SpaceX Integration Technician (Fairings) responsible for refurbishment and testing of Falcon 9 Fairings. Perform hands-on operations including installation, removal, and repair of spacecraft hardware and fluid system components.
Responsibilities
Provide daily support to fairing team on both new production and flight-proven fairings
Hands-on operations with both large as well as small, fragile assemblies
Install spacecraft hardware in a highly detailed and quality manner which includes:
Removal, repair and installation of harnessing
Removal, repair and installation of thermal protective fairing skin
Removal and installation of avionics boxes
Removal and installation of propulsion fluid systems
Work on the cutting edge of reusable rocket technology as you develop methods for rapid and reliable processing and reuse of fairings recovered from the edge of space
Execute procedures for the checkout of SpaceX flight hardware and ground support equipment
Quickly become an expert at using various mechanical tools without instruction
Maintain and install fluid system components from a schematic or drawing including parachutes, pistons, ball and check valves, pressure regulators and gauges, etc.
Provide support as needed to the following efforts: operations in 100,000 class or better clean rooms; Starlink satellite integration, fairing refurbishment and reuse, new production fairing processing and customer payload integration
Qualification
Experience working with compositesKnowledge of pressure
Required
High school diploma or equivalency certificate
2+ years of hands on experience in assembly, test, maintenance, repair and/or installation, OR a certificate from an accredited trade skills program
Preferred
Associate degree in aerospace technology or equivalent area of study
Proficiency in or hands-on experience with one or more of the following; launch vehicle or spacecraft integration, operations in 100,000 class or better clean room, test operations with gases/fluids, data acquisition setup and field measurements
Professional experience interpreting technical data
Experience working with composites
Knowledge of pressure, temperature and flow measurement devices
Experience working at a rocket launch or manufacturing facility
Experience maintaining and troubleshooting complex fluid and mechanical systems
Military aviation experience as a propulsion or airframe technician
