Lead Flight Hardware Assembly & Test Technician

Castelion Corporation; Rio Rancho (NM); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Castelion is seeking an Assembly & Integration Technician to support the assembly, integration, and testing of complex aerospace and defense hardware. You will collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, quality, and test teams to build and integrate mechanical and electromechanical assemblies per engineering drawings and quality requirements.

You will lead hands-on work in a fast-paced lab, interpreting schematics, procedures, and ICDs, while developing subassemblies and ensuring precise data

Qualifications

• Associates degree or high school with strong technician experience.
• Experience reading electrical schematics and assembly documentation.
• Experience assembling flight hardware.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on component and subassembly development, assembly, and test.
• Reading and understanding electrical schematics, drawings, and ICDs.
• Following assembly procedures; record results and discrepancies.
• Working in clean room to assemble hardware.
• Operating flight hardware qualification test equipment (e.g., Thermal, Vibration, standard lab power supplies).
• Incoming inspection and data collection on components.
• Data verification, collection, and organization (component COC/COA/Travelers).
• Ability to lift, carry, bend, stand for long periods.
• Performing other duties such as cleaning and maintaining equipment and ordering supplies.
• Assisting engineers and other technicians.
• Mentoring junior technicians and guiding their development.
• Direct daily activities and manage workloads across production cells.

Skills

Reading schematics

ESD fundamentals

Measuring & inspection

Mentoring junior technicians

Education

Associates degree

High school diploma with 5 years experience

Tools

J-STD-001 Certification

IPC-620 Certification

IPC-A-610 Certification

Clean room procedures

Job description

Castelion is seeking an Assembly & Integration Technician to support the assembly, integration, and testing of complex aerospace and defense hardware. You will collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, quality, and test teams to build and integrate mechanical and electromechanical assemblies per engineering drawings and quality requirements.

You will lead hands-on work in a fast-paced lab, interpreting schematics, procedures, and ICDs, while developing subassemblies and ensuring precise data