Composite Technician

Salary Range: 26 to 43 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-hour-wage)

What You’ll Do:

• Composite Tooling & Fabrication: 
• Manufacture composite tooling from plugs, masters, and patterns 
• Perform wet layup, resin infusion, and prepreg lamination for tooling applications 
• Lay up fiberglass, carbon fiber, and other reinforcements using templates, dimensions, or projection systems 
• Mix, degas, and apply resins, gel coats, and surface coats as required 
• Build and install vacuum bags, perform leak checks, and run assigned cure cycles 
• Place and manage consumables including release film, peel ply, breather, thermocouples, and related materials 


• Tool Preparation, Finishing & Sealing: 
• Prepare and maintain tooling: sand, polish, seal, release, and maintain molds 
• Demold tools and parts and perform trimming, sanding, polishing, and surface improvement 
• Perform cosmetic refinement to meet surface finish and durability requirements 
• Apply tool sealing systems, mold release agents, and surface treatments 
• Support tooling repairs, rework, and ongoing maintenance as needed 
 
• Inspection, Quality & Process: 
• Inspect tooling surfaces for defects, print-through, porosity, and dimensional issues 
• Follow travelers, drawings, and process documentation 
• Document material usage, freeze/thaw status, cure data, and production activities in Layup’s internal systems 
• Maintain clean, organized workspaces and tooling assets 
 
• Collaboration & Continuous Improvement: 
• Work closely with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams 
• Provide hands-on feedback to engineering for process and tooling design improvements 
• Identify issues early and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives 

What We’re Looking For:

• Be awesome! Be the kind of person you want to work with! 
• Have 3+ years experience as a technician in composites manufacturing, and have an understanding of industry best practices
• Have a high sense of urgency, with a strong attention to detail and a resolve to deliver the highest quality. 
• Identify and solve problems quickly and communicate issues clearly to leadership and engineering to prevent recurring issues. 
• Be comfortable to read and interpret layup books, as well as working from process controlling work instructions. 
• Be proficient in using common measuring and assembly tools such as calipers, scales, tape measures, torque wrenches, hand drills, etc. 
• Be comfortable learning new methods and technologies, and incorporating them into your workflow. 
• Ability to lift 50 lbs, stand for long periods and work hands-on in a production setting. 

Preferred:

• Have experience in aerospace and/or motorsport. 
• Have experience in multiple aspects of the manufacturing process such as: operating ply cutter, mold finishing and releasing, mold maintenance, lamination, bagging, curing, de-molding, trimming and/or finishing. 
• Have the flexibility to work extended hours/weekends when required to meet customer timelines.