Engineering Technician

Heaviside Industries, Inc.; California; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Heaviside Industries in Los Angeles, CA, seeks a hands-on electronics/mechatronics technician to assemble and test precision munitions components, wiring harnesses, and related hardware from drawings and BOMs. You will perform bench tests, troubleshoot to the component level, and support field tests in GPS-denied and RF-jammed environments, documenting results for engineers and production travelers.

This role requires an associate degree or tech certification and US Person ITAR status, with

Qualifications

• Associate degree or technical certification in electronics, mechatronics, or related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Years of experience as an engineering, electronics, or manufacturing technician building and testing electromechanical hardware.

Responsibilities

• Assemble and integrate air and undersea vehicle subassemblies, including wiring harnesses, avionics, and mechanical structures, from work instructions, drawings, and BOMs.
• Perform bench testing and functional checkout of flight and navigation hardware, and record results in production travelers and the MES
• Troubleshoot failures to the component level using multimeters, oscilloscopes, and power supplies, then document root cause with engineers
• Support field tests of vehicles in GPS-denied and RF-jammed conditions by preparing hardware, collecting data, and reporting anomalies
• Fabricate and inspect cables, connectors, and harnesses to IPC/WHMA-A-620 workmanship standards
• Build and maintain test fixtures, jigs, and tooling that improve repeatability as production volume grows
• Flag drawing errors, process gaps, and nonconformances, and help engineers write and refine work instructions and corrective actions
• Maintain calibrated equipment, ESD controls, and a clean, organized lab and production floor in line with quality and safety procedures
• Willingness to work hands-on in the lab and at field test sites, including occasional travel and extended test days
• U.S. Person as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.62)

Skills

Soldering

IPC J-STD-001

Read drawings

Bench instruments

ESD practices

Travel willingness

ITAR required (U.S. Person)

Education

Associate degree or technical certification in electronics/mechatronics

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

DC power supplies

Torque tools

Job description

ABOUT HEAVISIDE INDUSTRIES

Heaviside Industries builds multi-domain autonomous precision munitions for U.S. and allied special operations and conventional forces. While modern warfare has rapidly evolved with the proliferation of unmanned systems, hyper-precise munitions in contested environments are the future of the battlefield. Economical precision strike capabilities are critical to U.S. and allied war efforts, enabling successful defeat of enemy military assets and infrastructure. Heaviside builds precision munitions designed to operate in GPS-denied and spectrum-jammed battlefields—where traditional systems degrade or fail—without inflated prices or sacrifice to performance.

All engineering and manufacturing is conducted in-house in Heaviside’s Los Angeles, CA headquarters and Oslo, Norway office.

Heaviside is backed by Interlagos, Menlo Ventures, Flume Ventures, Cantos, Anorak Ventures, and Ravelin Ventures.

What You Will Do

• Assemble and integrate air and undersea vehicle subassemblies, including wiring harnesses, avionics, and mechanical structures, from work instructions, drawings, and BOMs

• Perform bench testing and functional checkout of flight and navigation hardware, and record results in production travelers and the MES

• Troubleshoot failures to the component level using multimeters, oscilloscopes, and power supplies, then document root cause with engineers

• Support field tests of vehicles in GPS-denied and RF-jammed conditions by preparing hardware, collecting data, and reporting anomalies

• Fabricate and inspect cables, connectors, and harnesses to IPC/WHMA-A-620 workmanship standards

• Build and maintain test fixtures, jigs, and tooling that improve repeatability as production volume grows

• Flag drawing errors, process gaps, and nonconformances, and help engineers write and refine work instructions and corrective actions

• Maintain calibrated equipment, ESD controls, and a clean, organized lab and production floor in line with quality and safety procedures

What We Are Looking For

• Associate degree or technical certification in electronics, mechatronics, or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience

• • years of experience as an engineering, electronics, or manufacturing technician building and testing electromechanical hardware

• Skill with hand soldering and rework to IPC J-STD-001, including through-hole and fine-pitch surface mount components

• Ability to read mechanical drawings, schematics, and wiring diagrams and to build accurately from them

• Proficiency with bench instruments such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, DC power supplies, and torque tools

• Working knowledge of ESD practices, configuration control, and production documentation such as travelers, BOMs, and nonconformance reports

• Willingness to work hands-on in the lab and at field test sites, including occasional travel and extended test days

• U.S. Person as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.62)

Nice to Have

• Active or prior U.S. security clearance

• Experience building UAS, missiles, torpedoes, or other aerospace or defense hardware

• IPC-A-610 or J-STD-001 certification

• Familiarity with RF, GNSS, or inertial navigation hardware and with testing in jammed or GPS-denied conditions

• Experience with composite layup, potting, conformal coating, or sealing for undersea or high-vibration environments

• Experience with Python or LabVIEW for automated test scripts, or with an ERP or MES system in a scaling production environment

Additional Information:

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

(https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/?id=ddtc_kb_article_page&sys_id=24d528fddbfc930044f9ff621f961987).

Heaviside is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Heaviside is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, physical disability or any other legally protected status.