Lightship and this role are highly collaborative! You will be working cross-functionally with multiple engineering organizations to work towards our common goal of building the best all electric camping experience possible
• Set up and execute a wide range of electrical and mechanical product tests. Testing includes: Safety, performance validation, and reliability tests with development and pre-production level parts and assemblies
• Lead in-test reporting of progress, failures, and testing risks to the test engineering team both onsite and remote
• Collaborate with test and design engineers during post-test root cause analysis to identify failure modes and areas for product improvement
• Fabricate various mechanical and electrical test fixtures using a range of manufacturing processes
• Maintain all tools and equipment in the lab and continue to acquire and install new equipment to increase lab capabilities
• Maintain test assets (test vehicles and test stands) and prepare them for testing, evaluation, and demonstration
• Collaborate with test engineers during the test planning phase to ensure feasible and realistic alignment with program goals