Defense-Grade Bench Assembly Technician

Curtiss-Wright North America
Cheswick, PA

Defense-Grade Bench Assembly Technician

Imagine building a stator in the morning and fine-tuning a rotor by afternoon—each step contributing to critical systems. At our Pittsburgh (Cheswick) site, we’re adding multiple bench technicians who enjoy solving mechanical problems and working with precision tools.

Is this you?

  • Do you keep your bench spotless and FOD-compliant without being asked?
  • Can you fit, assemble, or disassemble complex components—like rotors and stator cores—and pivot into experimental work, alterations, or weld-area repairs when needed?
  • Are you comfortable driving a forklift, operating a crane, and measuring with micrometers, radius gages, and fillet gages?
  • Do you know how to stack laminations and use presses, clamps, and fixtures to build robust stators or rotors?

What you’ll work with

  • Power Tools; Crane and Overhead Crane; Calipers and Micrometers; Forklifts

Your background

  • High School graduate or equivalent by training/experience; completion of a four-year machine shop program.
  • Minimum 4 years in manufacturing/production/machining, including processing and assembly manufacturing.
  • Hands-on with lathes, sensitive drill presses, milling machines, hot plate, pistol drill, presses, furnace; skilled with precision measurements and gauges; equipped with a full machinist tool set, scrapers, files, and oxy-acetylene torches.
  • Can read and work from drawings/blueprints.
  • Due to DoD requirements, candidates must be US citizens.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain DOD security clearance.

Strengths that set you apart

  • Troubleshooting Skills
  • Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills
  • Maintenance and Repair Skills
  • Mechanical Assembly Skills
  • High School / GED
  • Blueprint Reading

Ready to build what matters? Apply to our Pittsburgh (Cheswick) team—multiple roles are open now.

Posted 2026-01-15

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