Composite Technician

BUILDING ELECTRON AT ROCKET LAB:

Rocket Lab’s Electron team is responsible for building, testing, and launching our Electron rocket across our launch sites and test facilities in the United States and New Zealand. Electron is one of the world’s most frequently-launched rockets, and our team behind its success are diligent, move fast, and have each others’ back to deliver a reliable rocket to the launch pad time and time again.

WHAT YOU'LL GET TO DO:
As part of the Production team at Rocket Lab, the Composites team is responsible for building and assembling numerous parts of the Electron rocket. From pressurized tanks, Structural Assemblies, Propellent Filters right through to Payload hardware and Heat shields. You will undertake all aspects of the build required during production, while adhering to Rocket labs High standards of Quality, and secondly meeting the schedule demand set out by the production leadership team.

As a technician, you will be hands on, working with tools, equipment and/or facilities to build, launch or test Rocket Lab launch vehicles or components. Your responsibilities contribute to the overall production and launch schedule.

With the ongoing success of Electron, our composite team are going through hypergrowth and have several positions ranging from Junior to Senior.

YOU'LL BRING THESE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Precision Lamination skills of prepreg systems
• Precision Lamination skills of Tooling Prepreg systems
• Knowledge of Bagging for oven and Autoclave cures
• Interpret and apply laminate and assembly drawings to ensure product quality
• Produce a laminate by vacuum bagging for composites
• Produce a cord laminate item
• Produce an open mould from a plug pattern
• Repair damaged or faulty composite items
• Perform measurements and calculations used in a marine or composite workplace
• Interpret and apply assembly drawings to ensure product quality

If you meet some or all of the above requirements apply now! All applications are considered and reviewed.