Job Description
As a Prototype Aircraft Technician, you’ll help bring a clean-sheet aircraft from engineering design into physical hardware. The work spans structural assembly, composites, metallic components, tooling, fixtures, and hands-on problem solving throughout the build. You’ll work closely with engineers to resolve fit, alignment, and manufacturability issues as they arise. The ideal person is resourceful, highly mechanical, detail-oriented, and energized by building something that has never been assembled before.
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Responsibilities
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• Composite + metallic airframe assembly
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• Drilling, reaming, countersinking, bonding, sealing, riveting, Hi-Loks
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• Fixtures, jigs, tooling, and drill templates
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• Fit-up, alignment, tolerance, and build issues
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• Setting up prototype assembly processes from scratch
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What matters most: mechanical ability, craftsmanship, problem-solving, and proof that you’ve personally built complex hardware.
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📍 Fully onsite in Torrance
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💰 $30–$45/hr + equity