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Position Summary
Virgin Orbit (VO) is seeking a new member for our team to serve as a Propulsion Components Engineer. Our team owns flow control devices such as valves, regulators, actuators and instrumentation and we support these through the product life cycle; procurement, design, analysis, assembly, integration, test, and system level testing. As a member of the team you will be responsible for owning a small subset of these propulsion components, with an immediate focus towards instrumentation and solenoid valves. Along with supporting flight hardware you will also help improve Virgin Orbits ability to increase production by improving test setups and processes ranging from procuring new test equipment, to analyzing manufacturing data. This role will report to the Propulsion Components Manager and is a Test engineering position that will require software coding, hands-on testing, data analysis and presentation of documented results. This is a full-time position at our rocket factory in beautiful Long Beach, California.
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ITAR Requirements
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.15) or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
Personal Requirements
Our idea of a happy life: build rockets, work with brilliant people, serve purposeful customers, and open access to space. Sir Richard Branson’s belief is “If you get the perfect mix of people working for your company, you have a far greater chance of success.” From the very start, we have placed top priority on growing and fostering a team of creative, diverse, and talented women and men. In the words of Sir Richard Branson “We believe it’s better to have a hole in your team than an asshole in your team!”
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