Spacecraft AIT Technician II Onsite A Shift

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 71,635,000 - 88,828,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Top-tier medical plans

Dental and vision coverage

Paid vacation and sick time

11 paid holidays

Flexible spending and dependent care

Paid parental leave

401(k) with company match

EV charging at facilities

Onsite fitness centers (where avail.)

Discounted gym memberships

Snacks and beverages

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA seeks an Assembly Integration & Test Technician II to join our Space Systems team. You will build and integrate spacecraft hardware by following engineering drawings, harnesses, optical systems, and other flight hardware, while performing functional checks and environmental tests.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in aerospace manufacturing, technical leadership experience, and proficiency with propulsion systems, harnessing, and lift operations.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of manufacturing experience, preferably in aerospace.
• Demonstrated technical leadership on complex spacecraft assembly, integration, and test campaigns.
• Experience performing critical spacecraft lifts utilizing overhead cranes, mobile gantries, and approved lifting fixtures.
• Experience with spacecraft propulsion systems including pressure testing, leak testing, propellant handling, vacuum systems, or thrust stand operations.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and work instructions to clarify intent.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, integrate, and test spacecraft hardware per drawings and quality standards.
• Install electrical and mechanical hardware including harnesses, avionics components, heaters, RTDs, brackets, connectors.
• Use assembly tools and measurement equipment safely and effectively.
• Perform functional checks, continuity testing, insulation resistance testing, and other verification activities.
• Support spacecraft functional testing and environmental test campaigns as required.
• Support propulsion integration activities and system verification per procedures.
• Assist with critical spacecraft lifts using overhead cranes and lifting fixtures.

Skills

2+ years manufacturing experience

Technical leadership

Mechanical rework

Propulsion systems experience

Subsystems integration

Lifting with overhead cranes

Troubleshooting

Process improvement

Interpreting drawings

Tools

Electrical assembly tools

Mechanical assembly tools

Measurement equipment

Calibrated tooling

Job description

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA seeks an Assembly Integration & Test Technician II to join our Space Systems team. You will build and integrate spacecraft hardware by following engineering drawings, harnesses, optical systems, and other flight hardware, while performing functional checks and environmental tests.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in aerospace manufacturing, technical leadership experience, and proficiency with propulsion systems, harnessing, and lift operations.