Test technician, Space propulsion systems

Description

As a technician, you play an important role in the testing of Dawn’s satellite propulsion hardware and will carry out a range of specialist tasks in our workshop and cleanroom facilities. All systems are assembled, integrated and tested in-house in our Delft office and delivered to customers across the world.

Responsibilities 

• Execution of tests such as leak tests, pressure tests, environmental tests, etc
• Preparation and execution of hardware tests at component- and (sub)system level, independently or with support from other AIT team members.
• Building test setups and handling of measurement equipment.
• Optimizing of AIT documentation such as test procedures and test reports.
• Collaborate with engineering and quality to ensure all production data is accurate and complete.
• Travel to customer facilities for support such as satellite-level tests should be expected, as well as travel to our New-Zealand facilities for knowledge transfer.

Required qualifications

• Experience with pressurised systems and pressure testing equipment.
• Experience with basic measurement tools such as multimeters and oscilloscopes.
• Ability to read and follow test procedures.
• Being able to work effectively in collaborative team environments as well as autonomously.
• Adapting to change quickly and positively.
• Ability to follow and enforce basic safety procedures.

Desired qualifications

• Experience with propulsion (sub)systems or other satellite subsystems.
• High-scale production experience.
• Working in a geographically widespread team.
• Experience working in controlled environment such as cleanrooms.

About Dawn Aerospace

Dawn Aerospace is a space transportation company with a purpose.
Our mission is to enable the next generation of space users by providing more sustainable and scalable ways to access and move around in space. We believe this access, in the form of a transportation network, will fundamentally change what’s possible from space. We currently focus on two areas of space transportation:

– In-space propulsion
We’re a leading supplier of turnkey green propulsion systems for various classes of satellites. Our system utilise safe, accessible propellants and we have over 50 of these propulsion units on 12 operational satellites already. A further 200 units are in production.

– Space launch
Our Mk-II Aurora spaceplane demonstrator has completed 50 successful flights and we recently completed the first campaign utilising rocket engines. Mk-II is unique in that it combines the performance of a rocket and the rapid reusability and economic model of an aircraft.

Our international teams are distributed across three locations: New Zealand, the Netherlands, and the USA.

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