Airframe Assembly Technician – FAA‑Compliant Manufacturing

Front Door Defense; California (MO); On-site; USD 35,817 - 52,348; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

RSUs

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Joby is seeking an Airframe Assembly Technician to perform a variety of assembly operations on structural components and subassemblies. You will read blueprints, use precision tools, and conduct quality inspections to ensure FAA‑compliant airworthiness.

The role involves working from diagrams, assembling with jigs, and following OEM data and FAA guidelines. Experience with aircraft composites, drilling, riveting, and using air tools is important.

Qualifications

• High School or GED.
• Must be able to be certified to wear a respirator.
• Proficient in drilling, riveting, installation of related hardware, usage of precision instruments and utilization of hand tools to perform these tasks
• Familiar with fabrication of composite parts
• Reads work orders, blueprints, and specifications
• Familiar with paste/secondary bonded structure
• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance
• Be proficient in the usage of air powered hand tools and related equipment
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of tasks ranging from repetitive to non‑repetitive production assembly operations on structural assemblies and subassemblies
• Works from diagrams and drawings, makes initial layouts, and uses hand and/or power tools, jigs, and saws
• Makes continuity checks on work in process and completed
• May conduct quality inspections on processing line in accordance with quality specifications
• May disassemble, modify, rework, reassemble, and test experimental or prototype assemblies and subassemblies according to specifications and under simulated conditions
• Follows approved assembly procedures for component or aircraft structures, consulting internal procedures that have been FAA approved, original equipment manufacturers (OEM's) technical data, and work package instructions
• Positions and aligns subassemblies in jigs or fixtures, using measuring instruments, following blueprint lines and index points
• Inspects completed work to identify any needed rework before signing off; ensures that repaired components meet prescribed standards and tolerances
• Performs serviceability tests as required, utilizing test equipment specified in technical manuals
• Completes work package documentation as required by internal quality process and FAA guidelines
• Submits completed work to Quality Assurance for final/in progress inspection and certification of airworthiness

Skills

Drilling

Riveting

Blueprint reading

Precision tools

Composite knowledge

Quality control

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Measuring instruments

Test equipment

Job description

Joby is seeking an Airframe Assembly Technician to perform a variety of assembly operations on structural components and subassemblies. You will read blueprints, use precision tools, and conduct quality inspections to ensure FAA‑compliant airworthiness.

The role involves working from diagrams, assembling with jigs, and following OEM data and FAA guidelines. Experience with aircraft composites, drilling, riveting, and using air tools is important.