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Overview

Heaviside Industries is focused on building multi-domain autonomous precision munitions for U.S. and allied forces, emphasizing economical precision strike capabilities in contested environments. The Assembly Technician role involves assembling electromechanical units and requires hands-on skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

  • Assemble box-built electromechanical units for mass production from work instructions, drawings, and bills of materials.
  • Operate hand tools such as torque drivers, crimpers, and wire strippers to build harnesses, enclosures, and subassemblies to specification.
  • Follow strict work instructions step by step and flag unclear or incorrect steps to production engineers.
  • Record build data, serials, and torque values in the MES system on a computer during each assembly step.
  • Maintain a clean, organized workstation with ESD controls and correct handling of parts and kitted materials.
  • Help ramp production as the team scales by learning new builds quickly and suggesting improvements to work instructions.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent, with an associate degree or technical certificate in a related field a plus.
  • 1+ years of box-built or electromechanical assembly experience in manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or a similar environment.
  • Hands-on skill with hand tools including torque wrenches, screwdrivers, crimpers, and soldering irons.
  • Ability to read and understand simple technical requirements, assembly drawings, and bills of materials.
  • Proven ability to follow strict work instructions and document work accurately without deviation.
  • Strong attention to detail and comfort working in a hands-on team on real hardware.
  • U.S. Person as defined by ITAR (22 CFR 120.62).

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data.
  • Heaviside will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
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Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA currently run a median of $51/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $37–$69/hr across 56 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

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

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (37), Relativity Space (18), and Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (13). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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