Mechanical Technician

Location: Playa Vista, California (in-person, five days per week)

Outpost is an orbital logistics company rewriting the rules of global logistics by building reusable Earth-return vehicles that unlock in-space manufacturing, on-orbit warehousing, and 60-minute global delivery through space.

Our CarryAll vehicle family returns payloads ranging from 200 kilograms to 10 metric tons, lands within 10 meters of its target, and can then be refurbished and launched again. One vehicle, many missions: responsive logistics and precision delivery for national security; commercial cargo moved with real cadence; R&D payloads flown, tested, and refined across repeatable cycles; and critical aid delivered where roads and runways can’t reach.

The demand is already here, validated through defense and civil agreements and supported by a growing pipeline of government and commercial customers.

We have the customers, the team, and a clear technical path ahead of us. We’re building the return lane. Come build it with us.

We're looking for a Mechanical Technician to build and integrate the structures and mechanisms that make up Outpost's return vehicles. This is a hands-on role on the machine shop floor, working from engineering drawings and work instructions to build flight hardware. You'll work closely with mechanical engineers and the integration and test team, and your work will directly determine whether hardware is built right the first time.

• →Assemble, integrate, and inspect mechanical structures and mechanisms for the return vehicle
• →Follow detailed work instructions and engineering drawings to build flight hardware
• →Support fit checks, torque, and fastener installation to spec
• →Assist with vehicle-level integration, including structural and mechanism installs
• →Support test campaigns, including setup and teardown of test hardware
• →Maintain clean, organized, and safe work areas
• →Document work performed and flag discrepancies to engineering

• High school diploma or equivalent required, associate's degree or technical certification in mechanical or manufacturing preferred
• 5+ years of hands-on mechanical assembly, fabrication, or technician experience, ideally in aerospace or a similarly high-precision environment
• Proficiency reading engineering drawings, GD&T, and assembly work instructions
• Experience with hand tools, torque tools, and precision measurement equipment
• Familiarity with composites, machining, or structural assembly
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality and safety standards
• Ability to work on your feet in a factory/lab environment

• Experience with composite layup, bonding, or precision machining
• Background in aerospace, automotive, or other precision manufacturing
• Experience with clean room or ESD-sensitive procedures