Aerospace Maintenance Technician: Mechanical & Electrical

GKN Aerospace; El Cajon (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

GKN Aerospace is seeking a Maintenance Technician to maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and improve a range of production equipment and facility systems in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

The role requires strong mechanical and electrical skills, experience with CNC machines and robotics, and a commitment to safety and downtime reduction. Ability to work across shifts and to uphold environmental and LOTO procedures is essential.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong troubleshooting skills for mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Experience with 480 VAC industrial electrical systems.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electromechanical equipment.
• Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on production equipment and facility systems.
• Diagnose machine failures using electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, manuals, and diagnostic software.
• Install, align, level, and commission new production equipment.
• Troubleshoot electrical systems up to 480 VAC, including motors, drives, contactors, relays, transformers, and control circuits.
• Maintain CNC machining centers, robotic equipment, furnaces, HVAC systems, pumps, and other manufacturing equipment.
• Repair and replace bearings, ball screws, linear guides, gearboxes, couplings, belts, chains, and other mechanical components.

Skills

Industrial maintenance

Electrical troubleshooting

Hydraulic & pneumatic

CNC machinery knowledge

VFDs & servo systems

PLC-controlled equipment

Education

Industrial maintenance certification

Tools

Fanuc/Siemens/Heidenhain controls

CMMS

Electrical schematics reading

Job description

GKN Aerospace is seeking a Maintenance Technician to maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and improve a range of production equipment and facility systems in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

The role requires strong mechanical and electrical skills, experience with CNC machines and robotics, and a commitment to safety and downtime reduction. Ability to work across shifts and to uphold environmental and LOTO procedures is essential.