Defense Robotics Mfg Tech (On-site, Clearance Eligible)

Swarmbotics AI; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Swarmbotics AI is hiring a Manufacturing Technician to build, test, and deliver autonomous ground robots from our Phoenix floor. You will perform end-to-end mechanical and electrical assembly, harness work, and station-level checks, ensuring traceability and quality for each unit shipped.

You’ll collaborate with hardware, embedded, and systems teams to surface defects early, update work instructions, and scale the production line as product revisions roll out.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of hands-on assembly experience building complex electromechanical products.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, and indented BOMs
• Hands-on experience with calibrated torque tools and torque traceability practices
• Experience working at an ESD-controlled bench with proper electronics handling discipline
• Experience with harness work, including crimping, terminating, and continuity testing
• Experience with mechanical assembly techniques including press-fits, gasketing, threaded inserts, and fastener preload
• Experience running power-on functional checks against a written test procedure on embedded systems
• Strong commitment to documentation, work instruction redlines, and unit traceability
• A high school diploma or GED
• Comfort working in the high-paced, fluid environment of a tech startup
• Excitement about contributing to the defense of the United States and its allies
• Ability to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance
• Ability to relocate to Phoenix, AZ

Responsibilities

• Assemble, test, and deliver autonomous ground robots from the Phoenix production floor.
• Maintain unit traceability through serial numbers, torque records, and calibration records on every robot that ships.
• Stand up new fixtures, jigs, and station layouts as the line scales and product revisions roll.
• Collaborate with hardware, embedded, and systems engineering to surface defects early and redline instructions when needed

Skills

Hands-on assembly

Read schematics

Torque tools

ESD compliance

Harness work

Mechanical assembly

Documentation

Security clearance

Relocation to Phoenix

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Calibration tools

Test fixtures

Job description

Swarmbotics AI is hiring a Manufacturing Technician to build, test, and deliver autonomous ground robots from our Phoenix floor. You will perform end-to-end mechanical and electrical assembly, harness work, and station-level checks, ensuring traceability and quality for each unit shipped.

You’ll collaborate with hardware, embedded, and systems teams to surface defects early, update work instructions, and scale the production line as product revisions roll out.