Senior HITL Technician — Avionics & Test Rigs Lead

Rocket Lab Corporation

Auckland

On-site

NZD 80,000 - 130,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Rocket Lab Corporation invites you to join the HITL team as a Senior HITL Technician. You’ll own the HITL lifecycle from harness design to test, build and integrate simulators, and install hardware and software ensuring flight readiness.

You’ll mentor engineers, technicians, and apprentices, setting a high bar for quality and pace. You’ll lead by example, solving integration issues, maintaining simulators, and ensuring traceability and adherence to manufacturing instructions while continuously

Qualifications

Trade qualified in a relevant industry.
5+ years of relevant industry experience.
Precision harness assembly with high precision crimping, soldering and termination.
Strict cleanliness for oxygen service.
Sound understanding of ESD practices.
Good eyesight for inspecting wiring to high workmanship standards.
FOD awareness and tool control knowledge.

Responsibilities

Fabricate, assemble, and test high quality harnesses and electro-mechanical assemblies.
Design and build racks and simulators end to end from harnessing to final integration.
Install hardware including computers, servers, network cabling and avionics equipment.
Perform software installation using microcontrollers and FPGA programmers.
Sign off flight hardware and software ensuring product quality.