Composite R&D Technician - Aerospace Innovation

Swarm Aero; Oxnard (CA); Presencial; USD 70.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Meaningful equity

Competitive base salary

Medical, dental, vision, and 401k

PTO and paid sick leave

Monthly wellness stipend

Daily catered lunch

Paid parental leave

Direct impact on national security

World-class team of engineers

Descripción de la vacante

Swarm Aero is seeking an Aerospace R&D Technician to advance composite manufacturing processes and build flight-ready components. You’ll work with the engineering team to develop, test, and optimize fabrication methods, contributing to a growing swarming aircraft program that supports national security missions.

The role emphasizes hands-on fabrication, material characterization, and documentation, with opportunities to own undefined problems and deliver repeatable solutions in a fast-moving

Formación

• Hands-on fabrication experience in composites or fabrication shop.
• Strong technical communication skills.
• Interest in process development and understanding why a process works, not just following a layup schedule.
• Strong troubleshooting and technical problem-solving skillset.
• Proactive mindset; thrive in ambiguous, fast-moving environments where structure is built, not given.

Responsabilidades

• Support development and optimization of composite manufacturing processes, building understanding of 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

Conocimientos

Hands-on fabrication

Technical communication

Process development

Troubleshooting

Ambiguity tolerance

Herramientas

CNC machining

Excel

Descripción del empleo

Swarm Aero is seeking an Aerospace R&D Technician to advance composite manufacturing processes and build flight-ready components. You’ll work with the engineering team to develop, test, and optimize fabrication methods, contributing to a growing swarming aircraft program that supports national security missions.

The role emphasizes hands-on fabrication, material characterization, and documentation, with opportunities to own undefined problems and deliver repeatable solutions in a fast-moving