Join Our Team

Reports to: 

Payload Section Lead; HPR Team Lead

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Job Summary:

The Payload team is looking for enthusiastic and passionate students to join our team as we design, build and operate experimental payloads to be launched in Monash HPR's rockets.

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Responsibilities:

• Work within the payload team to design, build and test experimental payloads to be flown in our competition rockets

• Research and develop competition payloads for experimentation and analysis

• Critical thinking, creativity and analysis of subsystems

• Accurately document all work completed for technical reports and team archives

• Operation of payload equipment on flight days

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Favourable Experience and Skills*

• Scientific research and communication (report writing, research, data analysis, etc)

• Computer Aided Design (CAD) modelling

• Experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

• Coding experience (in any of C/C++, Python, Arduino, etc)

• Circuit or Printed Computer Board (PCB) design

• Part manufacturing (any of 3D printing, hand tools, soldering, etc)

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*Note: these are favourable, experience in all these areas is NOT expected or required. We do provide training/learning opportunities.

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Favourable qualities

• Ability to work both independently and within a team

• Ability to communicate effectively

• Ability to stick to deadlines

• Availabilities on weekends

• Passionate about space and rocketry!