Aerospace Composites R&D Technician - Equity

Swarm Aero; Oxnard (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

401k

PTO

Paid sick leave

Wellness stipend

Daily office lunch

Parental leave

Job summary

Swarm Aero in Oxnard, CA is seeking an Aerospace R&D Technician to join the engineering team at the forefront of swarming aircraft development. You will develop, test, and optimize composite manufacturing processes while fabricating components and tooling.

The role emphasizes hands-on problem solving, documentation, and collaboration with engineers to advance first-of-kind processes. Ideal candidates bring hands-on fabrication experience, strong communication, and a proactive mindset to thrive

Qualifications

• Hands-on fabrication experience in composites, auto body, mechanical, or general fabrication shop.
• Strong technical communication skills.
• Real interest in process development and understanding why a process works.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skillset.
• Proactive mindset; thrive in ambiguous, fast-moving environments where structure is built, not given.

Responsibilities

• Support development and optimization of composite manufacturing processes, understanding material behavior, cure kinetics, and process-structure-property relationships.
• Fabricate and test aircraft components and tooling using conventional and novel methods (hand layup, prepreg, bonding, machining support, etc.).
• Assist with material characterization: mechanical testing, process 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 structured spreadsheets and databases.
• Take ownership of undefined problems and turn them into documented, repeatable solutions.

Skills

Hands-on fabrication

Technical communication

Process development

Troubleshooting

Proactive mindset

Tools

CNC machining

CAD design

Job description

Swarm Aero in Oxnard, CA is seeking an Aerospace R&D Technician to join the engineering team at the forefront of swarming aircraft development. You will develop, test, and optimize composite manufacturing processes while fabricating components and tooling.

The role emphasizes hands-on problem solving, documentation, and collaboration with engineers to advance first-of-kind processes. Ideal candidates bring hands-on fabrication experience, strong communication, and a proactive mindset to thrive