The ideal candidate will provide technical guidance, ensure quality standards, and collaborate closely with engineering and production teams in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of technicians in aircraft, automotive, or similar fabrication and assembly processes, including structural fabrication, mechanical integration, composites fabrication, and avionics build/integration/test.
• Supervise and participate in airframe construction techniques such as riveting, use of mechanical fasteners, nut plates, and ensure adherence to quality standards.
• Oversee mechanical assembly of complex electro-mechanical assemblies, high-quality wire harnesses, test racks, junction boxes, and component fabrication including hand soldering.
• Coordinate and perform validation and testing of electronic components using equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, and test racks.
• Review and verify wiring diagrams and assembly instructions to ensure accurate build and integration.
• Manage workflow in a dynamic environment, rapidly adjusting roles and responsibilities to meet production priorities and deadlines.
• Facilitate effective verbal and written communication between technicians, engineering, and production teams to resolve technical challenges and improve processes.
• Assist in troubleshooting and diagnosing issues discovered during functional checkouts and tests.
• Ensure compliance with safety protocols and regulatory requirements.

Requirements:

• Demonstrated broad experience with aircraft, automotive, or similar fabrication, assembly, and operation including both structural and electronic systems.
• Proficient with hand tools, light power tools, and standard computer applications (web browsers, word processing).
• Working knowledge of electrical components and ability to read wiring diagrams.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to lead a team and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience with validation, testing, and mechanical assembly of complex electro-mechanical systems.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior hands-on experience building kits, models, or similar product lines.
• Experience programming integrated digital systems by loading firmware.
• Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) license or equivalent training.
• Forklift certification.
• Experience in piece-part fabrication such as sheet metal work (waterjet, press brake) and subtractive manufacturing (machining).

Salary Range: $52,000-$69,000 USD

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This will require hands-on work on hardware in a number of areas: composite and metallic structural fabrication and integration, electronic component fabrication & install onto structures, and software loading and full system checkouts. This also includes standing up our production line for Dive-XL in our Quonset facility.

As a Lead Production Technician, you will report to the Manager, Production Operations and work alongside other manufacturing/electrical/test technicians, leading technician staff in the production and delivery of AUVs through testing. You will apply a higher level of knowledge and skills in hardware assembly, troubleshooting and repair. You will ensure all operators are following safety procedures and standard work tasks. You will improve work area safety and efficiency through regular auditing and constant scrutiny.

You will prioritize work activities for operators to achieve target on time delivery goals. You will handle multiple priorities, organize workload, and meet deadlines. You will ensure they are working on the right thing at the right time. You will apply competency in use of hand tools, assembly tooling and general manufacturing equipment. You will utilize reading and comprehension skills to follow documented build instructions.

You will be an active participant in 5S and continuous improvement activities. You will provide feedback on ways to improve building process. You will complete transactions in computer production systems (MES, NetSuite, JIRA, SQL, Tableau) on daily basis. You will assist in weekly report out of production progress, blockers, risks, and needs.

You will be aware of the escalation path for problems that arise on the floor and follow through to completion. You will be able to work on the line, provide training and support new operator training as required. You will build a positive and collaborative team culture that promotes product knowledge, skills development, and X-training.

You will show up every day with a high level of urgency and enthusiasm to get the job done. You will perform detailed daily record keeping and reporting.

Required qualifications include 10+ years experience in production-oriented manufacturing or electro-mechanical technician fields, prior experience leading a team either in-kind or directly, in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, a full understanding of the product life cycle (NPI to scaled production), LEAN manufacturing principals, and change management (ECOs).

Preferred qualifications include 2+ years of operational leadership experience, leading a production team, experience working with ERP and MES systems, working knowledge of AS9100 standards and OSHA laws, experience working with high-voltage electrical components (up to 400VDc), experience performing functional checkouts and tests, and diagnosing issues discovered during these processes.

The salary range for this role is $32-$42.31 USD per hour.

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