UAV Assembly Technician: Build & Calibrate Drones

Peregrine Industries, Inc.; Covina, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Peregrine Industries, Inc. in Covina, CA is seeking a hands-on Drone Assembler / UAV Production Technician to build airframes and subsystems on the production floor.

You will turn engineering drawings and work instructions into flight-ready hardware, wiring harnesses, and integrated avionics, ensuring quality before downstream assembly. You will work closely with engineering and the production team to scale from prototype to low-rate production, maintain clean records, and support continuous

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience assembling mechanical or electromechanical products.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings, wiring diagrams, and assembly instructions.
• Strong attention to detail and a real commitment to quality.

Responsibilities

• Assemble UAS airframes and their mechanical and electromechanical subsystems.
• Install propulsion, power, sensing, communications, and payload components.
• Perform wiring, harnessing, connector installation, soldering, and clean cable management.
• Integrate avionics and mission compute, install firmware, and run system calibrations per SOP.
• Read engineering drawings, work instructions, and assembly documentation, and build to them exactly.
• Perform functional checkouts and quality inspections, and flag defects before they move downstream.
• Maintain accurate production and build records in accordance with company procedures.
• Troubleshoot assembly issues and work directly with engineering to resolve them.
• Help improve assembly processes, fixturing, and throughput as we scale from prototype to low-rate production.

Skills

Hands-on assembly

Reading mechanical drawings

Attention to detail

Independent work

Tools

Calipers

Soldering equipment

Crimpers

Torque tools

Job description

Peregrine Industries, Inc. in Covina, CA is seeking a hands-on Drone Assembler / UAV Production Technician to build airframes and subsystems on the production floor.

You will turn engineering drawings and work instructions into flight-ready hardware, wiring harnesses, and integrated avionics, ensuring quality before downstream assembly. You will work closely with engineering and the production team to scale from prototype to low-rate production, maintain clean records, and support continuous