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Automation & Controls Technician

Impulse· Assembly, Integration & Test
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Redondo Beach$40/hr - $55/hrFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Hands-on role building, wiring, troubleshooting, commissioning, and maintaining electrical systems for spacecraft testing, ground-support operations, manufacturing, and industrial systems. Works closely with engineers and specialists on electrical wiring, controls hardware, instrumentation, and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricate, assemble, wire, modify, and maintain electrical test equipment, control panels, test carts, racks, and ground-support systems in accordance with UL 508A and company standards
  • Install, configure, troubleshoot, and commission industrial electrical and controls systems, including sensors, actuators, drives, valves, motors, robots, and safety/interlock systems
  • Read, interpret, and redline electrical schematics and provide feedback to engineering
  • Support calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of automated test equipment
  • Support equipment installation, modification, and commissioning at company facilities and test sites
  • Maintain electrical shop tools, consumables, and hardware inventory

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • 5+ years of professional experience building, wiring, maintaining, or troubleshooting industrial, aerospace, manufacturing, or test equipment
  • Experience wiring equipment from electrical schematics, including PLCs, industrial I/O, relays, motor controls, power distribution, and safety circuits
  • Working knowledge of UL 508A, NFPA 70, and NFPA 79 requirements applicable to electrical equipment and installations
  • Proficiency with electrical test equipment, hand tools, and basic mechanical fabrication and assembly tools

Skills

Required:Electrical wiring from schematicsUL 508A, NFPA 70, NFPA 79 knowledgeElectrical test equipment

Benefits

  • In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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Accelerating our future beyond Earth

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