Entry-Level Quality Lab Technician

Spirit AeroSystems • Wichita, KS

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About The Position

This entry-level Quality Lab Technician role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units. Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including fuselages, pylons, nacelles, and wing components, using composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions. The technician performs qualitative and quantitative analyses of manufacturing materials and products to verify compliance with customer and regulatory requirements and specifications. The work also supports engineering testing and the preparation, fabrication, curing, and inspection of composite and other assemblies.

Requirements

• Experience with raw materials testing.

Nice To Haves

• Use shop mathematics and precision measuring instruments to complete work assignments.
• Utilize lay-up tools in the fabrication of composite and metal assemblies.
• Perform fiber, void, and resin content testing on pre-impregnated materials.
• Prepare composite material samples for testing.

Responsibilities

• Perform qualitative and quantitative analysis of raw materials, packaging materials, and/or finished products to verify compliance with customer and regulatory requirements and specifications for chemical, physical, and mechanical properties.
• Assist Engineering in establishing testing requirements and provide test data.
• Conduct tests on metallic and non-metallic materials, including metals, composites, sealants, adhesives, rubber products, and plastics, to validate compliance with conformance specifications and provide consultation on related issues.
• Apply existing techniques and procedures, recommend and implement efficiency improvements, or devise and develop new analytical test methods and techniques.
• Obtain required information from prints, charts, sketches, work orders, documents, and verbal and electronic information.
• Use and control solvents and cleaning solutions to prepare details, tools, and assemblies for bonding and painting according to established procedures.
• Load, unload, and operate ovens and autoclaves to cure parts and assemblies.
• Place vacuum and pressure bags over and inside wrapped parts and tools, and test for leaks.
• Cut fabrics and composite materials to size using knives, shears, automated material cutters, or other tools.
• Sand and polish molds and/or bond assembly tools to obtain smooth surfaces.
• Apply parting agents to molds and bond assembly tools.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Eligible employees may enroll in benefit programs generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Eligible Kansas team members may qualify for a $5,000 Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed