Welding Specialist

About NordSpace

NordSpace (https://nordspace.com) is a Canadian startup with the mission to advance life on Earth, from space. NordSpace is committed to extremely rapid innovation and development of only the most ambitious aerospace projects with only the most ambitious team Canada has to offer. With divisions of rocket propulsion, autonomous robotics, satellite integration, and stratospheric balloons, NordSpace is driven to do everything it takes to bring space closer to Earth and inspire generations of space explorers. NordSpace will be conducting Canada's very first commercial space launch next year, and make history, setting the foundation for our orbital launch program and first orbital launch in 2027.

The Welding Specialist will bring designs and ideas from all its divisions to life for testing and manufacturing, especially related to pressure vessels, pipes and fittings, and propulsion systems for our rocket engines. In-house manufacturing and vertical integration are critical aspects of our culture and philosophy at NordSpace, which is why we have invested in everything from robotic welders and massive SLM metal additive manufacturing machines to clean rooms, CNC plasma cutters and mills, composite ovens, and more. You should consider yourself the ultimate "maker" and "hacker", the type of person who is able to build just about anything, with anything. In fact, if you weren't working at NordSpace, you'd be working with the Hacksmith building the next Iron Man suit or Lightsaber. If the thought of building everything from robots to rockets excites you, try pairing that with the idea that you will have the freedom to build NordSpace's first rocket factory.
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Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in fabrication and manufacturing of mechanical systems, including welding
• Minimum Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering or related field
• Significant experience designing and building mechanical systems, ideally with a portfolio of personal projects
• Significant experience with fabricating mechanical systems with machining tools such as lathes, mills, CNCs, 3D printers, welders and with materials such as metal tubes and sheets, carbon fiber, and plastics
• Significant knowledge of and deep passion for the space industry at large
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to conduct independent research
• Excellent English communication skills
• Excellent project management skills

This is a full-time in-person role at our head office in Markham