Structures Lab Technician: Build & Test Flight Hardware

Leapspace; Broomfield (CO); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity program

401(k) matching

Growth opportunities

Flexible time off

Remote work flexibility

Health benefits

Insurance coverage

Job summary

LEAP is seeking a Structures Lab Technician to build, test, and validate structural hardware for flight. You will work hands-on in the lab and shop, characterizing materials, forming metal, fabricating GSE, and running structural tests to generate strain and load data for flight clearance.

The role emphasizes hands-on fabrication, adherence to procedures, data accuracy, and collaboration with design and test engineers to ensure flight readiness.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with metal forming, fabrication, or machining (sheet metal, tube, or structural components).
• Experience with mechanical or structural test setups — load frames, strain gauges, load cells, or data acquisition systems.
• Comfort reading engineering drawings and following documented test or build procedures.
• Organized, detail-oriented approach to data collection, documentation, and traceability.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate closely with test and design engineers, and willingness to learn new tools or equipment as needed.

Responsibilities

• Build and assemble development and flight prototype structures and components.
• Set up and execute structural tests on development and flight hardware.
• Install strain gauges and load cells; collect and reduce data.
• Fabricate GSE, fixtures, and tooling for testing and production.
• Calibrate, ready-to-use GSE and test fixtures.
• Document test results and data for verification and flight readiness.

Skills

Metal forming

Fabrication

Machining

Data acquisition

Tools

Load frames

Strain gauges

Test fixtures

GSE fabrication tools

Job description

LEAP is seeking a Structures Lab Technician to build, test, and validate structural hardware for flight. You will work hands-on in the lab and shop, characterizing materials, forming metal, fabricating GSE, and running structural tests to generate strain and load data for flight clearance.

The role emphasizes hands-on fabrication, adherence to procedures, data accuracy, and collaboration with design and test engineers to ensure flight readiness.