Composite Technician A - Weekend Day Shift
About The Position
L3Harris is seeking a Composite Manufacturing Technician to work at its Advanced Manufacturing Facility (AMF) North in Huntsville, Alabama. The facility fabricates and assembles small, medium, and large-case composite rocket motor hardware. This role produces composite parts, components, and final assemblies using manufacturing instructions and equipment, and supports production, development, quality, troubleshooting, maintenance, and safety activities. The schedule is a weekend day shift: 12-hour shifts, three days per week, Friday through Sunday, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- 0 to 3 years of prior related experience.
- Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance.
Responsibilities
- Produce parts, components, and final assemblies through composite fabrication, compression molding, metal fabrication and modification, checkout, rework, quality testing, and assembly, using detailed work instructions and related technical documentation or equipment.
- Prepare components for lay-up, filament winding, cure, and post-cure using cured and uncured rubber materials and adhesives.
- Operate manufacturing machinery and shop equipment, including equipment such as ovens, autoclaves, lathes, milling centers, presses, furnaces, mixers, grinders, paint booths, fume hoods, and automated welding equipment.
- Fabricate and assemble piece parts into completed subassemblies using assembly tools.
- Perform vacuum bagging and related processes to fabricate and cure composite parts.
- Complete structural bonding operations using film adhesives, core materials, and adhesives.
- Build complex layups individually and in small groups.
- Insulate mandrels and composite cases.
- Cast, cure, and machine sand mandrels.
- Facilitate and conduct on-the-job training of technicians as required.
- Work with management and supervision to meet critical deadlines.
- Produce development hardware in support of research and development programs.
- Troubleshoot processes and identify, modify, or escalate out-of-control processes and production escapes.
- Coordinate with maintenance personnel, supervisors, and/or engineers on equipment setup and calibration.
- Participate in preventative maintenance activities.
- Clean machines, equipment, and work areas according to Standard Operating Procedures.
- Support safety initiatives and adhere to 5S+1 standards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
