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Nicholas Chamberlain

Cocoa

Summary

Detailed Motivated Team Player Mechanically Inclined

Professional maintenance leader with strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Skilled in preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and safety procedures. Known for reliability and adaptability to changing needs. Proficient in managing maintenance schedules, training staff, and ensuring operational efficiency.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Dragon Maintenance Supervisor

SpaceX
04.2025 - Current
  • Manages team of 12 technicians and 2 leads to perform all MX of the Dragon Spacecraft capsule
  • Creates Smart sheets for long term schedule planning and tech allocations for work planned
  • Creates pivot tables for scheduling and vehicle processing priorities
  • Interfaces with area leadership too prioritize work based on production schedule and organizational goals
  • Supervise shop floor activity, including daily schedules and workflow
  • Proactively identifies schedule risk and coordinate efforts to minimize production interruptions
  • Improves area safety and efficiency through regular auditing and continuous improvement
  • Identifies training needs and develops training programs for your team

Lead integration technician Dragon Maintenance

SpaceX
07.2022 - 04.2025
  • Leads team of 10-12 technicians to perform daily tasks and reach daily targets/weekly goals
  • Crafts daily plans of work scope for the team, in order to deliver results and reach launch milestones
  • Works with other lanes and departments for support tasks, tooling requests, labor requests and other misc asks
  • Scrubs WOs for late breaking issues, part readiness, upcoming manifest and work scope in order to plan ahead for weekly goals and completion of capsule in our work center
  • Holds team tag ups in order to correct problems, gather thoughts, gather feedback and deliver growth of team.

Falcon Final Integration Technician/ Dragon Spacecraft Crew/Cargo Integration Technician

SpaceX
01.2021 - 07.2022
  • Performs various tasks and jobs such as but not limited to Payload Mate to Vehicle, Second stage integration from builds all the way through stage mate to vehicle, Overhead Crane operations for integrated vehicle lifts, Launch pad vehicle inspections and off nominal work, Performs second party verifies for torques, and connector mates for other techs.
  • Performs all maintenance and refurbishment of spacecraft vehicle as well as all integration operations such as engine installs/removals, integration to rocket, cargo load/offload, mass spectrometer leak checks, performs second party verifies for torques, and connector mates for other techs. Performs close out inspections of vehicle and then proceeds to close vehicle out for flight with paneling
  • Powers on and off spacecraft to perform functional checkouts and integrity tests, perform’s GSE checkouts

Airframe and Power-plant Mechanic

L3Harris Airline Academy
10.2018 - 12.2020
  • Performs 100-hour inspections and maintenance on fleet
  • Performed vital engine overhauls to extend service life while adhering to FAA regulations and manufacturer recommendations.
  • Cessna 172 (models N, P, S), Cirrus SR20, PA-44 Seminole
  • Recorded inspection and maintenance actions using log books, computer terminals and other technical applications.
  • Read and interpreted manufacturer and airline maintenance manuals, service bulletins and other specifications to determine feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
  • Serviced and repaired fuel, electrical, hydraulic and other aircraft systems.
  • Performed routine equipment inspections and maintained and completed corrective actions by referring to workbooks and technical publications to determine specifications.

Landing Gear Tech

Professional Aircraft Accessories
06.2018 - 10.2018
  • Provided service and overhaul to a wide range of commercial, military and business aircraft
  • Dissemble and inspect landing gears and airframe components and then reassemble them

Education

Certificate - Aviation Maintenance Technician

Aviation Institute of Maintenance
Orlando, FL

Skills

  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Team supervision
  • Maintenance recordkeeping
  • Production scheduling
  • Vehicle maintenance
  • Troubleshooting
  • Work order management
  • Electrical troubleshooting
  • Equipment troubleshooting
  • Quality control

Certification

A&P Mechanic Certification/License November 2018

Timeline

Dragon Maintenance Supervisor

SpaceX
04.2025 - Current

Lead integration technician Dragon Maintenance

SpaceX
07.2022 - 04.2025

Falcon Final Integration Technician/ Dragon Spacecraft Crew/Cargo Integration Technician

SpaceX
01.2021 - 07.2022

Airframe and Power-plant Mechanic

L3Harris Airline Academy
10.2018 - 12.2020

Landing Gear Tech

Professional Aircraft Accessories
06.2018 - 10.2018

Certificate - Aviation Maintenance Technician

Aviation Institute of Maintenance

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