Composites Technician

You will work on:

• Sand/Polish, seal and release molds, as well as waxing and maintenance.
• Laminate parts, including ply placement from dimensions, templates and/or projection systems, placing release film, peal ply, breather, thermocouples etc.
• Making and installing bags, finding and sealing leaks and performing vacuum leak down testing.
• Demold, trim and bond assemblies including bond line preparation.
• Provide DFM feedback to engineers to improve our processes.
• Use internal systems to document production activities such as: material usage, material freeze/thaw status, assigned cure cycles, etc.

Required:

• Be awesome! Be the kind of person you want to work with!
• Be a strong team member, able to give and accept help to deliver quality parts on time.
• Identify and solve problems quickly, and communicate issues clearly to leadership and engineering to prevent recurring issues.
• Have a high sense of urgency, with a strong attention to detail and a resolve to deliver the highest quality.
• Have 3+ years experience as a technician in prepreg composites manufacturing, and have an understanding of industry best practices for things like intensifiers/caul plates, adhesive films, core splicing, hard points, ply drops, debulking, etc.
• Be comfortable to read and interpret layup books, as well as working from process controlling work instructions.
• Be proficient in using common measuring and assembly tools such as calipers, scales, tape measures, torque wrenches, hand drills, etc.
• Be comfortable learning new methods and technologies, and incorporating them into your workflow.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs, stand for long periods and work hands-on in a production setting.

Preferred:

• Have experience in aerospace and/or motorsport.
• Have experience with both in and out of autoclave manufacturing.
• Have experience in multiple aspects of the manufacturing process such as: operating ply cutter, mold finishing and releasing, mold maintenance, lamination, bagging, curing, de-molding, trimming and/or finishing.
• Have experience in other composites manufacturing methods like vacuum infusion (VARTM), compression molding/hot pressed molding, trapped rubber molding, and wet-layup.
• Have the flexibility to work extended hours/weekends when required to meet customer timelines.