Composite Technician C - Weekend Night Shift
About The Position
L3Harris is seeking a Composite Manufacturing Technician to join its Advanced Manufacturing Facility (AMF) North in Huntsville, Alabama. The facility specializes in inert manufacturing, fabrication, and assembly of small-, medium-, and large-case composite rocket motor hardware. The position produces and assembles composite parts and hardware, supports production and research and development programs, and helps maintain safe, reliable manufacturing processes. This role works a weekend night schedule: 12 hours per day, three days per week, Friday through Sunday, from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. The technician works with detailed manufacturing instructions and equipment, supports process troubleshooting and improvement, coordinates with maintenance, supervision, and engineering, and may train other technicians. The ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance is required.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent and at least 6 years of prior relevant experience, or 2 years of post-secondary education/an associate degree and at least 2 years of prior related experience.
- Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance.
Responsibilities
- Produce parts, components, and final assemblies using composite fabrication, compression molding, metal fabrication, modification, checkout, rework, quality testing, and assembly processes.
- Use detailed work instructions, schematics, diagrams, layouts, and manufacturing test-development or diagnostic 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 ovens, autoclaves, lathes, milling equipment, boring mills, presses, furnaces, mixers, grinders, swages, paint booths, fume hoods, composite winders, and overhead cranes.
- 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.
- Build, clean, and properly store large tooling.
- Insulate soluble and net metal mandrels.
- Cast, cure, and machine soluble mandrels.
- Process and perform final assembly of composite cases.
- Facilitate and conduct on-the-job training for technicians as required.
- Work with management and supervision to meet critical deadlines.
- Produce development hardware supporting research and development programs.
- Troubleshoot processes and identify, modify, or escalate out-of-control processes and production escapes.
- Assist in developing process-improvement actions within the facility.
- Coordinate with maintenance, supervision, and/or engineers on equipment setup and calibration.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
