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Build & Test Technician

Aalo
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Austin, TXfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Build and Test Technician at Aalo Atomics, focused on turning designs into hardware by assembling, wiring, integrating, and testing reactor subsystems and supporting infrastructure in a fast-paced, hardware-rich environment.

Responsibilities

  • Assemble mechanical, electrical, and fluid subsystems from engineering drawings, work instructions, and schematics.
  • Fabricate and route wiring harnesses, terminate connectors, and perform soldering and crimping to workmanship standards (e.g., IPC-A-610 / J-STD-001).
  • Install and integrate sensors, instrumentation, actuators, and control hardware onto test articles and reactor subsystems.
  • Set up and operate test stands, including plumbing, electrical hookups, data acquisition, and instrumentation calibration.
  • Execute test procedures, capture data, and clearly document results, anomalies, and as-built configurations.
  • Troubleshoot mechanical and electrical faults down to the component level and drive issues to resolution alongside engineers.
  • Use hand tools, power tools, and precision measurement equipment safely and accurately.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safety-first work area, following all quality and safety protocols.
  • Provide feedback to design and manufacturing engineers to improve assembly processes, tooling, and hardware manufacturability.

Qualifications

  • Hands-on experience assembling and testing complex electromechanical hardware in a prototype, R&D, aerospace, automotive, energy, or similar hard-tech environment.
  • Strong hand tool proficiency—comfortable with wrenches, torque tools, drills, taps, and precision measurement instruments.
  • Solid electrical fundamentals: ability to read schematics and wiring diagrams, build harnesses, terminate connectors, solder, crimp, and troubleshoot circuits with a multimeter.
  • Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, GD&T, and assembly work instructions.
  • Experience with test setup and instrumentation (sensors, thermocouples, pressure transducers, data acquisition systems) is highly desirable.
  • Familiarity with fluid systems (pneumatic/hydraulic plumbing, fittings, leak checking) is a plus.
  • Detail-oriented documentation habits and comfort logging data and as-built configurations.
  • Self-directed, adaptable, and able to prioritize in a rapidly changing environment.

Skills

Required:Mechanical assemblyElectrical harnessing and solderingSensor/instrumentation installationTest setup and data acquisitionTroubleshootingGD&T interpretationDocumentation and data logging

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off
  • Corporate Gym Membership
Last updated Sep 10, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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