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🔸Composites R&D Fabricator

Reflect Orbital

Reflect Orbital

USD 80k-120k / year + Equity
Posted 6+ months ago

Composites R&D Fabricator

Job Posted
November 7, 2024 11:22 PM
Status
Open Role
Team
Engineering
Location
Hawthorne CA
Type
Full-time
Pay Range
$80,000 — $120,000

About The Role

As a Composites R&D Fabricator, you’ll be responsible for turning cutting-edge designs for deployable composites structures into physical reality. From purchasing pre-preg, to maintaining and upgrading our custom curing oven, to milling molds on our in-house CNC, to doing the hand layups yourself, you’ll be responsible for every step of the process to go from CAD to reality. You’ll also have strong input into the design of the composites, as you’ll be the first person to notice when complications arise during fabrication, and you’ll be responsible for brainstorming fabrication solutions to improve the quality of the composite structures you make, to ultimately improve performance. Within 2025, the composite structures you make will be going to space.

Responsibilities

lead the fabrication effort for all in-house composites
create custom tooling, molds, and performance testing systems
purchase and maintain composites tools, materials, and shop
brainstorm solutions to tricky fabrication issues that are affecting performance
constantly look for ingenious, high-leverage ways to improve fabrication and performance that results from fabrication
produce flight-intent composite structures for launch in 2025

Ideal Qualifications

ideally 4+ years of prior composites experience, and if not, at least 4+ years of technician experience with advanced r&d technology at smaller-sized companies
a unique love for all things composites. It would be exciting if you managed to know more about composites than we do!
experience working with spacecraft is a nice-to-have
Reach out to tristan@reflectorbital.com with any questions.

About us

Reflect Orbital sells sunlight from orbit to solar farms and large-scale lighting applications after sunset using a very large constellation of in-space reflectors. We’re a small team of engineers who make progress by building things quickly and iteratively. Time is our greatest constraint. Join us!
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Working at Reflect:

We’re an early-stage hardware startup located in Hawthorne, CA.
Reflect is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The annual salary range for this role is stated at the top of this page. Compensation is determined within the range based on your qualifications, experience, and location. Our total compensation package also includes generous equity in Reflect.
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or other legally protected statuses.

Benefits

Reflect Orbital’s success will hinge on our team, which is why our compensation and benefits plan is designed to reward our employees and support their families as generously as we’re able.

Healthcare & Meals

Broad choice of competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance policies.
Healthy lunches provided daily.

Flexibility

At least 5 personal leave days per calendar year for sickness and caretaking. Otherwise unlimited.
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