What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Spacecraft Technician position at Karman Space & Defense?
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Senior Spacecraft Technicians work in a hands-on environment performing a variety of tasks to support the engineering, manufacturing and production teams. Daily responsibilities may include the assembly, integration, and testing of Spacecraft components. The Senior Spacecraft Technician reports to the IPT Lead.
Compensation & Benefits
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
Karman is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (“protected class”) including, but not limited to race; color; religion; genetic information; national origin; sex; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; age; disability; citizenship status; uniform servicemember status; or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law. Our management is dedicated to ensuring the fulfillment of this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruitment advertising, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.
Senior Spacecraft Technicians work in a hands-on environment performing a variety of tasks to support the engineering, manufacturing and production teams. Daily responsibilities may include the assembly, integration, and testing of Spacecraft components. The Senior Spacecraft Technician reports to the IPT Lead.
Compensation & Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life
- 401k
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Holidays
- Employee Referral Program
- Assemble and test spacecraft, ground support equipment, and/or payloads
- Assemble and integrate spacecraft assemblies and components including structural components and assemblies, electronic boxes, harnesses, coax cables, thermal blankets, etc., per engineering drawing and procedures
- Maintain paperwork - work instructions, connector mate logs, test logs
- Perform spacecraft lifting and handling operations
- Assist with setting up, adjusting, and operating standard test equipment to conduct functional test procedures
- Assist in the setup of spacecraft testing of communications, power, and propulsion subsystems per the applicable procedure
- Collaborate with AIT engineers to develop documentation, then perform and document activities
- 5 - 10 years of technician or related experience (aerospace industry preferred)
- Ability to interpret technical drawings, test plans, and work to procedures
- Experience in performing spacecraft integration tasks in clean room environment (ISO 8)
- Experience with handling and integrating space flight components and spacecraft environmental testing
- Experience in operating cranes, man lifts, forklifts, and handling equipment
- Hands-on experience using electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, spectral analyzers, etc.)
- Hands-on experience using mechanical integration equipment (torque wrenches, lockwire pliers, etc.)
- Experience with integration of composite structures
- Broad experience across multiple fields preferred
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
Karman is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (“protected class”) including, but not limited to race; color; religion; genetic information; national origin; sex; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; age; disability; citizenship status; uniform servicemember status; or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law. Our management is dedicated to ensuring the fulfillment of this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruitment advertising, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.
Salary : $33 - $44
