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Composite Rocket Build Technician I
Company | Rocket Lab USA |
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Location | Essex, MD, USA |
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Salary | $22 – $40 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | |
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Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
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Requirements
- Minimum 2+ years of experience in composite or lamination experience, technical repair, mechanical maintenance or similar in a highly regulated manufacturing or maintenance environment
- High School Diploma or GED
- Must be certified or able to become certified in two composite work centers
- Familiarity with hand, power, pneumatic, and inspection tools
- Minimum of 4+ years of experience in composite or lamination experience, technical repair, mechanical maintenance or similar in a highly regulated manufacturing or maintenance environment
- Must be certified or able to become certified in two composite work centers
- Minimum 7+ years of experience in composite or lamination experience, technical repair, mechanical maintenance or similar in a highly regulated manufacturing or maintenance environment
- Must be certified or able to become certified in all composite work centers
- Minimum 12+ years of experience in composite or lamination experience, technical repair, mechanical maintenance or similar in a highly regulated manufacturing or maintenance environment
- Must be certified or able to become certified in all composites work centers
Responsibilities
- Assembly of composite rocket structures including setup, bonding and fastener applications
- Laminate assemblies by determining proper placement of composite materials
- Prepare parts for bagging, including placement of bleeders, thermocouples, probes and vacuum connections
- Vacuum bag processing, bonding, and oven/autoclave curing
- Making basic layouts on parts or assemblies in order to establish reference points and to check dimensions using calipers, micrometers, precision scales and torque wrenches
- Fitting of Honeycomb, foam and syntactic core
- Fitting and refurbishment of thermal protection systems
- Integration of mechanical hardware
- Perform other standard composite and integration building techniques and practices as industries such as aerospace, space and other composite workplaces demand
- Utilize Proper PPE
Preferred Qualifications
- Experienced in Core bond and Splicing
- Broad Industry manufacturing experience
- Aerospace industry experience
- Advanced Prepreg manufacturing knowledge
- Resin infusion knowledge