Wardstone
Mechanical Technician
El Segundo, United States · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 18, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in machining, fabrication, or mechanical assembly.
- Education
- Technical certificate, trade school, or military training in machining or mechanical fabrication, or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. person as defined by ITAR (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual); must be eligible to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
About the job
Machines, fabricates, assembles, inspects, and tests hardware for two interceptor platforms, including support for ground and flight tests.
What you'll do
- Machine parts and fabricate fixtures, tooling, brackets, and ground support equipment.
- Assemble airframe structures and mechanisms, integrate team hardware, and inspect parts.
- Set up and support structural, vibration, environmental, static-fire, and flight tests; maintain shop operations and records.
What they ask for
- Experience running manual or CNC mills and lathes; ability to read engineering drawings, tolerances, and GD&T; skill with precision measuring tools.
- Safe, organized, careful work and recordkeeping; able to lift up to 50 lbs and work on your feet in a shop.
- Must be a U.S. person as defined by ITAR; must be eligible to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
Nice to have
- CNC programming and CAM experience (e.g., Fusion 360 or Mastercam).
- Aerospace or defense hardware assembly, composite layup, bonding, TIG welding, military maintenance, A&P license, test support, or early-stage startup experience.
Tools
manual mills, CNC mills, lathes, calipers, micrometers, height gauges, Fusion 360, Mastercam
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