Advanced Manufacturing Technician – Aerospace & Composites

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions

Oklahoma City (OK)

On-site

USD 52,000 - 76,000

Full time

27 hours ago
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Job summary

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions is seeking an Advanced Manufacturing Technician for its Oklahoma City facility. The role involves working with composite drone production processes, including lamination, bonding, finishing, mechanical assembly, avionics assembly, and test.

You will prepare parts, interpret drawings, and support prototype to production transfers. Responsibilities include operating shop equipment, ensuring zero defects, and maintaining compliance with safety and government

Qualifications

  • Must be 100% flexible in job assignment.
  • Must be willing to shift attention to new assignment with short notice.
  • Must meet safety, quality, delivering and cost objectives.
  • Ability to read and interpret electronic schematics.
  • Ability to troubleshoot failures at various levels of the manufacturing process.
  • Ability to use automated test equipment.
  • Ability to perform required repairs as directed by Engineering and Management.
  • Must be able to perform complex lamination repairs.

Responsibilities

  • Complies with established safety protocols.
  • Follows FOD (Foreign Object Prevention) practices.
  • Interprets and follows manufacturing orders.
  • Trims, grinds, drills and sands composite parts to precise dimensions.
  • Mixes and applies appropriate adhesives and bonds components to form sub-assemblies.
  • Prepares, abrades and bonds composite and metal-to-composite assemblies.
  • Performs electronic assembly soldering, crimping, splicing, harness fabrication, and control panel building.
  • May work from engineering drawings, rough sketches, manuals and/or verbal engineering direction.

Skills

Flexibility
Adaptability
Safety & Quality
Reading schematics
Troubleshooting
Automated test equipment
Repairs
Lamination repair
Math skills
Attention to detail
Measurement tools
Composite materials
Operate shop equipment
Industry standards
Compliance
Process improvement
Security awareness
Teamwork
Public interaction
Communication

Tools

Ovens
Autoclaves
Vacuum equipment
Torque wrenches
Scales
Multi-meters
Electronic test equipment

Job description

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions is seeking an Advanced Manufacturing Technician for its Oklahoma City facility. The role involves working with composite drone production processes, including lamination, bonding, finishing, mechanical assembly, avionics assembly, and test.

You will prepare parts, interpret drawings, and support prototype to production transfers. Responsibilities include operating shop equipment, ensuring zero defects, and maintaining compliance with safety and government

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