Aerospace Composites Lamination Technician

InvestedintheMission; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k)

Health, Vision, and Dental coverage

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a composites lamination technician to build rocket and spacecraft structures. The role requires precision layup, attention to detail, and strict adherence to procedures in a fast-paced production environment.

Responsibilities include laminate placement, bagging prep, vacuum processing, and precise layout verification with calipers and micrometers. Shift availability includes 1st and 2nd, with potential overtime and weekend work per production needs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
• 1+ years of assembly experience.
• Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings.

Responsibilities

• Laminate assemblies by determining proper placement of composite materials into molds.
• Prepare parts for bagging, including placement of bleeders, thermocouples, probes and vacuum connections.
• Perform vacuum bag processing, bonding, and oven/autoclave curing.
• Make basic layouts on parts or assemblies in order to establish reference points and to check dimensions using calipers, micrometers, precision scales and torque wrenches.
• Prepare surfaces using grit blast, hand abrade and power abrasion techniques.

Skills

Attention to detail

Follow written and verbal instructions

Engineering drawings interpretation

Calibration tools handling (calipers,m

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Ply cutting machine

Laser projector

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a composites lamination technician to build rocket and spacecraft structures. The role requires precision layup, attention to detail, and strict adherence to procedures in a fast-paced production environment.

Responsibilities include laminate placement, bagging prep, vacuum processing, and precise layout verification with calipers and micrometers. Shift availability includes 1st and 2nd, with potential overtime and weekend work per production needs.