Test Facility Technician

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Detail information about job Test Facility Technician. Terms and conditions vacancy

This position offers a great opportunity for an experienced technician to join Rocket Lab’s Propulsion team working on the Rutherford Engine.  In this position you will work with the team to ensure that the development, qualification and acceptance testing performed at the engine test facility and the stage test facility is carried out on time and to the level required.

In addition to supporting testing you will also oversee the facility infrastructure providing continual engineering support. This includes immediate/preventative maintenance and facility upgrades to ensure that the facility remains capable of undertaken the volume of testing demanded of it without compromising the quality of the testing.

Key duties include cover four main areas test preparation, testing, facility maintenance and facility improvements.

Key tasks involved on a day to day basis will include

• Undertaking full preparation for testing, including the installation/configuration of facility hardware and functional and diagnostic tests on facility and test articles
• Supporting pre-test checks and engine and stage testing
• Removal, disassembling and cleaning test articles and preparation for transport
• Undertaking pre-test and post-test checks on the facility
• Identifying and undertaking immediate and preventative maintenance to the facility
• Assisting in the creation of facility improvement plans

Minimum requirements

• To be a qualified aircraft maintenance engineer, Fitter/Turner or an equivalent qualification
• Proven experience in the fabrication and machining of parts with excellent assembly skills
• 5+ years industry experience
• A high level of attention to detail together with a methodical and careful approach to work
• Proven communication skills and the ability to build strong working relationships with manufacturing and engineering professionals
• Experience with creating assembly and maintenance procedures
• Proven experience working to deadlines

About Rocket Lab 

Rocket Lab’s mission is to revolutionize the way we access space. We develop and launch advanced rockets to put small payloads into orbit more frequently, at a fraction of the cost of cumbersome traditional launch services. We are ushering in a new era of unprecedented access to space.

Small satellites have a crucial role to play in improving understanding of our planet and humanity’s impact on it. Rocket Lab’s lightweight carbon composite Electron launch vehicle is designed to give these satellites dedicated launches and flexible orbit options. From real-time earth imaging and improved natural disaster prediction, to crop management and global internet, improved access to space enables us to take informed, deliberate steps in the management of our planet.

On May 25 2017, Electron made history as the first orbital-class launch vehicle to reach space from a private launch facility. It marked a significant milestone in eliminating commercial barriers and opening space for business. Founded in 2006 by Peter Beck, Rocket Lab is headquartered in Los Angeles with operations and a launch site in New Zealand. It is a privately funded company with investors including Khosla Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Lockheed Martin, Promus Ventures and Data Collective.

Important Information:
For security reasons background checks will be undertaken prior to any employment offers being made to an applicant.  These checks will include nationality checks as it is a requirement of this position that you be eligible to access equipment and data regulated by the United States' International Traffic in Arms Regulations.  Under these Regulations, you may be ineligible for this role if you do not hold citizenship of Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, the European Union or a country that is part of NATO, or if you hold ineligible dual citizenship or nationality.  For more information on these Regulations, click here http://www.pmddtc.state.gov/regulations_laws/itar.html.