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Boom is building Superpower, a first-of-kind industrial gas turbine for AI data centers. It is one of the most instrumentation-intensive programs in energy right now - and none of the data that proves the design works gets collected without the person who installs the sensors, fabricates the harnesses, configures the DAQ, and supports testing/validation of the instrumentation systems. That person is this role.
Not an MRO/Production technician role
Most instrumentation jobs exist inside an established system - LRUs documented, installation procedures approved, calibration standards published. You show up, you follow the procedure, you install to the standard.
This is not that job.
We have engineers designing instrumentation architectures for hardware that has never been built. What we do not have is someone who can sit alongside them, fabricate the harnesses from a wiring diagram, install the sensors on prototype hardware, configure the DAQ system, and push back when a routing won't work as drawn. You are working at the front edge of the program - where the procedure doesn't exist yet and you help write it.
What you'll do
Fabricate, install, and verify wiring harnesses and cable assemblies for engine instrumentation packages - from raw wire through connector termination, continuity check, and build record closeout
Install and bond sensors across all measurement types used in engine and structural testing: pressure transducers, thermocouples and RTDs, strain gauges, accelerometers, load cells, and vibration sensors
Support active test operations - setup, monitoring, troubleshooting, and teardown.
Integrate instrumentation systems - engine health monitoring- per installation drawings.
Perform functional and acceptance tests on installed instrumentation
Troubleshoot anomalies during build and test - document findings, isolate fault sources, and participate in root cause analysis before escalating to engineering
Own your documentation: build records, calibration logs, test data packages, nonconformance reports, and deviation records are part of every task
This job is demanding
You will walk into a program where the instrumentation architecture is still being defined and the wiring diagrams are still being drawn. Sensors won't always fit where they were modeled. Connectors will conflict with structure. Calibration will reveal sensor drift no one anticipated.
Your job is to catch those problems early - before they corrupt test data or delay a test event - and work with engineering to resolve them rather than waiting for a revised drawing.
That requires real hands-on skill, documentation discipline, and the confidence to tell an engineer that the routing won't work before you build it.
You probably have
Hands-on avionics installation, or flight test support experience
Direct experience instrumenting gas turbine, propulsion, or aerospace test articles.
Demonstrated proficiency fabricating wire harnesses and cable assemblies from schematics - not just installing pre-fabricated harnesses
Experience installing and bonding sensors for structural or propulsion test applications
Working knowledge of data acquisition systems: channel configuration, signal conditioning, calibration verification
Disciplined documentation habits and working knowledge of aerospace quality standards (AS9100, MIL-spec awareness)
Experience on experimental, prototype, or R&D programs - not production or steady-state MRO
It would be great if you have
FAA Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) certificate or FCC General Radiotelephone Operator License (GROL)
Military avionics maintenance background - 2A5X4, 15N, AV-8B/F-16/F/A-18 platform experience, or equivalent
Flight test instrumentation experience - strain gauge installation, pitot-static plumbing, onboard data acquisition
NI LabVIEW or IADS/Curtiss-Wright DAQ configuration experience
IPC/WHMA-A-620 or NASA-STD-8739.4 soldering and wire harness certification
Ability to work in both electrical and mechanical domains without hand-holding.
CAD navigation experience - able to open a 3D model and verify sensor location and routing access
Experience supporting test programs where the schedule was real and the pace was unforgiving.
Why Boom
Superpower is the first industrial turbine purpose-built for AI data center loads. The market it is targeting is growing faster than grid infrastructure can serve it. The hardware is novel, the test timeline is aggressive, and the instrumentation that validates it has to be right.
You will be among the first technicians to instrument a Superpower turbine. The calibration records you maintain, the sensors you install, and the anomalies you catch will directly shape whether the design gets validated on schedule - and whether the commercial units that follow it perform as designed.
The engine core is shared with Overture. The skills and instincts you build on Superpower compound across both programs. There is no equivalent role at an established OEM where first-article engine instrumentation is still being figured out in real time.
If instrumenting a turbine that has never existed before - and building the data foundation that proves it works - is the job you have been waiting for, apply.
Compensation
The Base Rate for this position is $35 - $50 per hour. Actual rate will vary based on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Boom's total rewards package for employees. Other rewards may include long term incentives/equity, a flexible PTO policy, and many other progressive benefits.
There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.
ITAR Requirement
To conform to U.S. Government aerospace technology export regulations (ITAR and EAR), applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about ITAR here.
Boom is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
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