Lead Spacecraft Structures Technician

Virgin Galactic; Phoenix (AZ); Presencial; USD 72.000 - 105.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Virgin Galactic in Mesa seeks a Lead Structures Technician to oversee the bonding and assembly of airframe components. The role includes setting up fixtures, guiding technicians, and ensuring timely delivery while upholding Safety Above All principles.

You will read drawings, mentor team members, and collaborate with supervisors on parts and testing across composite and metallic structures, with emphasis on precision and safety.

Formación

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum five years of experience as a technician in an aerospace or equivalent high-reliability field with two years of leading and mentoring others and/or demonstrated ability to lead and train on technical tasks and projects.
• Experience with aircraft fabrication and assembly required.
• Understanding and familiarity with multiple types of fasteners.
• Hands-on experience in a precision yet manual manufacturing setting strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of proper drill speeds and feeds for materials being worked.
• Understanding of hole angularity and the importance of hole tolerances.
• Experience with hand tools, leading teams to ensure safety and correct drilling techniques in both composite and metal structures, including composite/metal stack-ups.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement practices.
• Aircraft fabrication and assembly or equivalent experience.
• Experience in both a precision and manual manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to use computer applications to follow manufacturing work instructions.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, blueprints, and/or models on paper or digital.

Responsabilidades

• Assist with providing technical guidance to shop floor teammates.
• Work closely with Supervisor to ensure that daily milestones are met, forecast completion dates and estimate work package durations.
• Adhere to set directions and guidelines from Supervisor to support collaboration across teams to complete projects.
• Assist with supporting and leading the manufacturing team in installation, design, development, and testing of parts and technologies used on aircrafts or in space exploration.
• Fabricate and assemble composite and metallic parts and sub-assemblies of varying complexities and sizes.
• Ability to safely and correctly utilize shop tools/machinery to include drills, die grinders, and calipers.
• Ability to safely and correctly drill a variety of hole sizes in both composite and metal structures, including stack-ups of dissimilar materials.
• Working hands-on with multiple fastener types including, but not limited to; Hi-Lite, Hi-Lok, Composi-Lok.
• Ensure teammates practice safety behavior and Foreign Object Debris (FOD) awareness/prevention and adhere to regulatory protocols and rules.
• Encourage and provide development and training opportunities for technicians.
• Work collaboratively to achieve goals and/or complete assigned tasks.

Conocimientos

Team leadership

Aircraft fabrication

Shop floor guidance

Drill and fastening

FOD awareness

Safety compliance

PPE usage

Lean manufacturing

Hole tolerances

Educación

High School Diploma

Herramientas

Hand drills

PFD

Calipers

Jiffy/E-Tech tools

Setti Tec

Descripción del empleo

Virgin Galactic in Mesa seeks a Lead Structures Technician to oversee the bonding and assembly of airframe components. The role includes setting up fixtures, guiding technicians, and ensuring timely delivery while upholding Safety Above All principles.

You will read drawings, mentor team members, and collaborate with supervisors on parts and testing across composite and metallic structures, with emphasis on precision and safety.