Manufacturing Technician
- Location
- San Francisco, CA · On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Mid-level
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Listed
- 23 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- soldering
- electromechanical assembly
- PCB inspection
Also useful
- ERP systems
- schematic troubleshooting
Stated benefits & perks
- 401k
- Health
- Dental
- Vision
- Life insurance
About the Role
Sorcerer is seeking manufacturing technicians to help expand our network. You'll be responsible for manufacturing every part of our payload and the balloons that brings then to the stratosphere.
Responsibilities
- Assemble, solder, and rework flight electronics - SMD components, flex circuits, and solar panels.
- Fabricate balloon envelopes: cutting, sealing, and final assembly.
- Run functional and end-of-line tests on payloads.
- Operate and maintain production equipment including sealing machines, film-handling rigs, and test fixtures.
- Receive, inspect, kit, and stage components for production; track parts and materials in our inventory system.
- Refine assembly procedures, work instructions, and test plans; flag quality issues and manufacturability problems to engineering.
- Support launch and recovery operations as needed.
Requirements
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in manufacturing, electronics assembly, quality inspection, or a similar technical environment.
- Proficient in soldering and electromechanical assembly.
- Strong attention to detail - part numbers, revisions, and documentation.
- Ability to work independently across assembly, test, and inventory responsibilities.
- Ability to stand for extended periods and regularly lift and move materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Availability for non-standard shifts and weekends when launches and test campaigns require it.
- Ability to work full-time onsite at our HQ in San Francisco, CA.
Ideal Candidates
- Ability to troubleshoot electronic systems using schematics and design documentation.
- Startup or small-team experience
- Experience with flexible packaging; textiles; or composites.
- Experience inspecting, cleaning, masking, or conformally coating PCBAs.
- Experience using inventory management, ERP, or manufacturing execution systems.
Benefits
- 401k
- 100% Health, Dental, Vision
- Company paid life insurance
- Relocation stipend (if applicable)
- Catered lunch every day
- Fully-stocked office kitchen
- Commute/parking stipend OR monthly proximity benefit if you relocate to within 30m walk of the office
Hiring exceptional people is our top priority, and we believe that exceptional people often have unusual backgrounds. Don’t be discouraged from applying if you don’t hit every qualification.
About Sorcerer
Sorcerer operates a global network of persistent airborne sensors to fuel extremely accurate weather forecasts.
We are a well-funded early-stage Y Combinator backed startup based in San Francisco, CA. This is an opportunity to join at an early stage, where you have an outsized impact across the company every day.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or other legally protected statuses.
From Sorcerer's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 17, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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