Summary
Location
West Plains
Type
full-time
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About this role
Job ID: 113589
Your future starts here! Kick off 2026 with a career that makes a difference at Leonardo DRS in West Plains, MO. We’re growing and actively hiring for multiple openings across a variety of roles. If you’re motivated, ready to learn, and eager to make an impact, we want to hear from you. Explore our open positions and apply today: https://www.leonardodrs.com/careers
The Leonardo DRS Land Systems business is a recognized leader in the design and integration of complex technologies into new and legacy systems and platforms for global military and commercial customers. We are a 5 year running Top Workplace in the Greater St. Louis area.
Job Summary
Job Responsibilities
- Provide technical support to engineers and scientist on moderately complex components, devices, material, products, processes and/or equipment
- Responsible for testing, modifying, reworking, and repairing electronic, optical and mechanical assemblies
- Work from moderately complex wiring and assembly drawings, operation sheets, engineering specifications and sketches
- Design and test prototype assemblies and production units
- Use judgment in re-working or re-wiring to bring unit within quality control specifications
- Test, inspect, and repair electronic, optical or mechanical assemblies
- Work under minimal supervision and may provide guidance to other technicians
- Capable of performing related manufacturing processes
- Interpret and follow written documents such as SOPs and safety rules
- Ensure compliance with all safety and regulatory requirements applicable to the company in accordance with State and Federal regulations and any applicable certification required to maintain the certification
- May assist in training new team members
- Interface with other departments to assure efficient flow of information and materials
- Perform Key Performance Indicators:
- Meet production deadlines
- Quality of finished product (Pass/fail rates)
- Raw material stock levels
- Compliance outcomes
- Ability to coordinate several activities at the same time, and to reprioritize in response to changing operational conditions
- Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization
- Perform electro-mechanical assembly, disassembly and rework Some test and repair of various electronic products and mechanical assemblies
- Work from complex wiring and assembly drawings, operation sheets, engineering specifications and sketches and running sheets of significant complexity
Job Responsibilities Part II
Qualifications
- Requires an associate’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience in the field or in a related area
- Must demonstrate strong decision-making and leadership skills
- Experienced handling small delicate components, using ESD practices
- Soldering and wirebonding experience a plus
- Must be experienced in the safe handling of chemicals
- Experienced in the use of various computer applications, including Access, Excel, and Labview
- Experience with MRP a plus
- Must have good mechanical skills
Taking care of our people is a top priority at Leonardo DRS. We are proud to offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a company contribution to a health savings account, telemedicine, life and disability insurance, legal insurance, and a 401(k) savings plan. We champion wellness programs that focus on physical, emotional, and financial well-being. We develop our talent by offering programs and activities to support career-growth, professional development, and skill enhancement. And we understand there is more to life than work, and the importance of offering flexible work schedules with our 9/80 program, competitive vacation, health/emergency leave, paid parental leave, and community service hours.
*Some employees are eligible for limited benefits only
Leonardo DRS, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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About Leonardo DRS, Inc.
DRS Daylight Solutions, a line of business under Leonardo DRS, provides photonics solutions to researchers, industry allies, and system manufacturers. Daylight specializes in manufacturing high-performance lasers across the spectrum from UV to IR, offering capabilities in broad tuning, narrow linewidth, and high power. The company’s core technologies include a family of quantum cascade lasers (QCL-IR), external cavity diode lasers (EC-DLs), and custom laser engines. Daylight’s lasers are deployed worldwide in a diverse array of applications, including aerospace and defense, life sciences, and material inspection. As a team of dedicated innovators, Daylight designs new technologies that aim to enable what’s next in scientific and technological advancements for those who are driving innovation forward.
What you'll do
- The Manufacturing Technician provides technical support to engineers and scientists on moderately complex components and is responsible for testing, modifying, and repairing electronic, optical, and mechanical assemblies. They work from complex drawings and specifications, ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory requirements.
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