Crash Prep Technician chez Amentum

• Support full-vehicle crash prep, crash test, and posttest duties as assigned during daily scheduling meetings. Execute work independently with quality and efficiency.
• Prepare crash test vehicles as directed by the crash prep book and utilize standard guidelines/processes.
  • Mount data acquisition and control hardware. Install variety of safety test instrumentation to the vehicle.
  • Install cabling and control wiring. Route and secure cabling to avoid crash damage risk.  Install crash test dummies and import dummy channel objects into control software.
  • Input instrumentation and cable ID's into data acquisition control software. Perform checkout and troubleshooting of installed equipment to ensure function.
  • Fill vehicles with Stoddard to required capacity. Conduct test vehicle weigh-up and modify vehicle/test components as required to achieve requested test weight.
• Basic fabrication work to support the repair and/or enhancement of test fixtures or carts.
• Interact daily and directly with lab management, test engineering, test requestors, sensor supplier staff and support operations (build site, photography, dummy lab and instrumentation calibration/repair).
• Clearly communicate status for assigned work and proactively work towards completion of tasks with quality. When issues arise, the technician will raise/identify issues and work with relevant staff towards resolution.

·         Qualified candidates to have a High school Diploma or GED

• Self-starter, highly motivated, strong team player with a positive attitude; excellent communication skills
• Mechanical background
• General machine shop and hand tool skills and knowledge
• Basic welding skills and knowledge a plus
• Nearly continuous standing, walking about the facility, crouching / kneeling, driving a vehicle transporter, driving a personnel carrier
• Ability to work (days or afternoons) and potential overtime based off workload
• Be willing to work in other VEV Test Facilities as needed
• Reliable personal vehicle for travel to and from work location.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associate degree in Automotive Technology and/or experience in a crash/safety test facility.
• Electrical and mechanical knowledge
• Computer software and data acquisition knowledge

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