Aerospace Soft Goods Cutting Technician — Laser & CNC

United States Digital Space LLC; Bloomfield (CT); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Soft Goods Technician - Cutting in Bloomfield, CT. You will operate automated cutting equipment to mark and cut textiles for parachutes and other soft goods, primarily on Eastman laser and Carlson cutting tables, and you will pull kit parts from inventory for your own work.

Expect long hours and overtime as needed. The role requires reading drawings and work orders, maintaining cut quality, 5S practices, and collaboration with the production team to

Qualifications

• Experience operating an automated cutting table, laser cutter, or CNC machinery (Eastman, Carlson, or similar).
• Experience marking and cutting textiles or other soft goods.
• Experience in production facility inventory management.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, work orders, and specifications.
• Experience performing machine maintenance.
• Experience in aerospace, textiles, or industrial sewing.
• Experience with 5S, FOD control, common practices in manufacturing environment.
• Experience operating a pallet jack or forklift.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).
• Strong communication skills (written and oral).
• Proficiency in other languages (Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese).

Responsibilities

• Operate automated cutting tables to mark and cut soft goods to work-order and drawing requirements.
• Set up jobs including material load, alignment, nesting, and table settings.
• Troubleshoot minor setup issues to maintain workmanship and repeatability.
• Pull required material from inventory and kit parts for your own cutting work; kit cut parts to the shop floor as needed.
• Verify marks and cuts against templates, drawings, and work instructions; identify non-conformances and stop work when results are out of specification.
• Perform routine table care (cleaning, alignment checks, knife or laser readiness) and report equipment issues that affect cut quality.
• Perform hand or hot-knife cuts as required.
• Navigate work orders, clock in and out of operations, and work to the current drawing revision.
• Keep the cutting area and adjacent shop space organized (5S).
• Follow FOD, PPE, and material handling best-practices.
• Move material and cut kits through the shop and assist with incoming staging or production workflow.
• Perform light site and equipment upkeep (clean tables, change filters, replace accessible ducting, report facility or machine issues).
• Support other production tasks as directed and trained.

Tools

Laser cutting

CNC machinery

Eastman table

Pallet jack

Forklift

Microsoft Office

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Soft Goods Technician - Cutting in Bloomfield, CT. You will operate automated cutting equipment to mark and cut textiles for parachutes and other soft goods, primarily on Eastman laser and Carlson cutting tables, and you will pull kit parts from inventory for your own work.

Expect long hours and overtime as needed. The role requires reading drawings and work orders, maintaining cut quality, 5S practices, and collaboration with the production team to