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Blue Origin · 2 months ago

Senior Solar R&D Technician

Space Coast, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Blue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. The Senior Solar R&D Technician will take complex space power assemblies from concept to validated hardware, ensuring rigorous safety and quality standards while collaborating across disciplines to deliver flight‑worthy hardware.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Assemble solar cell strings; perform welding/tabbing, adhesive dispense, lamination/encapsulation, and rework

Operate solar simulators, IV flash, EL imaging; log data and maintain traceability

Set up and run TVAC, thermal cycling, AO/UV exposures; handle test article prep and post‑test inspections

Build and operate deployment test rigs; install sensors and execute instrumented tests

Follow ESD, cleanroom, FOD controls; maintain cleanliness and calibration of tools/metrology

Conduct incoming inspections and basic metrology (pull/shear, thickness, flatness)

Troubleshoot build issues; execute containment and rework; document NCs

Train junior techs; contribute to WIs/checklists and process improvements

Support fixture/tooling maintenance; perform safe lifts/transfers of fragile assemblies

Maintain lab organization (5S), consumable inventory, and equipment preventive maintenance

Work collaboratively in a scrappy cross-disciplinary R&D environment with a geographically distributed team

Qualification

Aerospace hardware assemblyWeldingSolar simulators operationMetrologyIPC J-STD-001 certificationNASA-STD-8739 trainingPreventive maintenanceProcess improvementTeam collaborationMentoring