Job Description
The Manufacturing Technician at Planet is responsible for assembling and integrating space-grade satellite hardware in a fast-paced lab and cleanroom environment, ensuring quality and precision to support the company's mission of delivering reliable space data.
Key Responsibilities
- Assemble and integrate satellite hardware following detailed work instructions and drawings
- Handle and install sensitive components with care, including cleaning, epoxy application, torquing fasteners, and routing cables
- Support testing activities by setting up satellites and subassemblies, making mechanical and electrical connections, and assisting with debugging
- Maintain an organized, safe, and clean workspace in accordance with lab and cleanroom protocols
- Contribute to the development and improvement of work instructions and build documentation
- Cross-train across multiple assembly areas and product lines to support shifting priorities
- Track build progress and document steps using software tools, including uploading photos and following guides
Requirements
- Four years of hands-on technician experience in production, manufacturing, aerospace, or other precision hardware environments, with experience building multiple units rather than only one-off prototypes.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- Ability to follow detailed build procedures and work instructions from start to finish, with a strong track record of completing work accurately.
- Solid hands-on skills with small components and delicate hardware, such as torquing fasteners, cable and harness routing, connector assembly and crimping, adhesive epoxy work, and lifting and moving sensitive parts.
- Proficient communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with technicians, engineers, and leads on the production floor.
- Solid organizational and problem-solving skills, with a steady, methodical approach to prioritizing work and meeting deadlines in a high-paced and occasionally stop-and-go production environment.
- A proactive mindset to surface issues early, ask questions when requirements are unclear, and raise concerns when something in the build does not match the documentation.
- Familiarity with proper lab and/or cleanroom safety and housekeeping practices, including ESD controls and maintaining clean, organized work areas.
- Experience working on assemblies with a Bill of Materials (BOM) and understanding part numbers and revisions in a production setting.
- Application of safety protocols including lab coat, hair net, gloves, booties, and ESD straps as required in cleanroom environments.
- Application for access to export-controlled information, with the ability to do so without additional export licensing being required by the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.
Benefits & Perks
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution
Generous Paid Time Off in addition to holidays and company-wide days off
16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Home Office Reimbursement
Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning
Equity
Commuter Benefits (if local to an office)
Discretionary short-term and long-term incentives, bonus, and equity
US base salary range: $54.90 - $68.61 USD per hour (dependent on experience, skills, and location)
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