Dimension Control Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Measure What Matters – Build Precision into Flight as a Dimension Control Technician

PDS Tech Commercial is partnering with a premier aviation and aerospace leader to hire a skilled Dimension Control Technician in Palmdale, CA . If you’re passionate about precision, tooling, and building complex systems to exact tolerances, this is your opportunity to play a critical role in shaping the future of aerospace manufacturing.

About the Role

As a Dimension Control Technician , you will ensure the accuracy and integrity of tooling and assemblies that are essential to aircraft production. Your work directly impacts quality, safety, and performance—helping deliver reliable, high-performance aircraft. This is a hands-on, highly technical role where precision and craftsmanship are key.

What You’ll Do

In this role, you will:

• Lay out, fabricate, and assemble complex jigs, fixtures, and tooling systems with tight tolerances

• Interpret tool design drawings—or create your own—to plan work methods and sequences

• Work with compound angles and intricate contours to ensure alignment across multiple planes

• Set up and operate optical instruments to verify alignment, fit, and adjustments

• Design and develop holding devices, jigs, and fixture components

• Create shop drawings and operational plans for fabrication and assembly teams

• Monitor product quality using statistical process controls and other inspection methods

• Collaborate with engineering and production teams to ensure tooling meets design and manufacturing requirements

What You Bring Required Qualifications

• Experience working with tooling, jigs, fixtures, and precision measurement systems

• Ability to interpret and work from technical drawings and specifications

• Strong understanding of alignment, measurement, and tolerance control

• Experience operating optical measurement instruments

• Proven ability to plan work, determine methods, and execute independently

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in aerospace tooling or manufacturing environments

• Experience with complex contours, compound angles, and multi-plane alignment

• Familiarity with statistical process control (SPC) or quality verification processes

• Ability to design tooling components and improve existing processes

Why Join Us

At PDS Tech Commercial, you’ll work on cutting-edge aerospace programs with a company known for innovation and excellence.

Here’s what makes this opportunity stand out:

• Competitive pay at $43.00 per hour

• 4x10 schedule (Monday–Thursday, First Shift) – enjoy long weekends every week

• Per diem offered based on GSA rates , managed through Concur

• Work alongside industry experts on advanced aerospace tooling and production systems

• Be part of a culture built on precision, collaboration, and continuous improvement

Your Impact Starts Here

This role is critical to ensuring aircraft are built with the highest level of precision. Your expertise in dimension control will help maintain quality standards and support the successful production of advanced aerospace systems.

Apply Today

If you’re ready to bring your skills to a role where precision meets innovation, we want to hear from you .

Apply now and help build the future of aerospace—one exact measurement at a time.

This position requires use of information or access to facilities subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These regulations may limit access of controlled technologies: 1) to U.S. Persons, including U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other narrow categories including refugees and asylees, or 2) to certain foreign nationals that have received an export license.

Pay Details: $43.01 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
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