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

STENA•Baltimore, MD

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This is an entry-level role for a meticulous and mechanically minded individual who enjoys fabricating and repairing complex composite and metal bonded assemblies. The role involves working with intricate components that demand exact alignment in fixtures that may lack standard stops or locators, and where tight tolerances are critical to success. The company, ST Engineering MRAS, is a pioneer in the production and assembly of complex aerostructures, applying the latest digital technologies and automation in composite design and manufacturing. They are also augmenting their maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) capabilities.

Requirements

Must be 18 years of age or older.
HS diploma / 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.
Ability to work with all types of precision measuring instruments.
Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, or granted asylum/refugee status) due to access to export-controlled technology, or possess government authorization.

Responsibilities

Fabricate and repair complex composite and metal bonded assemblies.
Perform teardown of assemblies post cure and cleaning of bond tools.
Use engineering and tool design drawings, specifications, sketches, and verbal information to fabricate and repair assemblies.
Study information, tools, and details to plan fabrication.
Prepare materials, molds, patterns, adhesives, etc., for molding and bonding processes.
Make and use templates to cut materials to desired shape.
Lay-out resin impregnated sheets against molds, requiring manipulative skill to fit and smooth laminates to eliminate wrinkles and remove air pockets.
Work laminate layers to desired smoothness to eliminate voids, delamination, crazing, blistering, and wrinkles.
Locate all parts and assemblies, involving precision alignment and location of components to close tolerances.
Fit and adjust assemblies and components in and out of fixtures to meet specifications.
Determine location, position, accuracy of fit, and conformity to contour of bonded assemblies by comparison with drawings and sketches.
Fabricate initial bonded assemblies, proving tools and component parts used in their fabrication.
Ascertain location, fit, clearance, etc., of components and usability and practicability of tools.
Determine method and sequence of work operations for assembling subsequent units.
Remove parts post-cure from associated molds and tools.
Clean molds and/or tools as part of the teardown process.
Repair any damage to composite and metal bonded assemblies requiring the utilization of uncured or prefabricated repair details on areas requiring intricate precision layouts.
Grind, shave, countersink, and insert as specified in MPP’s.
Adhere to company safety procedures and regulations.
Operate cranes, fork trucks, people lifts, upenders, lift tables, and rotating devices.
Work at heights, around cured and pre-cured graphite, and use lasers, hand, and power tools.
Participate and actively engage in Collaborative Work Group to meet business goals.