SPACE SYSTEMS
Rocket Lab's Space Systems team is responsible for every satellite and satellite component made by Rocket Lab: from complete satellites destined for missions to the Moon and Mars, to the individual components and subsystems that make up a satellite like solar panels, flight software, reaction wheels and star trackers, separation systems, radios, and more. Our Space Systems team is made up of engineers, technicians, and designers who design, create, and put together our own satellites for missions across the commercial, government, and defense sectors, or who build and assemble satellite hardware and software that supports other satellite missions.
R&D TECHNICIAN II
Based out of Rocket Lab's site in Albuquerque, NM, the R&D Technician II is responsible for operating and maintaining equipment, building and testing engineering parts, and conducting experiments used to develop new space solar products. You will support R&D engineers in solving design problems related to the integration and assembly of space solar panels, with the ultimate goal of realizing lower cost, lighter weight, more functional, and higher performance space solar panels.
WHAT YOU'LL GET TO DO:
Make hands-on contributions to real hardware that operates in space.
Participate in the development of leading space solar technology.
Develop expertise in the use and maintenance of testing and manufacturing equipment:
Setup and maintain lab space.
Perform minor repairs and calibration of equipment.
Develop and apply proficiency in assembling space solar panels, specialized tooling and test articles:
Configure and build new hardware.
Create new work instructions and update existing ones.
Perform experiments to support engineering projects, involving:
New materials
New processes
New equipment
Lead the configuration of new products, processes, and test articles:
Drawings
Part numbers
Work instructions.
Hardware configuration documents
Test plans.
YOU'LL BRING THESE QUALIFICATIONS AS AN R&D TECHNICIAN II:
5+ years of technical experience as a service, manufacturing or R&D technician
High school diploma
THESE QUALIFICATIONS WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE:
Associate's degree in a two-year trade school or community college
Experience in a high-tech manufacturing company or R&D laboratory.
Proficiency operating and maintaining manufacturing or laboratory equipment.
Experience with the assembly of solar panels.
Experience with resistance welding equipment and processes.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Standing for long periods of time, climbing up and down ladders, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, and stretching may be required to perform the functions of this position
Able to lift up to 25lbs. unassisted
Must be able to climb ladders and be comfortable working in tight spaces.
Must be able to move repetitively, bend or twist, and use hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls.
Must be able to walk or stand for extended periods – 8 hours min?
Must be able to stoop, bend, crawl, and being able to maneuver in tight spaces
