Senior Composites Technician: Equity & Aircraft Innovation

Swarm Aero; California; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Competitive salary

Medical/Dental/Vision

401(k)

PTO & sick leave

Wellness stipend

Daily catered lunch

Parental leave

Impactful mission

Engineering team

Job summary

Swarm Aero is seeking a Composites Technician to work at the intersection of materials science and hands-on fabrication, collaborating with our engineering team to push aircraft manufacturing boundaries.

You will develop and optimize composite processes, fabricate components, and conduct material characterization while documenting procedures with real technical depth. Join a high-growth defense tech environment shaping swarming aircraft systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on composites experience in aerospace or similar high-performance environments.
• Experience thinking in resin systems, cure cycles, fiber architecture, and void content.
• Ability to troubleshoot and own undefined problems to documented, repeatable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize composite manufacturing processes with focus on material behavior and cure kinetics.
• Fabricate and test aircraft components and tooling using conventional and novel methods.
• Conduct material characterization, mechanical testing, and process validation.

Skills

Composites expert

Hands-on fabrication

Autoclave operation

Material characterization

Process development

Tools

Autoclave

Cure kinetics

Job description

Swarm Aero is seeking a Composites Technician to work at the intersection of materials science and hands-on fabrication, collaborating with our engineering team to push aircraft manufacturing boundaries.

You will develop and optimize composite processes, fabricate components, and conduct material characterization while documenting procedures with real technical depth. Join a high-growth defense tech environment shaping swarming aircraft systems.