Manufacturing Technician, Unmanned Aircraft (Fabrication and Integration)
Core
Hands-on fabrication and integration of stratospheric unmanned electric aircraft, including carbon fibre composite structures, cable harnesses, battery packs, and avionics subsystems.
Role type
Manufacturing Technician (Unmanned Aircraft Fabrication and Integration)
Builds
Lightweight unmanned aircraft (HAPS) and their subsystems
Domain
Aerospace / Defense / Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Electrical/electromechanical/electronic technician experience, mechanical prototyping, CAD tools, composite fabrication, cable harness manufacturing, high-density battery pack assembly
Preferred skills
Aircraft/robot/vehicle system prototyping, systems and physics understanding, process improvement methodologies
Technologies
Carbon fibre composites (CFRP), 3D printing, CAD tools, electronic test setups
Responsibilities
Assemble large lightweight unmanned aircraft, fabricate lightweight aircraft structures and CFRP components, develop assembly and testing processes, manufacture electronics assemblies and battery packs, transition new designs from engineering to manufacturing