Aerospace Composite Repair Technician

Boeing; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 3,320,000 - 5,703,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plans

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. is hiring for a M04A repair technician to participate in both short- and long-range planning, providing technical guidance and taking responsibility for development, tooling and process adherence in composite structures.

The role involves working from blueprints, assembly of carbon composites, and multi-machine operations in a union environment. Pay includes a base range, with potential to earn more per the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Qualifications

• All applicants must be willing and able to work any shift, including alternative work weeks.
• A post-offer vision examination is required to confirm applicants are able to perform the tasks of the position.

Responsibilities

• Initiates or participates in both short-range and long-range planning, making independent decisions on repair policies and procedures within an overall program.
• Gives technical advice to management and operating departments.
• May take detailed technical responsibility for product development and provision of specialized engineering systems, facilities and functions.
• Coordinates work programs.
• Direct or advise on use of equipment and material.
• Fabricate, assemble, form and inspect composite parts, tools and assemblies.
• Work from blueprints, work orders, documents, verbal and electronic information.
• Verify work performed is per work instructions and meets process and/or engineering specifications.
• Work within a team and independently to build composite structure details and assemblies using carbon and other composite materials.
• Perform multi-tasking and multi-machine operation where applicable.
• Work on platforms up to ten feet above the ground.
• Work in confined spaces.
• Work overhead.
• Use hand pressure and small tools to form and contour lay-up.
• Ability to use tools such as scissors, knives, pushing tools, markers, and other small tools.
• Maintain a clean working environment and clean as you go.
• May be required to perform touch-up and finishing applications.
• Ensure equipment and tool certification occurs per procedure.
• Use shop mathematics and precision measuring instruments to complete work assignments.
• Sand utilizing pneumatic air tools and/or bond assembly tools to obtain smooth surfaces.

Skills

Composite experience

Wet Layup

Graphite

Bagging of complex parts

Hand tools

Kevlar

Fiberglass

Epoxy-resin

Composite sanding

Hot bond machine

Autoclave assist

Double Vacuum Debulk repair

Job description

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. is hiring for a M04A repair technician to participate in both short- and long-range planning, providing technical guidance and taking responsibility for development, tooling and process adherence in composite structures.

The role involves working from blueprints, assembly of carbon composites, and multi-machine operations in a union environment. Pay includes a base range, with potential to earn more per the applicable collective bargaining agreement.