Job Description

Overview

Swarmbotics AI is a low-cost, swarm robotics company focused on transforming the defense industry with autonomous ground robots. They are seeking a Manufacturing Technician to build, test, and deliver these robots from their Phoenix production floor.

Responsibilities

  • Perform end-to-end assembly of complex electromechanical products.
  • Work from drawings, work instructions, and BOMs to deliver quality hardware.
  • Conduct mechanical assembly, electrical integration, harness work, sub-assembly, and final integration.
  • Perform station-level functional checks across the production line.
  • Maintain unit traceability through serial numbers, torque records, and calibration records.
  • Assist in setting up new fixtures, jigs, and station layouts as the line scales.
  • Collaborate with engineering to identify defects early and improve work instructions.

Requirements

  • 5-7 years of hands-on assembly experience building complex electromechanical products.
  • Ability to read mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, and indented BOMs.
  • Hands-on experience with calibrated torque tools and torque traceability practices.
  • Experience working at an ESD-controlled bench with proper electronics handling discipline.
  • Experience with harness work, including crimping, terminating, and continuity testing.
  • Experience with mechanical assembly techniques including press-fits, gasketing, and fastener preload.
  • Experience running power-on functional checks against a written test procedure on embedded systems.
  • Strong commitment to documentation, work instruction redlines, and unit traceability.
  • A high school diploma or GED.
  • Comfort working in a high-paced, fluid environment of a tech startup.
  • Excitement about contributing to the defense of the United States and its allies.
  • Ability to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance.
  • Ability to relocate to Phoenix, AZ.

How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$39/hr across 80 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Phoenix, AZ

We're tracking 199 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 115 different employers. 63 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 458 other active welding openings from 222 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Phoenix, or widen the search to Arizona.

Swarmbotics AI currently has 1 other opening live in Arizona, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (26), EZARC (21), and Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (17). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Goodyear at $39/hr, Phoenix at $32/hr, and Mesa at $31/hr. Phoenix is among them.

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