Technician I-III, Ops Support - Equipment Maintenance (EES)

Rocket Lab; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Albuquerque, NM is seeking a Technician I-III in Ops Support - Equipment Maintenance (EES) to maintain, troubleshoot and support semiconductor and solar PV manufacturing equipment. You will work with the operations team to meet production objectives and may serve at various technician levels.

Responsibilities include servicing tools, locating parts, training new technicians, and ensuring safety procedures.

Qualifications

• Experience troubleshooting, repairing and performing maintenance on semiconductor and solar PV manufacturing equipment.
• Experience installing and relocating semiconductor and manufacturing equipment.
• Pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical and electrical experience.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Experience using a respirator.

Responsibilities

• Service, maintain and troubleshoot equipment and manufacturing tools related to aerospace composites and semiconductor manufacturing.
• Troubleshoot and repair manufacturing and support equipment and systems.
• Collaborate with engineers and managers to resolve issues or plan for new equipment.
• Locate and order parts and materials.
• Lead training and support for new technicians.
• Maintain facility data collection requirements and procedures.
• Identify nonconformances and contribute to solutions.
• Deploy Quality Management System where applicable.
• Support facilities shutdowns and projects off shift as scheduled.
• Serve as a member of the Emergency Response Team.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Maintenance

Semiconductor equipment handling

Electrical experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Semiconductor manufacturing equipment

Solar photovoltaic manufacturing equipment

Job description

About Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine. Come shape the future with us.

Space Systems

At Rocket Lab, we’re not just launching rockets — we're building the future of space. Our Space Systems team builds everything from complete spacecraft, precision payloads to the components and subsystems that allow them to thrive in space, like solar panels, flight software, star trackers, optical systems, separation systems, radios, and more.

Our Space Systems team has enabled more than 1,700 missions, ranging from interplanetary exploration, in-space manufacturing to national security and defense initiatives. The team has built spacecraft, payloads, and components for missions to the Moon and Mars, working with partners including NASA, the Space Development Agency, and the U.S. Space Force. Whether it’s a single high-performance spacecraft, constellation, or the vertically integrated components that help them get to space — our world class Space Systems team is empowering some of the boldest and most ambitious space missions

Technician I-III, Ops Support - Equipment Maintenance (EES)

Based at Rocket Lab’s site in Albuquerque, New Mexico the Technician I-III, Ops Support - Equipment Maintenance (EES) is responsible for the maintenance, upkeep and troubleshooting of assigned semiconductor and composites manufacturing equipment to ensure that the equipment is running safely and efficiently to meet production objectives. You will support the Operations Manager and operations organization, with deliverables required for internal leadership, board of directors, and investors.

(Please note: this position can be hired at the Ops. Support Technician I, Ops. Support Technician II, Ops. Support Technician III level)

What You’ll Get To Do

• Service, maintain and troubleshoot equipment and manufacturing tools related to the function and operation of an aerospace composites and semiconductor plant and facility including gasses, chemicals, compressed air, water and waste streams.
• Troubleshoot and repair of manufacturing and support equipment and systems.
• Works with engineers and managers to resolve issues or plan for acquiring/installing new equipment or systems.
• Locate and order parts and materials.
• Assumes leadership role in training and support of new technicians.
• Maintain facility data collection requirements and procedures.
• Identifies nonconformance when they occur and participates in finding the solution to the non-conformance.
• Deploys the Quality Management System as it applies to the scope of work.
• Supports Facilities shut down and projects off shift as scheduled by department management.
• Serve as member of Emergency Response Team.

YOU’LL BRING THESE QUALIFICATIONS AS A TECHNICIAN I, OPS. SUPPORT

• Experience troubleshooting, repairing and performing maintenance on semiconductor and solar photovoltaic manufacturing equipment.
• Experience with installing and relocating semiconductor and manufacturing equipment
• Pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical and electrical experience
• High school diploma or GED
• Experience using a respirator

YOU’LL BRING THESE QUALIFICATIONS AS A TECHNICIAN II, OPS. SUPPORT

• 2+ years of experience troubleshooting, repairing and performing maintenance on semiconductor and solar photovoltaic manufacturing equipment.
• Experience with installing and relocating semiconductor and manufacturing equipment
• Pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical and electrical experience
• High school diploma
• Experience using a respirator

YOU’LL BRING THESE QUALIFICATIONS AS A TECHNICIAN III, OPS. SUPPORT

• 5+ years of experience troubleshooting, repairing and performing maintenance on semiconductor and solar photovoltaic manufacturing equipment.
• Experience with installing and relocating semiconductor and manufacturing equipment
• Pneumatic,