Electronics Technician (supporting NASA)

ASRC Federal System Solutions LLC, a subsidiary of ASRC Federal, is seeking an Electronics Technician to join out NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center team. This position provides technical support to the Mission Support Services team in support of flight research missions through the Dryden Aeronautical Tracking Range (DATR). This includes supporting, maintaining, and development of the mission control centers, telemetry, and radar acquisition systems, data distribution and recording systems, mobile operations facilities, and other mission support systems.

This role is located at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base, near Palmdale/Lancaster, CA. As a part of this team, you will be required to work a 9/80 schedule with typical hours of 6:30am-4:00pm with occasional overtime (weekdays or weekends) to support mission flight operations.

Responsibilities:

• Provide real-time and post-flight engineering, maintenance, and repair support.
• Support quality audio and video data feed coverage
• Support mission control room video feed coverage
• Store video/audio/data media
• Provide video operations for Long-Range Optics system
• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance and repair of all video/audio hardware systems
• Fabricate, assemble, integrate, install, and label cables, components, systems, subsystems and test devices

Requirements:

• Associates degree (or technical school training) in electronics, information technology, or related field, or 3 years related work experience.
• Problem-solving skills to diagnose issues and devise solutions.
• Ability to safely utilize multimeters, oscilloscopes, and soldering stations.
• Ability to fabricate and test coaxial and ethernet cables.
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally in both written and verbal forms, including comfort speaking over voice networks.
• Familiarity with Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Good understanding of IT systems, and applications such as Microsoft Office Suite and Visio.
• Work in a team environment, under deadlines, and in ISO/AS9100 compliance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Air Force Flight Line Driver's License.
• Must be U.S. Citizen with the ability obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret Clearance

Desired Skills:

• Experience troubleshooting networks, switches
• Excellent customer service skills

Physical Requirements:

Range environment with work at remote locations, prolonged sitting while using the computer and the telephone, constant use of sight abilities, constant use of speech/hearing abilities for communication, constant mental alertness. Ability to work extended and flexible hours including some nights and weekends. Ability to pass a heavy equipment physical exam required to operate motorized equipment such as forklifts, bucket lifts and platform personnel lifts. Ability to lift a minimum of 25 lbs. Ability to climb stairs and ladders. Work location is in a desert environment, and employees are in contact with various desert wildlife. Occasional travel is required.