Sewing Technician
Responsibilities and Qualifications
- Meeting critical deadlines
- Operate a sewing machine to join fabric parts
- Ensure operations in accordance with company’s manufacturing system
- Assure that projects/production jobs maintain the highest quality standards
- Minimum 1 – 3 years experience in the sewing, sail repair or upholstery field
- Various sewing machine operational knowledge is required: straight stitch, zig-zag and pre-programmed machines
- Understanding of fabrics and materials with in the sewing environment is needed
- Production knowledge in grommet setting and installation will be considered a plus
- Extensive knowledge in materials and processes related to textiles and fabrics
- Operation knowledge of die cutting machines and automated static cutting tables a plus but not required
- Able to lift or move a minimum of 50 pounds
- Previous military fabrication knowledge in the parachute or canvas field of production is a plus but not required
- Standing for long periods of time, climbing up and down ladders, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, and stretching are generally required to perform the functions of this position.
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 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
Company Overview
Bigelow Aerospace was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Our company’s mission is to provide affordable, human-rated space structures for destinations in low Earth orbit, the moon, and beyond to meet the needs of a diverse array of customers.
Since 2006, we have successfully launched and deployed three expandable space structures, to include a human-rated module attached to the International Space Station. Presently, we are working on the research, design, and development of our next generation of human-rated expandable habitats, the B330 spacecraft. We are also currently partnered with NASA to assist with developing commercial and deep space habitation concepts as part of their NextSTEP (Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships) Habitation Systems program.
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