Robert Aycock
Cocoa
Summary
Aerospace technician with experience from building structures for heavy lift helicopters, structures and components for the Starship program to working with delicate payloads for Falcon 9 launch operations. Excellent training in aerospace fabrication and assembly.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Payload Integration Technician
SpaceX
01.2024 - Current
- Conduct heavy lift ops with overhead cranes including lifting of satellites, frames, fairings, and encapsulated assemblies.
- Perform pressurized operations including fueling satellites, fairing encapsulation, tensioning of rods, and pressurizing fairing COPVs(helium fill)
- Maintain safety standards during hazardous ops: set up clears, make announcements, establish proper light signals.
- Perform electronic checkouts on satellites
- proficient use of production machinery and equipment: boom lifts, forklifts, and scissorlifts.
- Basic technician work such as torquing hardware, AVI connections, RTV and Hysol applications
Propulsion Technician
SpaceX
10.2022 - 12.2023
- Assemble subassemblies for the Starship Program.
- executed final walkdown and inspections of subassemblies.
- Cut, bend, 3D scan, face/flare, clean, borescope, and package stainless steel tubing used for propulsion systems of Starship.
- Light experience pressure testing and proofing subassemblies and COPV's.
Starship Booster Integration Technician
SpaceX
07.2022 - 10.2022
- Integrated prop systems and tubing, AVI harnessing, subassemblies, and other hardware onto Starship super heavy booster.
- Worked with engineering and build specialists to alter parts, hardware, or prop that was unable to be installed, or was troublesome to install.
Assembly Mechanic
GKN Aerospace
03.2021 - 05.2022
- Drilled and deburred precision holes in composite, aluminum, and titanium parts, structures, and assemblies.
- Assembled and installed parts, and hardware for Sikorsky's CH-53K Helicopter.
- Sealed all peripheries and gaps of bonded parts.
- Performed final walkdown and inspection of parts or assemblies.
Chemical Production Technician
Sensient Technologies
10.2020 - 03.2021
- Mixed and produced and packaged batches of liquid food coloring and other industrial dyes and inks.
- Constantly monitored temperature, surface tension, viscosity, mixing speed, volume, and other important factors during production.
- Maintained specialized equipment such as RO filters, pumps, liquid holding tanks, valves, and autoclave.
- Worked with lab techs and chemists to alter product when certain factors would be out of tolerance.
Production Technician
LP Corporation
01.2020 - 03.2020
- Prepped, and loaded product onto and off of production line w/ forklift.
- Kept record of material run through production line and material next in the production queue.
- Periodically monitored viscosity and mixing of paint used on product.
- Pre-assembled small parts to be shipped with product.
- Performed periodic product inspections on the production line.
Assembly Mechanic
GKN Aerospace
10.2018 - 01.2020
- Drilled and deburred precision holes in composite, aluminum, and titanium parts, structures, and assemblies.
- Assembled and installed parts, and hardware for Sikorsky's CH-53K Helicopter.
- Sealed all peripheries and gaps of bonded parts.
Education
Associate of Arts - General
Southwestern Illinois Community College
Belleville, ILSkills
- Mechanically inclined
- Experience working with various electric and pneumatic tools
- Maintaining Clean Work Areas
- Familiar with work orders, SOP's, and other forms of planning
- Trained in safety(fall/restraint, confined space, hazard elimination, LOTO, general safety)
- Experience with automated production machines
- Communication skills with other departments or support staff
- Focus on product quality
Timeline
Payload Integration Technician
SpaceX
01.2024 - Current
Propulsion Technician
SpaceX
10.2022 - 12.2023
Starship Booster Integration Technician
SpaceX
07.2022 - 10.2022
Assembly Mechanic
GKN Aerospace
03.2021 - 05.2022
Chemical Production Technician
Sensient Technologies
10.2020 - 03.2021
Production Technician
LP Corporation
01.2020 - 03.2020
Assembly Mechanic
GKN Aerospace
10.2018 - 01.2020
Associate of Arts - General
Southwestern Illinois Community College
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