Aerospace Composite Technician I

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in San Diego is seeking a Manufacturing Technician 1 to perform functions across manufacturing operations in layup and panel fabrication, handling fragile composite materials and bonding processes.

Responsibilities include prep and lay-up of prepregs, tooling prep, using calipers and rulers, and maintaining shop cleanliness; ability to read written instructions and blueprints; US citizenship required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma and 0-2+ years' composite lay up/bonding experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working in a composites/manufacturing environment (space/satellite structures, aerospace manufacturing environment)
• Able to read, write and follow written instructions, blueprints, or shop drawings in English.
• Proficient use of basic shop arithmetic.
• US Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Handling and managing fragile composite materials. Prep, lay-up and bonding of composite products
• Experience with layup of uni-directional and weave pre-pregs
• May report status/progress and interface with other employees and departments.
• Tooling preparation and release application.
• Utilize measurement tools such as calipers, rulers, and tape measures for fabricating hardware.
• Assist in maintaining overall shop appearance and cleanliness.
• Execute to written instructions.

Skills

Mechanical ability

Reading & writing English

Basic arithmetic

Initiative

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma

Associate's degree or 2-year technical degree

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word & Excel)

Job description

Northrop Grumman in San Diego is seeking a Manufacturing Technician 1 to perform functions across manufacturing operations in layup and panel fabrication, handling fragile composite materials and bonding processes.

Responsibilities include prep and lay-up of prepregs, tooling prep, using calipers and rulers, and maintaining shop cleanliness; ability to read written instructions and blueprints; US citizenship required.