**Manufacturing Technician** **Job Description:** + Fabricate and validate flight hardware (mechanical, electrical, Ground Support Equipment) per drawings, procedures, and quality standards. + Assist engineers with hardware manufacture, test infrastructure, documentation, and other tasks. + Identify and report non-conformances to engineering and quality assurance. + Ensure timely maintenance and repair of production equipment with facilities and maintenance teams. + Collaborate with manufacturing engineering to optimize orders and clarify process instructions. + **Current certifications** : Solder, Harnessing/Crimping to J or NASA-Standards. + Work from diagrams, drawings, and detailed procedures. + Operate electrical and non-electrical manufacturing equipment. + Use hand tools (crimpers, drills, taps, torque wrenches, power tools, air tools). + Work with adhesives, chemical cleaners, coating materials, and other manufacturing chemicals. **Hard Skills:** + Aerospace + Electro - Mechanical + Schematics + Blueprint Reading + Troubleshooting **Job Type:** This is a contract position with a duration of 8 Month(s). **Work Site:** This is a fully on-site position in Santa Barbara, California. **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.