Mechanical Integration Technician Location:

Oxnard, CA Pay:

$30-$40 per hour, depending on experience

Employment Type:

12-month contract with potential for contract-to-hire

Schedule:

First shift (9/80A); must be open to potential second shift (9/80B)

Work Arrangement:

On-site Program:

Speargun Program About the Organization The facility has historical ties to Astro Aerospace and is associated with Northrop Grumman Corporation , a major aerospace and defense company. The relevant organizational structure includes Payload and Ground Systems (PGS), Mission Enabling Products (MEP), and the Deployables Operating Unit for applicable deployable-structure programs. Build Precision Hardware for Advanced Space Systems Bring your mechanical assembly skills to a specialized aerospace and space systems manufacturing team in Oxnard. You'll work hands-on with precision components, mechanical assemblies, and deployable space hardware while collaborating with engineers to support assembly, testing, rework, and manufacturing process improvements. This is an opportunity to contribute to sophisticated space applications while building your technical experience in a precision-driven aerospace environment. The position offers a 12-month contract with the potential to transition to a permanent role. What You'll Do Assemble and rework components: Perform mechanical assembly, component preparation, rework, and verification of parts, subassemblies, and final assemblies using established work instructions.

Use tools and drawings:

Operate mechanical hand tools and measurement devices, and interpret basic mechanical drawings to ensure accurate assembly.

Support equipment setup and calibration:

Assist engineers with equipment preparation, calibration, product adjustments, and manufacturing process activities.

Perform quality checks and testing:

Support inspections, testing, and assembly verification; identify discrepancies and escalate potential quality issues.

Assist with engineering trials:

Support manufacturing experiments and process evaluations by following instructions, collecting data, and communicating observations.

Support specialized adhesive assembly:

When required and trained, work with professional-grade adhesives, including two-part epoxy systems, following approved procedures and safety controls. Maintain a safe, organized workspace: Apply 5S principles and follow safety procedures for tools, equipment, materials, and assigned manufacturing operations.

Collaborate across the team:

Work with engineers, technicians, and production personnel to meet manufacturing priorities and maintain consistent workmanship. What You'll Need High school diploma or GED. At least 2 years of hands-on experience in mechanical assembly, manufacturing, or a comparable technical production environment. Above-average proficiency with mechanical hand tools, such as wrenches, ratchets, sockets, and hex bits. Ability to read and follow basic mechanical drawings, assembly instructions, and manufacturing procedures. Experience or demonstrated ability to support mechanical assembly, rework, inspection, and quality testing. Familiarity with basic measurement devices and component verification. Above-average understanding of 5S workplace organization and safe manufacturing practices. Strong attention to detail, reliability, and the ability to work collaboratively with engineers and technicians. Preferred Experience Aerospace manufacturing or mechanical assembly experience, particularly in a cleanroom environment. Experience using professional-grade adhesives, including two-part epoxy mixing, masking, preparation, and fume hood procedures. Experience with large gantry-style overhead cranes; operation must be appropriately trained and authorized. Familiarity with electronic work instructions, computer-based training, and timekeeping systems. Exposure to manufacturing equipment setup, calibration, process adjustments, or engineering experiments. Why Consider This Opportunity?

Work on advanced aerospace hardware:

Contribute to precision manufacturing supporting specialized space systems and deployable structures.

Collaborate with engineering teams:

Gain hands-on exposure to manufacturing trials, technical problem-solving, and process improvement.

Build in-demand technical skills:

Strengthen your experience in mechanical assembly, quality verification, and aerospace manufacturing practices.

Potential long-term opportunity:

Start with a 12-month contract with the possibility of contract-to-hire, based on business needs and performance.

Pay:

$30.00 - $40.00 per hour Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits:

401(k) matching Dental insurance Flexible schedule Health insurance Life insurance Vision insurance Application Question(s): Describe a precision mechanical assembly you personally completed in a manufacturing environment. Explain the parts and fasteners involved, the hand tools you selected, how you followed work instructions and mechanical drawings, and how you verified orientation, fit, torque, and final assembly condition. Describe one assembly error or unexpected fit issue you encountered, how you stopped and investigated it, what measurements or evidence you used, and how you documented the correction. Explain how you would apply the same disciplined method to aerospace deployable hardware where a small assembly error could affect function, reliability, or safety. Distinguish work you performed yourself from tasks completed by others, and include the inspection checks you completed before releasing the assembly to the next operation. Document results. Preserve the audit trail. State the release criteria? Explain how you read a basic mechanical drawing and translate it into a correct assembly sequence. Describe how you identify part numbers, views, dimensions, tolerances, orientation, fastener callouts, and revision information before starting work. Give a practical example of a drawing or instruction that was unclear or appeared inconsistent with the hardware. Explain how you verified the issue, whom you consulted, and why you would not guess, modify a part, or proceed from an obsolete revision. Describe how you record discrepancies and confirm you are using the approved document. Include how you would protect traceability and prevent a similar error from recurring during repetitive production work. Include transaction cutoffs, approval limits, and repeat-count trends. Explain how you separate timing errors from true shortages. Record the outcome. Document results. Explain your decision? Walk through how you would select and use wrenches, ratchets, sockets, hex bits, and any specified torque tool during a precision assembly. Explain how you prevent stripped fasteners, cross-threading, incorrect tightening, tool damage, and foreign-object debris. Describe how you check tool condition and calibration status when required, follow the specified tightening sequence, and record results if the work instruction requires it. Give an example of a fastening or fit problem you resolved, the evidence used to identify the cause, and the final verification performed. Explain what you would do if the required tool were unavailable or a fastener did not behave as expected. Include barcode validation, user permissions, and interface exception ownership. Explain how you reconcile timestamps across system transactions. Preserve the audit trail. Record each check. State the release criteria. Describe your hands-on experience with measurement devices such as calipers, micrometers, rulers, gauges, or other inspection tools. Explain how you choose the correct instrument, check its condition and calibration status, measure a feature against a stated tolerance, and record the result. Give an example of a component that measured out of specification or produced inconsistent readings. Explain how you confirmed the measurement, protected the part from unintended use, notified the appropriate quality or engineering contact, and followed the approved disposition process. Describe how you avoid estimating dimensions, altering parts without authorization, or accepting a result simply because the assembly appears to fit. Include lane-level baselines, accessorial approval rules, and volume-adjusted savings. Record the outcome. Document results. Include the evidence. Explain your decision. A mechanical subassembly fails an inspection because two components do not align as shown in the drawing, but production is behind schedule. Explain your step-by-step response, from stopping and identifying the affected hardware to checking part identity, drawing revision, orientation, fasteners, dimensions, and previous operations. Describe what evidence you would gather, how you would communicate with a technician or engineer, and how you would document the discrepancy. Explain what you would not adjust, force, shim, or rework without authorization. Conclude with the checks required to confirm the approved correction and ensure that potentially affected assemblies are evaluated before work resumes. Include quarantine labels, approved disposition, and lot-level traceability. Explain how you confirm cure and inspection records before release. Preserve the audit trail. Record the outcome. Describe the safe, controlled steps you would follow when trained and assigned to prepare and use a two-part professional epoxy adhesive. Include how you would verify the approved material and expiration or shelf-life status, review the work instruction and safety data, prepare and mask surfaces, confirm mixing requirements and ratios, observe pot life and cure conditions, and use the specified fume hood and protective equipment. Explain how you would prevent contamination, incorrect mixing, unrecorded material substitutions, and premature handling. Describe what you would do if the adhesive, preparation, environmental condition, or cure record did not meet requirements, and how you would document and escalate the issue. Include spaghetti mapping, ABC slotting, replenishment triggers, and ergonomic checks. Record the outcome. Document results. Include the evidence. Explain your decision. Describe a time you supported equipment setup, calibration, testing, or an engineering manufacturing trial. Explain the purpose of the activity, the approved procedure you followed, the measurements or observations you recorded, and how you confirmed equipment or product readiness before starting. Describe how you responded when results were unexpected or a process setting appeared incorrect. Explain how you distinguished recording and reporting data from making an unauthorized adjustment, and how you communicated findings to engineers or technicians. Include how you maintained configuration control, documented deviations, protected the hardware, and ensured that only approved settings and instructions were used for subsequent production work. Include a corrective-action log, named owners, due dates, and effectiveness reviews. Document results. Record each check. Include the final check. A part is dropped, scratched, damaged, or found with an uncertain identity during assembly. Explain exactly how you would control the situation, including stopping work where necessary, segregating and identifying the affected item, protecting related parts, and notifying the appropriate supervisor or quality representative. Describe the information you would record and how you would preserve part and lot traceability. Explain why you would not conceal the damage, polish or repair the part yourself, or return it to production based only on appearance. Describe how you would follow the authorized inspection and disposition decision, then verify that the work area and remaining hardware are safe to continue. Include release gates, shipment reconciliation, and approved partial-shipment controls. Identify the owner, evidence, and follow-up check. Document results. State the release criteria. This role requires precise hands-on work, detailed records, teamwork with engineers, and flexibility for on-site first shift with possible second-shift assignment. Describe the most technically demanding mechanical assembly you have personally performed, the tools and instructions used, the inspection or testing completed, and the measurable evidence that the work met requirements. Explain how you respond to repetitive work without losing attention to detail, manage a changing production priority, and communicate a defect or unclear instruction under schedule pressure. State your actual experience with aerospace or cleanroom work, adhesives, cranes, and electronic instructions, distinguishing independently performed tasks from training or observation. Explain your safe readiness for the stated schedule. Record each check. Document results. Document results. Include the acceptance limits. You are assembling a precision space-hardware mechanism when a part appears to fit, but a drawing dimension, the actual measurement, and the electronic work instruction do not fully agree. Production is behind schedule, and a teammate suggests making a minor adjustment to keep the build moving. Explain, step by step, what you would do before touching the part again. Identify the evidence you would verify, tools and revision records you would check, measurements and traceability details you would preserve, and the people you would involve. Explain how you would protect the hardware, prevent unauthorized rework, and keep the work area safe. Describe the decision you would make if the discrepancy remains unresolved, how you would document and communicate it, and what objective evidence you would require before resuming assembly. Explain how you avoid guesswork and protect quality every day. Explain how you apply 5S in a precision assembly workspace where small parts, fasteners, tools, and sensitive hardware must remain controlled. Describe specific actions for sorting, organizing, cleaning, standardizing, and sustaining the work area throughout a shift. Explain how you prevent foreign-object debris, lost hardware, mix-ups between similar components, contamination, and damage during movement or storage. Give a practical example of a hazard or organization problem you identified and corrected. Describe how you would verify that the improvement lasts and what you would do if you found an unidentified part, loose fastener, damaged tool, or item left inside an assembly area. Include skills matrices, workload forecasts, coaching records, and shift-level KPIs. Explain how you distinguish individual errors from process failures. Document results. Document results. State the method.

Education:

High school or equivalent (Required) Ability to

Commute:

Oxnard, CA 93030 (Required)

Work Location:

In person