# Propulsion Technician, Tube Bending

**Company**: Astranis
**Location**: San Francisco
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $36-$47 USD per hour
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

**Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/astranis/jobs/4430423006
**Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_b4e9661b-0bb

## Description

As a Propulsion Technician, you will be responsible for coordinating and supporting the production of propulsion hardware. This includes programming and operating a CNC tube bender, preparing metal components for welding and/or assembly into micro-GEO satellites, managing inventory and material traceability, performing dimensional and quality inspections, and following processes and work instructions.

Key responsibilities include:

- Programming and operating a CNC tube bender and other metal fabrication tools for aerospace applications

- Preparing metal components for welding and/or assembly into micro-GEO satellites

- Managing the inventory and material traceability for thousands of propulsion components

- Performing dimensional and quality inspections on propulsion components and assemblies

- Following processes and work instructions, completing associated paperwork, and providing detailed feedback to authors

Requirements include:

- Ability to program CNC equipment and operate fabrication tools

- Ability to interpret technical drawings, test plans, and work to procedures

- Ability to operate cranes, man lifts, tugs & handling equipment

- Willingness and ability to work all shifts, overtime, and/or weekends as required

- Willingness and ability to travel to support vendor visits and trainings

Bonus points for experience in tube bending, aerospace/high-precision assembly or fabrication, and/or CNC machine operation, experience operating a CNC tube bender, experience operating a FARO arm or CMM, good understanding of GD&T, experience welding, specifically orbital tube welding (OTW), and experience related to other roles in the production of satellites, i.e. machining, welding, assembly, or harnessing.

What we offer: All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits. Base pay is just one component of Astranis's total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.

## Skills

### Required
- CNC equipment operation
- metal fabrication
- aerospace engineering
- inventory management
- quality inspection

### Nice to have
- tube bending
- aerospace/high-precision assembly or fabrication
- CNC machine operation
- FARO arm or CMM operation
- GD&T
- welding
- orbital tube welding (OTW)
- satellite production