R&D Engineering Fabrication Technician

Highlights

• Turn early ordnance concepts into test-ready prototype hardware.
• Run arena, flight, and system-level tests for advanced munitions.
• Set up sensors and high-speed imaging for development test operations.

Ideal candidate

Hands-on prototype builder from high-mix shops who thrives on fast-paced R&D and ambiguity. You care about safety, clear documentation, and partnering with engineers to turn concepts into reliable test hardware.

Requirements

• 4 or more years of hands-on prototype machining, fabrication, toolroom, model-making, or closely related high-mix hardware experience
• Demonstrated ability to take an approved CAD model or mechanical drawing to a finished part using mills, lathes, CNC equipment, hand tools, fixtures, and inspection methods
• Ability to read mechanical drawings, understand GD&T, tolerances, materials, and inspection requirements, and identify manufacturability constraints
• Experience coordinating internal or external machine shops and resolving technical questions while preserving engineering approval boundaries
• Reliable organization, safety judgment, documentation, and communication across ad hoc work and multiple engineering customers
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance