Composite Technician A - 1st Shift

L3Harris•Huntsville, AL

11h•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris is seeking a Composite Manufacturing Technician to work at its Advanced Manufacturing Facility (AMF) North in Huntsville, Alabama. The facility manufactures and assembles small, medium, and large case composite rocket motor hardware. This position works a 1st-shift 4/10 schedule: 10-hour days, four days per week. The technician fabricates and assembles composite and metal parts and final assemblies, prepares components for lay-up, filament winding, curing, and post-curing, and performs vacuum bagging, structural bonding, and related manufacturing processes. The role uses detailed work instructions and a variety of shop machinery and equipment. It also supports development hardware, process troubleshooting, equipment setup and calibration, preventive maintenance, technician training, and workplace safety and housekeeping standards.

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 work instructions and manufacturing or diagnostic equipment.
Prepare components for lay-up, filament winding, cure, and post-cure using cured and uncured rubber materials and adhesives.
Operate shop machinery and equipment, including ovens, autoclaves, lathes, milling centers, boring mills, presses, furnaces, mixers, grinders, swages, 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 for fabricating and curing 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 for 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 equipment setup and calibration with maintenance, supervision, and/or engineers.
Participate in preventive maintenance activities.
Clean machines, equipment, and work areas according to Standard Operating Procedures.
Support safety initiatives and adhere to 5S+1 standards.