Sr TPS Technician, First Shift

About the Team: 

The Manufacturing team owns all process development, fabrication strategy, and production equipment for Terran R, our next generation, reusable rocket. This team has a wide variety of responsibilities – from factory floor layout, to developing complex tooling for novel processes, and interfacing with our vehicle engineering team to heavily influence design of the rocket. We leverage our deep expertise to translate engineering requirements into highly optimized production lines, working cross functionally to consistently enhance the vehicle program.

This is a 1st shift position with a standard schedule of 5:00AM-3:30PM PT, Monday through Friday. Please note that this position is structured around a baseline expectation of a 50-hour workweek, which may include occasional overtime as needed to meet operational goals.

About the Role:

• Responsible for the manufacture of Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) subassemblies for the TerranR vehicle
• Use materials and equipment required for TPS processing such as adhesives, primers, automated mixing machines, vacuum bagging films and consumables
• Collaborate with the production team and manufacturing engineers to develop, document, and improve manufacturing processes
• Occasionally support operations at downstream sites (Stennis, Cape Canaveral) related to TPS
• Uphold high Relativity Space standards regarding safety and shop cleanliness • Foster an inclusive environment for all team members

About You:

• High school diploma or equivalency certification
• 4+ years of aerospace manufacturing experience or related field
• Experience with adhesive bonding operations such as surface preparation, adhesive mixing, and vacuum bag bonding
• Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written) with engineering and production
• Ability to set up and operate a range of hand and pneumatic tools along with calibrated tools and measuring devices
• Working experience with Manufacturing Execution System software to document manufacturing operations (work order labor charging, buyoffs, data collections, etc.)

Nice to haves but not required:  

• FAA Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) Certificate
• Experience partnering with other business functions to successfully build flight hardware such as manufacturing engineering and quality
• Experience supporting aerospace manufacturing operations at remote or downstream work sites