Assembly Technician

The Aircraft Checkout Technician performs final configuration verification, ground testing, functional checkout, discrepancy documentation, and release-readiness activities for Skyeton’s unmanned aircraft systems. This position confirms that each aircraft and associated system is correctly assembled, configured, documented, and operating within approved requirements before flight testing, customer acceptance, or delivery.

This is a hands-on technical role requiring disciplined use of checkout procedures, test equipment, engineering data, and production records. The Aircraft Checkout Technician works closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Flight Operations, and Program teams to identify and resolve discrepancies while protecting aircraft configuration, safety, traceability, and product quality.

• Perform aircraft checkout activities using approved drawings, specifications, test procedures, work instructions, travelers, and acceptance criteria
• Verify aircraft configuration, installed equipment, serial numbers, software or firmware versions, payloads, options, markings, and required documentation
• Conduct detailed visual and physical inspections for workmanship, security, damage, cleanliness, correct routing, and complete installation
• Perform functional checks of electrical power, avionics, communications, navigation, flight controls, control surfaces, servos, sensors, propulsion, payloads, and ground-support interfaces as trained
• Connect and operate approved ground-control equipment, diagnostic tools, test sets, meters, power supplies, computers, and other checkout equipment
• Confirm required torque, safetying, connector engagement, hardware installation, fluid levels, center-of-gravity inputs, control movement, and other preflight conditions
• Execute built-in tests, continuity checks, operational checks, software loads, calibrations, or system verifications in accordance with approved procedures
• Record test results, measurements, aircraft status, configuration data, discrepancies, corrective actions, and completion evidence accurately and promptly
• Identify, document, tag, and communicate defects, failures, missing items, abnormal indications, or deviations from approved requirements
• Coordinate discrepancy troubleshooting and resolution with Manufacturing Engineering, Design Engineering, Quality, Avionics, Software, and Flight Operations
• Repeat affected checkout steps after rework, repair, software changes, configuration changes, or corrective action to verify satisfactory results
• Maintain strict configuration control and ensure only approved parts, software, tools, procedures, and test equipment are used
• Support production acceptance testing, ground runs, customer demonstrations, flight-test preparation, delivery inspections, and post-flight discrepancy resolution
• Maintain control of tools, test equipment, loose hardware, covers, pins, tags, and foreign-object debris throughout checkout activities
• Follow all safety, ESD, FOD-prevention, battery-handling, propeller, electrical, security, quality, and PPE requirements
• Perform additional aircraft checkout, test, inspection, and manufacturing-support duties as assigned by leadership

• High school diploma or GED; technical school, military technical training, or an associate degree in aviation, electronics, engineering technology, or a related field is beneficial
• 3+ years of experience in aircraft maintenance, avionics, aerospace assembly, aircraft inspection, production testing, flight-line operations, or a related technical role
• Ability to read and follow engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, schematics, specifications, test procedures, work instructions, and configuration records
• Experience using digital multimeters, test equipment, diagnostic software, hand tools, torque tools, and computers safely and accurately
• Working knowledge of aircraft electrical, avionics, mechanical, propulsion, control, communication, or navigation systems
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot system discrepancies methodically and document test results and corrective actions
• Ability to maintain accurate aircraft configuration, serial-number,…