Lead Composite Technician- 2nd ShiftActive
The opportunity
Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine.
What you'll do
Lead a team of highly qualified composited technicians to ensure clarity and: accountability of responsibilities at our Space Structures Complex.
Coordinate build activities and progress through daily leadership meetings,: addressing daily, weekly, and long-term levels.
Track output of the team against delivery objectives as well as manage: capacity planning and schedule of the team
Drive and encourage improvement projects and work instruction feedback that: decrease touch-time, improve quality, or reduce safety risk
Drive basic preventive maintenance across the facility
Accountable for the team training and conformance to health and safety: policies and procedures, including use of proper PPE
What they're looking for
- Assembly of structures including setup, bonding and fastener applications
- Laminate assemblies by determining proper placement of composite materials
- Prepare parts for bagging, including placement of bleeders, thermocouples, probes and vacuum connections
- Vacuum bag processing, bonding, and oven/autoclave curing
