Sewing Technician

Axiom Space•Houston, CA

About The Position

Axiom Space is seeking a Sewing Technician to fabricate, assemble, and repair soft-goods components and assemblies. The role requires operating industrial sewing machines, including straight-stitch machines (single and double needle), walking-foot, bartack, buttonhole, and three-thread rolled-hem serger machines. The technician must complete safety and operating-procedure training and perform work in accordance with flight and training process procedures and work-authorizing documents. The role also requires reading soft-goods fabrication and assembly drawings and fabricating soft-goods patterns. The Sewing Technician sews, cuts, positions, and inspects materials to meet tight tolerances and established specifications. The position is responsible for the quality and accuracy of fabricated products, maintaining sewing equipment, recording production activity, communicating project status and issues, and taking direction from leads and experienced sewers. Work is generally in an office environment but may involve inside or outside work depending on the task. Evening and weekend work may be needed to meet critical project milestones. The position may require access to export-controlled technical data or technology, subject to applicable screening and eligibility requirements.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent, and 3 or more years of sewing or soft-goods manufacturing experience, preferably in aerospace, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Proficiency operating straight-stitch (single- and double-needle), walking-foot, bartack, buttonhole, and three-thread rolled-hem serger industrial sewing machines.
Proficiency reading soft-goods fabrication and assembly drawings.
Proficiency fabricating soft-goods patterns.
Ability to sew and cut materials to very tight tolerances.
Ability to work in a team environment.
Track record of getting work done in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
Good judgment and proactive problem-solving ability.
Organization skills to meet tight deadlines while delivering high-quality results.
Willingness to work evenings and weekends as needed to meet critical project milestones.
Must meet any export-control screening and eligibility requirements applicable to access to controlled technical data or technology.

Nice To Haves

Sewing or soft-goods manufacturing experience in the aerospace field.

Responsibilities

Sew materials by hand or machine to join, gather, reinforce, or decorate materials and fabricated articles to tight tolerances.
Cut materials according to specifications and trim excess material or thread using a blade, scissors, or electric knife.
Examine and measure finished articles to verify conformance to standards.
Monitor sewing operations for problems such as defective stitching or thread breaks; mount attachments, adjust machine guides, load and thread materials, and operate sewing machines.
Position and mark patterns on materials and guide materials through sewing equipment during operation; remove finished materials from machines.
Replace needles and clean and oil sewing machines to maintain equipment.
Record materials processed in production logs.
Fabricate products to the required quality and accuracy according to fabrication instructions and drawings, using specialized automatic or semi-automatic sewing equipment and other required equipment.
Take direction from leads and more experienced sewers.
Communicate project progress, status, and potential issues to stakeholders and leadership.
Implement and maintain agile project management methodologies throughout the project lifecycle.
Perform additional job duties as assigned.