Composite Technician B - 1st Shift

About the role

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

Job Description

A Composite Manufacturing Technician helps produce high-quality parts, components, and final assemblies using advanced composite fabrication, molding, and assembly processes. In this role, you will work hands-on with specialized equipment and detailed manufacturing instructions to support the build, bonding, curing, testing, and troubleshooting of complex composite structures.

Essential Functions

• Composite manufacturing: Produce parts, components and final assemblies using composite fabrication, compression molding, metal fabrication, modification, checkout, re-work, quality testing, and assembly utilizing detailed work instructions, schematics, diagrams, layouts or manufacturing test development or diagnostic equipment.
• Prepare various components for lay-up, filament winding, cure and post cure using cured and uncured rubber materials and adhesives.
• Operation of various machinery and shop equipment which may include but not be limited to filament winders, ovens, autoclaves, manual lathes, presses, furnaces, mixers, grinders, paint booths, fume hoods and automated welding equipment.
• Fabrication and assembly of piece parts into completed sub-assembly using assembly tools.
• Complete structural bonding operations using film adhesives, core materials, and adhesives.
• Build complex layups individually and in small groups.
• Insulation of mandrels and composite cases.
• Filament winding composite structures.
• Facilitate and conduct OJT training of technicians as required.
• Troubleshoot processes and identify, modify and/or escalate out of control processes and production escapes.
• Support: Coordinate with maintenance, supervision and/or engineers in the set-up and calibration of equipment.
• Participate in preventative maintenance activities.
• Clean machines, equipment, and work area according to Standard Operating Procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 4 years of prior relevant experience or 2 years post-Secondary/Associates Degree with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience.
• Preferred Additional Skills: Understanding of safety rules and regulations, Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement concepts. Ability to read and interpret product drawings, work instructions, shop orders, handling instructions, packing sheets and department procedures, understand and follow oral and written instructions; read, interpret and understand written or oral requirements, procedures and specifications to perform assigned tasks; as well as keep accurate and complete records, and prepare reports. Ability to effectively present information to supervision, maintenance, engineering or other employees of the organization. Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with the work team and those contacted in the course of work. Ability to perform diversified but semi-repetitive operations following standardized methods and procedures under changing conditions. Ability to work with various plastic, rubber or synthetic insulating materials. Ability to weigh and mix ingredients for the manufacture of various products. Ability to perform troubleshooting of the Company’s product lines, provide rapid support while following proper housekeeping and safety procedures, and repair or make recommendations to solve equipment issues. Ability to perform mathematical calculations accurately and quickly, apply general rules to specific problems to come up with logical answers, and use and operate various computer systems and applicable software.

Ability to Obtain a U.S. Security Clearance

Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance.

Equal Opportunity Employer

L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.