MANUFACTURING
Rocket Lab's Manufacturing team are the builders and the doers who work with our advanced machinery across our global manufacturing sites to get our satellites, satellite components, and rockets out the door. They bring the designs of our engineers to life by using advanced manufacturing techniques like 3D printing to create our hardware and are responsible for delivering our projects and missions on time and on budget to our customers.
AVIONICS ENVIRONMENTAL TEST TECHNICIAN I/II
Based onsite at Rocket Lab's global headquarters in Long Beach, California, theAvionics Environmental Test Technician I/IIwill be working on the electrical and electromechanical assemblies of the Electron Launch Vehicle avionics, Rutherford Rocket Engine, and Photon Satellite Components. Testing will include a wide range of satellite and rocket components, from radios to space batteries, actuators to network switches, and cameras to transducers.
WHAT YOU'LL GET TO DO:
Day to day tasks will involve functional testing, bench testing, vibration, and environmental testing.
Technical capability with testing apparatus is critical to ensure all components are tested to the appropriate levels to be accepted for spaceflight.
Ensure all components meet performance and quality requirements.
(This position can be hired as an Avionics Environmental Test Technician I or Avionics Environmental Test Technician II Level)
YOU'LL BRING THESE QUALIFICATIONS AS AN AVIONICS ENVIRONMENTAL TEST TECHNICIAN I:
2+ years of experience in electronic component assembly for aerospace applications
Experience with electrical assembly tools, bench testing, and measuring instruments.
Experience with vibration tables, thermal environment chambers, and vacuum chambers highly preferred
HS Diploma or GED.
YOU'LL BRING THESE QUALIFICATIONS AS AN AVIONICS ENVIRONMENTAL TEST TECHNICIAN II:
5+ years of experience in electronic component assembly for aerospace applications
Experience with electrical assembly tools, bench testing, and measuring instruments.
Experience with vibration tables, thermal environment chambers, and vacuum chambers
HS Diploma or GED.
THESE QUALIFICATIONS WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE:
Experience with in-space electrical assemblies
Experience with LabVIEW
Knowledgeable in manufacturing process and continued product development
Experience with Linux
Experience with Anechoic Chamber
Experience with TVAC chambers
Excellent time management skills, and the ability to work overtime and long hours if needed.
Eye for detail, as well as a methodical, tidy, and careful work ethic
Natural inclination towards software and IT systems
Industry or trade certified
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Must be able to walk and stand for long periods of time
Must be comfortable working in a production environment with extensive use of hazardous chemicals such as acids, alkalis, and solvents
Must be able to lift up to 25lbs. unassisted.
Must be able to wear appropriate PPE for lab and electro-chemical manufacturing environment
Must be comfortable with climbing up and down ladders, grasping, standing, lifting, bending, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, carrying, crawling, and maneuvering in tight spaces
Must be willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed
Avionics Environmental Test Technician I: $20/hr-$30/hr
Avionics Environmental Test Technician II: $25/hr-$35/hr
