Canada Rocket Company
Test Mechanical Technician
Toronto, Canada
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About the role
- As a mechanical technician at the Canada Rocket Company's rocket test facility you would serve as the hands-on backbone of propulsion testing operations.
- This role is responsible for assembling, installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting facility systems, aerospace components, turbomachinery, and a 725 kN rocket engine.
- The technician works closely with test engineers to prepare for hot-fire campaigns, conducting pre-test inspections, supporting valve and actuator calibrations, and verifying that every mechanical interface meets stringent safety and quality standards.
Responsibilities
- Perform leak checks and pressure tests on fluid and gas systems
- Support hot-fire test operations, including setup, console support, and safing procedures
- Perform post-test teardown, inspection, and hardware refurbishment
- Identify, document, and report hardware damage, wear, anomalies, and discrepancies
- Collaborate with test engineers, quality inspectors, and design teams to resolve technical issues
- Support facility and test stand build, modifications, maintenance, and upgrades
- Ability to follow detailed written procedures and maintain accurate documentation
- Willingness to work overtime, weekends, shift work, or non-standard hours to support test schedules
Requirements
- Technical/trade certification or associate degree in a relevant field (mechanical technology, aerospace, welding, machining, etc.)
- 2+ years of hands-on mechanical assembly, maintenance, or technician experience (often in aerospace, oil and gas, military, automotive, manufacturing, or industrial settings)
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, schematics, and technical work instructions
- Experience using hand tools, power tools, and precision measuring instruments (calipers, micrometers, torque wrenches)
- Familiarity with fluid systems, plumbing, tube bending, and AN/MS/JIC fittings
- Working knowledge of mechanical assembly techniques, including torquing, safety wiring, and fastener installation
- Ability to work in a team environment and communicate effectively
- Physical ability to lift moderate to heavy loads, stand for extended periods, climb, bend, and work in confined spaces or at heights
Nice to have
- Direct experience with rocket propulsion, test stands, or test facility operations
- Experience working with high-pressure systems, cryogenic fluids, propellants, or hazardous materials
- Experience installing instrumentation, sensors, transducers, and thermocouples
- Knowledge of cleanliness requirements for oxygen systems and precision cleaning practices
- Experience operating cranes, hoists, forklifts, or other material-handling equipment (with relevant certifications)
- Welding, brazing, or soldering experience and certifications
- Familiarity with quality systems such as AS9100 and FOD prevention practices
- Experience in a regulated environment (aerospace, defense, NASA, or similar)
Company info
- We are a team of veterans from SpaceX, Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, ArianeGroup, Pangea Propulsion, Tesla, MDA, and more, bringing over a century of combined launch and space systems experience back to Canada.
- Our mission is to provide reliable, independent access to space for Canada and its allies in a rapidly expanding global market.
- Canada Rocket Company is building a sovereign launch capability for Canada.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Active or eligible security clearance (for certain government-related programs)
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