Aerospace Composites R&D Technician

Swarm Aero; California; Presencial; USD 70.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Equity

Competitive salary

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision

401k

PTO

Parental leave

Lunch provided

Wellness stipend

Descripción de la vacante

Swarm Aero is seeking an Aerospace R&D Technician to join our team developing composite manufacturing processes for swarming aircraft. You’ll work with engineers to test, validate, and improve materials and fabrication methods, from layup to tooling, in a fast-moving startup environment.

You’ll document procedures, track data, and help push first-of-kind processes toward production readiness while growing your hands-on expertise in composites, curing kinetics, and process development.

Formación

• Hands-on fabrication experience in composites, auto body, mechanical, or fabrication shops.
• Strong technical communication skills for clear documentation and collaboration.
• Genuine interest in how and why a process works, not just following schedules.
• Proven troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities in fast-moving environments.
• Proactive mindset; thrives when structure is built rather than given.

Responsabilidades

• Support development and optimization of composite manufacturing processes and understand material behavior.
• Fabricate and test aircraft components and tooling using hand layup, prepreg, bonding, and machining support.
• Assist with material characterization: mechanical testing, validation, and data capture.
• Help author shop procedures, work instructions, and technical documentation.
• Work with engineers to investigate failures, qualify new materials, and support first-of-kind processes.
• Track material usage, test data, and process build records in spreadsheets/databases.
• Take ownership of undefined problems and turn them into documented, repeatable solutions.

Conocimientos

Hands-on fabrication

Technical communication

Process development

Troubleshooting

Ambiguity tolerance

Herramientas

CAD design

CNC machining

Excel

Descripción del empleo

Swarm Aero is seeking an Aerospace R&D Technician to join our team developing composite manufacturing processes for swarming aircraft. You’ll work with engineers to test, validate, and improve materials and fabrication methods, from layup to tooling, in a fast-moving startup environment.

You’ll document procedures, track data, and help push first-of-kind processes toward production readiness while growing your hands-on expertise in composites, curing kinetics, and process development.