Structural Assembler

About the role

Albany Engineered Composites (AEC) designs, develops, and manufactures advanced composite components to help customers push the frontiers of innovation. The role involves performing a variety of operations to assemble major assembly structures such as fuselage panels, bulkheads, and structural subassemblies like rudders, flaps, and stabilizers. You will align parts on jigs using templates, molds, and fixtures, and perform minor part-fitting operations including filing, sawing, de-burring, crimping, trimming, framing, riveting, drilling, and reaming. Measuring parts with micrometers and calipers to verify dimensions is also required. You may modify assemblies to incorporate structural changes and monitor quality in accordance with statistical process or other control procedures.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean work area per daily, monthly, and yearly cleanup schedules.
• Identify different process materials, pre-pregs, and adhesives.
• Assemble and fit pre-fabricated metallic and composite parts to form assemblies, working at benches or directly on a structure assembly fixture.
• Read and interpret aircraft assembly instruction plans, diagrams, drawings, and other documentation to perform assembly functions accurately with minimal supervision.
• Assemble, fit, shim, and install pre-fabricated parts and subassemblies such as aircraft spars, ribs, skins, and fittings.
• Utilize hand and power tools such as drills to assemble and fabricate components with fasteners and bonding agents.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area.
• Work with the quality department to ensure production assemblies meet proper sign-off levels and comply with inspection procedures and specifications.
• Regular and reliable attendance is essential.

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent required.
• 1-2 years of experience with complex aircraft assembly required.
• Trade School certification such as Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) certification is desired.
• Shop floor math skills, experience following engineering orders, and the ability to read drawings or blueprints required.
• 1-2 years of experience using various hand and power tools required.
• Must be dependable and punctual.
• Must qualify as a US Person (Department of Defense contractor requirement). Visa sponsorship is not offered.

Benefits

• Top-notch benefits program including a generous 401(k) match.
• Paid time off and personal days.
• Strong commitment to work/life balance.

All offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test, except where prohibited by state law. This employer uses E-Verify.