Aerospace Composite Technician – Airframe Assemblies

Odys Aviation; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Odys Aviation is seeking a hands-on Composite Technician to support fabrication, assembly, integration, and testing of composite and metallic structures across our aircraft platforms. You will work with engineers and technicians to manufacture parts, complete bonded assemblies, and install airframe components and harnesses for multiple projects.

You will perform layups, mold prep, vacuum bagging, oven curing, and final assembly while contributing to prototype builds and test rigs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience with composite fabrication, repair, or assembly.
• Experience with prepreg or wet layup, mold preparation, vacuum bagging, and oven curing.
• Experience applying resins, structural adhesives, sealants, fillers, and primers.
• Experience trimming, drilling, sanding, and finishing composite components.
• Experience using hand tools, powered tools, and precision measuring equipment.
• Experience assembling, fabricating, or handling critical and tight-tolerance components.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, work instructions, and specifications.
• Understanding of composite workmanship standards, material handling, and contamination control.
• Experience manufacturing or assembling aircraft and aircraft components is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare molds and tooling, including cleaning, applying release agents, and preparing positive and negative molds.
• Perform composite layups using prepreg and wet-layup materials.
• Mix and apply resins, structural adhesives, sealants, fillers, and primers in accordance with work instructions.
• Perform vacuum bagging, leak checks, and oven-cure operations.
• Trim, drill, sand, finish, and prepare composite parts for bonding and assembly.
• Assemble bonded composite and composite-to-metal structures.
• Set up and operate tools such as torque wrenches, drills, saws, sanders, heat guns, and soldering irons.
• Fabricate and assemble test rigs, test articles, jigs, and fixtures.
• Interpret engineering models, drawings, work instructions, layup schedules, and test procedures.
• Fabricate, assemble, and handle tight-tolerance aerospace components.
• Assemble and install prototype aircraft mechanical and electrical components.
• Support in-house and external structural and systems testing.
• Inspect parts for appearance, defects, function, dimensions, and tolerances.
• Operate ground-support equipment such as forklifts and gantry cranes.
• Maintain composite materials, tools, equipment, and shop areas in a clean and organized condition.
• Travel occasionally to machine and fabrication shops to obtain parts or purchase equipment.
• Work collaboratively and communicate effectively with teams of diverse backgrounds and skills

Skills

Composite fabrication

Repair and assembly

Prepreg and wet layup

Vacuum bagging and oven curing

Mold preparation

Reading engineering drawings

Hand and power tools

Quality standards

Forklift operation

OSHA awareness

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Odys Aviation is seeking a hands-on Composite Technician to support fabrication, assembly, integration, and testing of composite and metallic structures across our aircraft platforms. You will work with engineers and technicians to manufacture parts, complete bonded assemblies, and install airframe components and harnesses for multiple projects.

You will perform layups, mold prep, vacuum bagging, oven curing, and final assembly while contributing to prototype builds and test rigs.