Composites Technician, 3-6 Month Contract, To £25 P/Hr

Corriculo Ltd; Harwell; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Corriculo Ltd has an immediate opening for a Composites Technician on a 3-6 month contract at Harwell. You will lead hands-on production of carbon fibre, glass fibre and aramid components from layup through cure and finishing, and you will also manufacture tooling, moulds and patterns using epoxy and foam.

You will contribute to assembling research and space flight hardware, draft and refine Manufacturing Assembly Procedures, support facility management, and participate in supplier and customer

Qualifications

• Solid practical experience in composites manufacturing, covering layup, resin impregnation, and curing.
• Confident reading detailed engineering drawings, understanding tolerances, surface finishes and material specs.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills with ability to manage multiple tasks independently.

Responsibilities

• Produce carbon fibre, glass fibre and aramid components from layup through cure and finishing.
• Manufacture tooling, moulds and patterns using epoxy and foam.
• Draft and refine Manufacturing Assembly Procedures and support supplier/customer reviews.

Skills

Composites fabrication

Layup and cure processes

Reading engineering drawings

Tools

Autoclave processing

VARTM

Job description

Composites Technician, 3-6 month contract, to £25 p/hr

An immediate need for Composites Technician on an initial 3-6 month contract has arisen within an innovative engineering business working at the cutting edge of space technology. Could this be your chance to work across a full product portfolio, crafting high-performance fibre-based components for some genuinely exciting hardware?

The Role

The Composites Technician will sit within a Manufacturing Assembly, Integration and Testing team, taking responsibility for the hands-on production of carbon fibre, glass fibre, and aramid fibre components from layup through to cure and finishing. You will also manufacture tooling, moulds, and patterns using materials such as epoxy and foam, and contribute to the assembly of both research and space flight hardware. Day to day, the Composites Technician will help draft and refine Manufacturing Assembly Procedures, support facility management, and engage with supplier and customer reviews as needed. Flexibility around working hours to meet project schedules is part of the role.

The Company

This is a well‑established, growth‑oriented engineering company based in the South East of England, operating in the space and aerospace sector. The business delivers complex, technically demanding programmes and prides itself on a collaborative, quality‑driven culture where skilled hands‑on engineers have genuine scope to contribute ideas and improvements alongside their technical work.

What experience does the Composites Technician need?

• Solid practical experience in composites manufacturing, covering layup, resin impregnation, and curing processes such as VARTM or autoclave, along with the ability to carry out trimming and finishing activities
• Confident reading detailed engineering drawings, understanding tolerances, surface finishes, and material specifications, combined with experience following formal assembly procedures
• Strong organisational and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks independently and propose process improvements where appropriate

Composites Technician, Carbon Fibre, Autoclave Processing, Precision Assembly

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