Assembly Technician

AIM builds autonomy for the real world - robots that move mountains. Our systems fuse software, hardware, robotics, and mission-critical infrastructure into ruggedized, safety-critical machinery operating on jobsites across the world. We replace decades of manual, error-prone, high-risk work with intelligent machines that reshape how earthmoving is done.

Perform mechanical and electrical assembly of components, sub-assemblies, and full structure integrations across AIM's hardware programs — from small electrical sub-assemblies through PCB integration to final unit build-up and functional test.

Responsibilities

• Perform mechanical and electrical assembly of components, sub-assemblies, and final structure integrations per engineering drawings and work instructions.
• Assemble PCB assemblies into product enclosures; install wire harnessing, cables, and components.
• Install fasteners, brackets, and hardware to specified torque values; verify structural mounting and alignment.
• Use precision hand tools, power tools, torque wrenches, and calibrated measuring instruments for assembly and inspection.
• Set up and conduct functional testing of built hardware — instrumentation setup, test execution, data capture, and teardown.
• Read and interpret layout drawings, mechanical drawings, assembly procedures, schematics, engineering drawings, and parts lists.
• Identify and troubleshoot assembly defects; perform rework and re-assembly to correct non-conformances.
• Support development of prototype test capabilities for manufactured components and life tests.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safety-focused work area; follow all safety procedures and PPE requirements.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1+ years of hands-on assembly or mechanical/electrical work experience.
• Ability to read and follow assembly drawings, schematics, and work instructions.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• 2+ years hands-on experience in electro-mechanical, precision, or high-volume manufacturing.
• Familiarity with IPC-A-610 acceptance standards for electronic assemblies.
• Experience with electrical wiring and basic wire harness installation.
• Experience setting up and running functional tests or experiments.
• Associate degree in a technical field.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, low-volume/high-mix production environment with shifting priorities.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work at a bench or on a vehicle/structure for extended periods.
• Ability to lift up to 30 lbs and maneuver components with hand trucks or pallet jacks as needed.
• Good vision and hand-eye coordination for detailed assembly work.

Hard skills

1. Mechanical and electrical assembly to drawing/spec, including fastener installation to torque values and structural fit-up/alignment.
2. Reading and working directly from assembly drawings, schematics, and work instructions without hand-holding.
3. Setting up and running functional tests — instrumentation, execution, data capture — and interpreting pass/fail results.
4. Diagnosing and correcting an assembly defect (not just reporting it) — rework, re-fit, re-assembly.

AIM-specific attributes

1. Comfort with ambiguity — AIM's build documentation and BOMs change week to week as programs go through revisions; the technician has to build correctly today and adapt tomorrow without a finished, static work instruction.
2. Safety-first mindset — works around powered tools, heavy structures, and electrical systems; stops and flags rather than pushing through an unsafe condition to hit a deadline.
3. Ownership of outcomes — treats an assembly with their name on it as their responsibility through test, not just through build.
4. Low-volume/high-mix tolerance — comfortable switching between assembly types and revisions within a shift rather than expecting long, repetitive runs.

Compensation - $40,000-$75,000 base salary