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Composite Technician
Ascendarc
BeavertonOn-site5mo ago
- Employment
- Full-time
About the role
- Execute composite build workflows: mold prep, lay‑up (pre‑preg and/or wet), vacuum bagging, curing, trimming, sanding, and finishing.
- Fabricate prototype and production composite components: structural assemblies, panels, housings, mounting structures.
- Operate composite manufacturing equipment (ovens/autoclaves, vacuum systems, cutting/lay‑up tools) and hand‑tools.
- Work with CAD or drawings to verify lay‑up schedules, tooling and part geometry; collaborate with design/structural engineers to close the CAD‑to‑hardware loop.
- Support process documentation: Build Instructions, lay‑up records, cure cycles, inspection logs.
- Setup and maintain clean manufacturing environment, molds, tooling, jigs, fixtures for composites work.
- Inspect your work: ensure fiber orientation, resin distribution, vacuum integrity, cure quality meet specs. Flag non‑conformances, participate in root‑cause and correction.
- Iterate rapidly: prototypes move fast, so you must adapt builds, suggest tooling improvements, refine manufacturing steps for future builds.
- Cross‑skill: may assist in metallic machining/fabrication, assembly of hybrid metal–composite hardware if required.
- Entry level up to ~8 years of experience in composite manufacturing, lay‑up, or structural fabrication for aerospace, marine, automotive or similar high‑performance environment.
- Familiarity (or willingness to learn quickly) with composite terminology and methods: pre‑preg/autoclave or vacuum bagged wet lay‑up, mold release agents, peel‑ply/breather, lay‑up schedule, cure cycle.
- Mechanical aptitude: comfortable with hand tools, shop environment, trimming/finishing composite parts, working to tight tolerances.
- Basic experience or interest in tooling, fixtures, jigs for composite manufacturing.
- Ability to read drawings, follow build instructions, and work with process documentation (BOMs, lay‑up sheets, work instructions).
- Attention to detail, particularly in composite builds: fiber orientation, void‐control, surface finish.
- Proactive with problem‐solving: see a potential build issue, flag it, iterate the process.
- Comfortable in a hardware‐centric, fast‐paced startup atmosphere where prototypes turn into test articles and flight hardware.
- Able to lift ~25 lbs, stand for prolonged periods, work in shop/cleanroom environments.
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