Entry-Level Fabrication Specialist (Preparing and Painting)

Boeing • Mesa, AZ

12d • $49,300 - $66,700 • Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Company’s Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) is hiring an Entry-Level Fabrication Specialist for the Air Dominance Operations team at the Advanced Composite Fabrication Center (ACFC) in Mesa, Arizona. The role supports proprietary programs in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and requires teamwork, communication, leadership, and adaptability. Responsibilities focus on preparing, fabricating, assembling, and painting composite parts and assemblies to engineering and company specifications. The position requires the ability to work either first or second shift and travel up to 10% of the time. Applicants must be able to obtain a U.S. Secret clearance and meet U.S. export-control requirements as a U.S. Person. Boeing does not sponsor employment visas, and relocation assistance is not negotiable. The position is not contingent upon program award and is not safety sensitive.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance; an interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance is required after starting.
• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Related composites work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience interpreting and working from blueprints, sketches, and written and verbal instructions in English.
• Ability to work any shift, including first or second shift.
• Must meet U.S. export-control requirements as a U.S. Person.
• U.S. citizenship is required for the security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Active Secret clearance.
• Experience setting up and operating GFM (ply cutter).
• Experience setting up and operating automated fiber placement.
• Experience with aerospace or automotive spray painting operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop lay-up and assembly setups and techniques for fabricating composite structures and assemblies.
• Set up and troubleshoot composite parts for assembly or lay-up.
• Assemble and lay up parts, and support fabrication using autoclave, GFM, and other processes.
• Identify nonconforming detail parts, assemblies, and processes, and work with engineering to improve manufacturing processes.
• Fabricate composite detail parts using pre-preg composite materials and/or wet lay-up processes.
• Locate station lines, index points, and E.O.P. lines to establish exact locations for ply installations and components.
• Assemble and install composite and metallic detail components by bonding, sealing, cementing, and riveting to engineering specifications.
• Set up, weigh, mix, and apply composite adhesives according to engineering and company specifications.
• Prepare and apply required release agents to composite prototype or production tooling according to company specifications.
• Apply composite material bonding best practices and follow foreign object debris (FOD) control and prevention practices.

Benefits

• Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED