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The Test Technician, Aerospace Propulsion position in Aylesbury supports Hot Fire Space Propulsion testing programmes. Working alongside Test Engineers, you will prepare sites, handle and sample propellants, verify pressure control systems, and operate mechanical, steam vacuum, and boiler equipment. Duties include calibrating instrumentation, collating and reviewing test data, and working extensively with high-pressure gas and fluidic systems. You will interpret Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams and use electrical measurement tools. Handling satellite flight hardware, you will install engines onto test stands, prepare them for firing, and remove them afterwards. This permanent role offers a salary between £22,000 and £36,000 per annum, requiring practical skills and careful attention to procedure.
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Space thruster Test Technician required to support Hot Fire Space Propulsion Testing programmes.
The successful application will work with Test Engineers on site preparation, propellant handling, propellant sampling, pressure control systems checks, mechanical and steam vacuum systems, instrumentation calibrations, steam boiler operation, and the collation and review of test data.
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There will be extensive work on high pressure gas and fluidic systems including interpretation and understanding of Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams and the use of electrical and electronic measurement and testing equipment.
You will be working with satellite flight hardware, the preparation of space flight engines for test. Including instrumentation, installation onto the test stand, removal post hot fire test, and subsequent engine decontamination activities, etc.
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