Space Suit Sewing Technician (Temp) Precise Fabrication

KBR, Inc; Webster, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

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Job summary

KBR, Inc. is seeking temporary Space Suit Sewing Technicians to support the Space Suit Design Team in Webster, Texas. This six-month contract (with potential for full-time) focuses on fabricating, assembling, and repairing soft-goods components for space suits, with strict tolerance and safety requirements.

Onsite work at a Johnson Space Center facility is required. Responsibilities include sewing with specialized machines, reading fabrication drawings, maintaining production logs, and ensuring

Qualifications

• Proficient in sewing with industrial machines listed.
• Able to read and interpret soft-goods fabrication drawings.
• Capable of fabricating soft-goods patterns.
• Able to maintain tight tolerances in sewing and cutting.

Responsibilities

• Sew materials by hand and/or sewing machine to join, gather, reinforce, or decorate materials.
• Cut materials according to specifications and trim excess.
• Examine and measure finished articles for conformance to standards.
• Monitor machine operation and adjust as needed for quality.
• Mount attachments and prepare machines for operation.
• Record production materials processed in logs.
• Ensure fabrication follows drawings and instructions.

Skills

Sewing machinery operation

Reading drawings & patterns

Fabrication quality control

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Straight Stitch machine

Walking Foot machine

Bartack machine

Buttonhole machine

3 Thread Serger

Job description

KBR, Inc. is seeking temporary Space Suit Sewing Technicians to support the Space Suit Design Team in Webster, Texas. This six-month contract (with potential for full-time) focuses on fabricating, assembling, and repairing soft-goods components for space suits, with strict tolerance and safety requirements.

Onsite work at a Johnson Space Center facility is required. Responsibilities include sewing with specialized machines, reading fabrication drawings, maintaining production logs, and ensuring