Engineering Development Technician IV

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Perform mechanical and electrical assembly, integration, troubleshooting, repair, and testing of unmanned systems and sub‑assemblies.
• Operate and maintain common shop equipment and tools (hand tools, power tools, soldering irons, crimp tools, small benchtop equipment, 3D printers, etc.).
• Provide assembly and integration support for prototype hardware, including wiring harnesses, avionics installation, payload integration, and ground support equipment.
• Assist with planning and kitting for builds to meet project schedules and milestones with aggressive timelines.
• Document build processes, rework steps, and best practices to support repeatability and knowledge transfer within the team.
• Shows strong initiative, ownership of work, and follow‑through.
• Effective problem solving
• Serve as a lead technician on assigned engineering projects; coordinate with engineers to define tasks, report status, and highlight risks.

Job requirements

• Prior experience building, flying, and troubleshooting drones/UAS or RC aircraft is strongly desired.
• Higher education (technical degree/certificate) and/or relevant industry certifications a plus.
• Experience with 3D additive manufacturing (desktop FDM printers, basic CAD-to-print workflow) heavily desired.
• Experience working with composites (wet layup or prepreg) is a plus.
• Experience interpreting engineering instructions (verbal, sketches, drawings, and written procedures) and creating/updating shop‑floor documentation.
• Able to excel in a fast‑paced, prototype‑driven environment where small teams share a broad range of responsibilities.
• U.S. Citizenship required
• Occasionally may be required to travel Internationally and within the Continental U.S.