Apex Space
Propulsion Test Technician
Los Angeles · Full-time · Posted Sep 30, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years; experience in a test, lab, manufacturing, maintenance, or similar technical environment.
- Education
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must qualify as a U.S. Person or be able to obtain required U.S. government export authorizations.
About the job
Performs hands-on setup, operation, maintenance, and documentation for spacecraft propulsion hardware testing, supporting safe and reliable production-rate testing.
What you'll do
- Set up, execute, and tear down propulsion tests using test stands, vacuum chambers, instrumentation, and data acquisition equipment.
- Maintain and troubleshoot test equipment, hardware, and facilities; keep test areas organized and ready for operation.
- Follow test procedures and safety requirements, document results and maintenance, and support improvements with engineers.
What they ask for
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in a test, lab, manufacturing, maintenance, or similar technical environment.
- Hands-on experience with hand tools, power tools, torque tools, fasteners, tubing and fittings, and electrical cabling.
- Must meet the stated U.S. Person or export-authorization eligibility requirements.
Nice to have
- Technical or vocational training, military technical experience, or an associate degree in a relevant field.
- Experience with vacuum equipment, instrumentation, fluid or propulsion systems, aerospace testing, or qualification and production-rate testing.
Pay
$32 – $46 per hour (USD; hourly pay)
Tools
thrusters, flow controllers, power processing units (PPUs), vacuum chambers, pumping systems, instrumentation, data acquisition equipment, GSE
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