Composite Technician (Entry-Level, $20/hr)

About the role

At ST Engineering MRAS, we are looking for a meticulous and mechanically minded individual who enjoys fabricating and repairing complex composite and metal bonded assemblies. You'll be working with intricate components that demand exact alignment in fixtures that may lack standard stops or locators, and where tight tolerances are critical to success.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate and repair complex composite and metal bonded assemblies
• Use works from engineering and tool design drawings, specifications, sketches and/or verbal information
• Prepare materials, molds, patterns, adhesives, etc., for molding and bonding processes
• Cut materials to desired shape using templates
• Lay-out resin impregnated sheets against molds to achieve desired smoothness and eliminate voids, delamination, crazing, blistering and wrinkles
• Locate all parts and assemblies with precision alignment and fitting and adjusting assemblies and components in and out of fixtures to meet specifications
• Determine location, position, accuracy of fit, conformity to contour, etc., of bonded assemblies by comparison with drawings and sketches
• Remove parts post-cure from associated molds and tools
• Clean molds and/or tools as part of the teardown process
• Repair any damage to composite and metal bonded assemblies where repairs require the utilization of uncured or prefabricated repair details on areas requiring intricate precision layouts
• Grind, shave, countersink and insert as specified in MPP's
• Adhere to company safety procedures and regulations
• Operate cranes, fork trucks, people lifts, upenders, lift tables, and rotating devices
• Work at heights, around cured and pre-cured graphite, and use of lasers, hand and power tools
• Participate and actively engage in Collaborative Work Groups to meet business goals

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• High School Diploma/GED equivalent
• Broad shop trade knowledge of bonding procedures
• Ability to read and interpret complex assembly drawings, lofts, and specifications, use shop mathematics and work with all types of precision measuring instruments

Qualifications

This position involves access to export-controlled technology which requires U.S. Person status or government authorization. A 'U.S. Person,' as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62, includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, individuals lawfully admitted for permanent residence (green card holders), and individuals granted asylum or refugee status in the United States. To be considered for this position, you must either be a U.S. Person or fall within a legally recognized export control exception or authorization. If hired, you will be required to provide valid proof of such status.

Skills

• Shop trade knowledge of bonding procedures
• Ability to read and interpret complex assembly drawings, lofts, and specifications
• Shop mathematics and precision measuring instruments

Benefits

ST Engineering offers a competitive healthcare benefits package, 401(k) savings plan, annual pay increases and COLA pay, shift differential pay for off-shift schedules, overtime opportunities, paid-time off/vacation, educational assistance reimbursement, health & safety personal protective program, free onsite gym with weekly fitness classes, and on-the-job training.

Pay

$20.00 per hour

Schedule

Not specified