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INTEGRATION TECHNICIAN (DRAGON COMPONENT MAINTENANCE)
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Stage, set up, assemble, test and install flight hardware
- Perform maintenance tasks as required in a variety of roles for fluid systems maintenance, site preventative maintenance, general facilities, and any other general maintenance work as required to maintain an operational spacecraft processing facility
- Use precision calibrated tools: torque wrenches, micrometers and calipers
- Hands-on operations with both large as well as small, fragile assemblies
- Read and interpret blueprints
- Perform work according to procedures, specifications and test instructions
- Use various mechanical tools without instruction
- Collaborate with Dragon operations engineers to develop and document activities
- Process crew immediately prior to spaceflight and upon return to Earth
- Ensure launch services are performed on time, safely and in a professional manner
- Perform other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and effective work environment
- Work with a team of technicians and engineers to build safe high-quality vehicles, including ground support systems to enable processing of Dragon spacecraft (crew and cargo)
- Fabricate fluid systems from a schematic or engineering drawing including but not limited to ball valves, check valves, pressure regulators, and pressure gauges
- Fabricate tubing using 37° flare and medium pressure (cone and tap) fittings
- Troubleshoot operational issues found during activation of fluid and mechanical systems.
- Work with high pressure (up to 10,000psi) systems
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- 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 SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Airframe & Powerplant license
- Associate degree in aerospace technology or equivalent area of study
- AV1200-4 certified for vehicle and electrical ground support equipment terminations
- Familiarity with data acquisition system architecture and terminations
- Familiarity with vehicle electrical ground support equipment architecture and hardware
- Knowledge of pressure, temperature and flow measurement devices; mechanical and electrical systems
- Prior experience working with launch vehicles, human spaceflight, or supporting hardware ocean recovery
- Experience with hypergolic or hazardous systems
- Skill in operating and manipulating machinery and various hand and power tools requiring manual dexterity
- Marine experience
- Ability to operate and build a flush cart, proof cart, and leak check cart
- Experience with forklifts, cranes and heavy equipment
- Experience of precision cleaning of parts and tubing assemblies
- A demonstrated ability in reading/understanding technical drawings, manuals and reports
- Ability to rapidly change roles/responsibilities while working in a high-paced, challenging work environment
- Ability to perform hydrostatic and pneumatic testing
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to pass Space Force background check for Cape Canaveral
- Ability to work one of the following shifts:
- 1st shift: 6:00 AM - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday
- 2nd shift: 4:00pm - 2;30am, Monday - Friday
- Ability to pass SAR/SCAPE medical qualifications and perform operations in SAR/SCAPE
- Comfortable being trained to work around hypergolic propellants (MMH and NTO) and willing to work with hazardous materials
- Ability to lift 25 lbs. unassisted
- Lifting, standing, climbing, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying are generally required to perform the functions of this position
- Ability to work at elevated heights (up to 300 feet), including the use of ladders
- Willing to operate heavy machinery
- Ability to work in confined spaces
- Typically exposed to work in extreme outdoor environments – heat, cold, rain, ice
- Work performed in an environment requiring exposure to fumes, odors, and noise
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
- To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to [email protected].
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What We Do
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space transportation, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary.
SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company ever to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in December 2010. The company made history again in May 2012 when its Dragon spacecraft attached to the International Space Station, exchanged cargo payloads, and returned safely to Earth — a technically challenging feat previously accomplished only by governments. Since then Dragon has delivered cargo to and from the space station multiple times, providing regular cargo resupply missions for NASA.
