Composites Technician

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Lay up, bag, cure, trim, and finish composite aircraft structure to a quality bar that doesn't move
• Close the gap between what a process says and what the part actually does, and bring engineering the fix rather than just the problem
• Take the hard ones: complex geometry, tight tolerance, large bonded assemblies, and the builds where the established approach isn't working
• Prototype and prove out new techniques, tooling concepts, and process improvements, then help turn the ones that work into how we build
• Support material and process qualification with engineering: fabricate test articles, run trials, and capture results well enough that they mean something
• Help us scale: train incoming technicians, sharpen work instructions, and drive repeatability from first articles to rate
• Foster a manufacturing culture built around curiosity, rigor, and continuous improvement

Job requirements

• 5+ years of deep, hands-on composites experience, with colleagues who come to you when something doesn't behave the way it should
• You think in terms of resin systems, cure cycles, fiber architecture, and void content, not just layup sequences
• As comfortable discussing the chemistry behind a prepreg system as you are running an autoclave or troubleshooting a bonded joint
• Proven ability to take ownership of undefined problems and turn them into documented, repeatable solutions
• Thrive in ambiguous, fast-moving environments where structure is built, not given
• Experience with material characterization, mechanical testing, or process development in an R&D or advanced manufacturing setting is a strong plus