San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$40/hr–$60/hr
Senior Lab Technician About Us: Samara Aerospace is revolutionizing satellite design by addressing the challenges of deploying and managing large satellite constellations. Our innovative Hummingbird spacecraft bus offers…
Skills: Soldering, PCB rework, Mechanical assembly, Hardware troubleshooting, Lab management
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The Senior Lab Technician will manage the development lab, perform hands-on assembly and rework of prototype and flight hardware, and support integration and testing activities. They will also be responsible for maintaining lab organization, safety compliance, and eventually mentoring junior technicians.
Candidates must have at least 3 years of hands-on experience in a hardware lab or production environment with proficiency in soldering, mechanical assembly, and tool usage. Strong organizational skills and the ability to take ownership of lab processes are essential for this role.
Senior Lab Technician
About Us:
Samara Aerospace is revolutionizing satellite design by addressing the challenges of deploying and managing large satellite constellations. Our innovative Hummingbird spacecraft bus offers a modular and scalable platform that streamlines satellite production and deployment, significantly reducing launch costs. Hummingbird's compact architecture maximizes launch capacity, making it the most efficient and agile spacecraft in the industry. At the core of our technology is the patented Multifunctional Structures for Attitude Control (MSAC) system. Unlike traditional wheel-based pointing control systems, MSAC utilizes actuators embedded in the hinges of deployable solar panels to provide 3-axis attitude control and active jitter cancellation. This design eliminates the need for spinning wheels, reducing mass and potential points of failure, while enhancing pointing precision.
Role:
Samara Aerospace is looking for a Senior Lab Technician to join our team as we build our first Hummingbird satellite technology demonstrator. As a growing startup, there are opportunities to lead the organization and layout of the development lab, support PCB rework, harness builds, CNC fabrication, hardware assembly, and environmental testing. You'll work alongside engineers across mechanical and electrical disciplines while contributing directly to hardware that will fly in space. If you like learning new skills, taking ownership, and doing work that matters, you'll fit right here.
Within your first three months, as you establish yourself and demonstrate ownership, this role can be formalized into a Senior Technician/Lab Manager position where you would take responsibility for coordinating and mentoring new technicians as we grow the team. If you're a hands-on, organized, and self-driven technician who wants to grow into leadership without leaving the hardware behind, this is the role for you.
Responsibilities:
Bench and Technical Work
Lab Operations & Management
Qualifications:
Preferred:
Salary and Benefits:
Work Authorization
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Samara Aerospace does not currently sponsor employment visas for this position. Employment eligibility will be verified upon hire in accordance with federal law.
Launch less. Do more.
Samara Aerospace’s mission is to fundamentally change how satellites are designed with our Hummingbird satellite bus, enabled by the revolutionary new pointing control technology, called MSAC. MSAC allows us to not only make Hummingbird thinner, lighter, and more rapidly producible than alternatives on the market, but also bring levels of pointing performance currently only available to the James Webb Space Telescope to the commercial Earth orbit market. This will unlock next-level image quality for Earth observing satellites, higher data rates for space-based Internet, and increased launch capacity for our strained launch infrastructure.
Offices: San Francisco, CA 94107, US
View all jobs at Samara AerospaceLaunch less. Do more.
Samara Aerospace’s mission is to fundamentally change how satellites are designed with our Hummingbird satellite bus, enabled by the revolutionary new pointing control technology, called MSAC. MSAC allows us to not only make Hummingbird thinner, lighter, and more rapidly producible than alternatives on the market, but also bring levels of pointing performance currently only available to the James Webb Space Telescope to the commercial Earth orbit market. This will unlock next-level image quality for Earth observing satellites, higher data rates for space-based Internet, and increased launch capacity for our strained launch infrastructure.
Offices: San Francisco, CA 94107, US
View all jobs at Samara Aerospace