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

ST Engineering North America•Baltimore, MD

65d

About The Position

The Composite Technician fabricates and repairs complex composite and metal-bonded assemblies, including teardown of assemblies after curing and cleaning of bond tools. The work involves multiple interrelated components that require precision alignment in fixtures that may not have standard stops or locators, as well as close-tolerance assembly. The technician follows engineering and tool-design drawings, specifications, sketches, and verbal instructions to plan and perform fabrication and repair work. Duties include preparing materials, molds, patterns, and adhesives; cutting and laying up resin-impregnated materials; working laminates to eliminate defects; aligning, fitting, and adjusting components; checking assemblies against drawings and specifications; proving initial assemblies, tools, and component parts; removing cured parts from molds and tools; cleaning tools; and performing intricate repairs. The position requires operation of cranes, fork trucks, people lifts, upenders, lift tables, and rotating devices. Work may involve heights, cured and pre-cured graphite, lasers, and hand and power tools. The technician follows safety procedures and actively participates in a Collaborative Work Group. The position is with ST Engineering MRAS, which produces and assembles aerostructures, engine nacelle systems, thrust reversers, and advanced composite products, and is expanding its maintenance, repair, and overhaul capabilities. The role pays $20.00 per hour. Employment is contingent on satisfactory background and drug screening results. Access to export-controlled technology requires U.S. Person status or a legally recognized export-control exception or authorization, with valid proof required if hired.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old.
High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Broad shop-trade knowledge of bonding procedures.
Ability to read and interpret complex assembly drawings, lofts, and specifications.
Ability to use shop mathematics and work with precision measuring instruments.
Must be a U.S. Person or qualify for a legally recognized export-control exception or authorization; if hired, must provide valid proof of status.

Responsibilities

Use engineering and tool-design drawings, specifications, sketches, and verbal information to fabricate and repair composite and metal-bonded assemblies.
Study job information, tools, and details to plan fabrication assignments.
Prepare materials, molds, patterns, and adhesives for molding and bonding processes.
Make and use templates to cut materials to the required shapes.
Lay resin-impregnated sheets against molds, fitting and smoothing laminates in complex contours and inaccessible areas to remove wrinkles and air pockets.
Work laminate layers to the desired smoothness and eliminate voids, delamination, crazing, blistering, and wrinkles.
Precisely locate, align, fit, and adjust parts and assemblies in and out of fixtures to meet close tolerances and specifications.
Assess the location, position, fit accuracy, and contour conformity of bonded assemblies by comparing them with drawings and sketches.
Fabricate initial bonded assemblies and prove tools and component parts, checking component location, fit, clearance, and tool usability and practicality.
Determine work methods and sequence for assembling subsequent units.
Remove parts from associated molds and tools after curing.
Clean molds and tools during the teardown process.
Repair composite and metal-bonded assemblies using uncured or prefabricated repair details, including intricate precision layouts.
Grind, shave, countersink, and insert components as specified in MPPs.
Operate cranes, fork trucks, people lifts, upenders, lift tables, and rotating devices.
Follow company safety procedures and regulations.
Participate and actively engage in a Collaborative Work Group to meet business goals.