UAS Hardware Integration Technician

Location San Diego, United States Sector Aerospace Salary $50 - $60

Yoh has an exciting, 12-month contract opportunity for a UAS Hardware Integration Technician to join our Autonomous Technology client in San Diego, CA
. This position is ideal for an experienced, hands-on technician who enjoys building, integrating, testing, and troubleshooting electrical and electromechanical systems supporting unmanned and autonomous aircraft.

This is a fully onsite position, and candidates must be within a commutable distance of the San Diego facility.

Title:

UAS Hardware Integration Technician

Compensation: $50.00 - $60.00/hour, depending on experience

Type: 12-Month Contract; potential to extend or convert

Location:

San Diego, CA;

Onsite

Eligibility:
Due to the nature of the work and applicable export-control requirements, candidates must qualify as a U.S. Person under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

• Build, install, test, and maintain electrical and electromechanical hardware used across unmanned aircraft, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) environments, and ground-based test equipment.
• Integrate aircraft computing hardware, flight controllers, sensors, actuators, communications equipment, payloads, and electrical power components into functional test and flight configurations.
• Assemble and support low-voltage DC electrical systems, including power distribution, circuit protection, grounding, shielding, load management, and power verification.
• Fabricate and inspect electrical cables and wire harnesses, including connector assembly, pinning, crimping, soldering, termination, labeling, routing, strain relief, and continuity checks.
• Interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, connector pinouts, interface documentation, and equipment specifications to support system assembly and troubleshooting.
• Diagnose electrical, communications, and electromechanical issues through signal tracing, point-to-point testing, fault isolation, and component-level evaluation.
• Utilize oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, power supplies, electronic loads, logic analyzers, and other laboratory equipment to validate system performance.
• Configure and troubleshoot common aircraft and test-system communications interfaces, which may include CAN, Ethernet, RS-232/422/485, and MIL-STD-1553.
• Maintain test and aircraft hardware through inspections, repairs, preventive maintenance, calibration coordination, configuration management, and technical documentation.
• Evaluate and source hardware components and test equipment based on performance, environmental, cost, and availability requirements.
• Maintain bills of materials, hardware records, approved component alternatives, inventory information, and as-built system documentation.
• Provide hands-on technical support during laboratory testing, ground testing, and flight-test activities.

• Demonstrated hands‑on experience building, integrating, troubleshooting, or repairing UAS platforms, HIL systems, robotics, aerospace hardware, or similar electromechanical systems.
• Strong understanding of UAS or robotic hardware, including flight controllers, onboard computers, sensors, actuators, payloads, communications hardware, and ground systems.
• Experience working with low‑voltage DC electrical systems, power distribution, circuit protection, grounding, bonding, shielding, and load management.
• Proficiency with cable and wire‑harness fabrication techniques, including crimping, soldering, connector assembly, termination, routing, labeling, and continuity testing.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, connector pinouts, interface drawings, and technical specifications.
• Hands‑on troubleshooting experience using electrical and…