Technician Spec - N3

Lockheed Martin; Littleton (AL); On-site; USD 57,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Space in Littleton, CO is seeking a Composite Technician to work across electronic, mechanical, electromechanical, and optical areas. You will read engineering drawings, assemble components, and perform curing and coating processes in a shop setting.

Responsibilities include installing fasteners, performing layups, preparing surfaces, and using precision measuring tools. Proficiency with autoclaves and ovens is valued, along with aerospace fabrication experience.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and familiarity with the proper usage of mechanics hand tools and power tools.
• Strong understanding of composites fabrication.

Responsibilities

• Work from engineering drawings and process specifications to assemble structural and precision components in a shop environment.
• Install and torque fasteners, drill, rivet, bond, and shim interfaces to close tolerances.
• Apply aerospace paint/coatings using spray, brush, or swab techniques.
• Prepare surfaces with grit blasting and abrasion techniques.
• Perform prepregs, layup, and cure processes including vacuum bagging and autoclave curing.
• Fabricate tooling from materials like aluminum and composites.
• Operate small shop power tools and machine shop equipment.
• Assemble composite structures, including bonding and fastener applications.
• Use calipers, height gauges, micrometers, and torque wrenches.

Skills

Read drawings

Mechanical aptitude

Hand tools usage

Composite fabrication

Education

Aircraft & Powerplant license or similar

Tools

Ovens & Autoclaves

Job description

Standard Job Description

The coolest jobs on this planet… or any other… are with Lockheed Martin Space. Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing people are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every single day we use our skills and experiences to create, design and build solutions to some of the worlds’ hardest engineering problems.

Are you looking for a growth opportunity where you can contribute to a very important mission? Come and be part of our team in the dynamic world of Lockheed Martin Space. We are seeking a Composite Technician to work at our Littleton, CO site.

Performs a variety of duties in the electronic, mechanical, electromechanical, and/or optical areas. Constructs, troubleshoots, calibrates, adjusts, tests, diagnoses, and maintains equipment, components, devices, or systems. Works from schematics, engineering drawings and written or verbal instructions. Operates related equipment; conducts tests and reports data in prescribed format. Performs calibration and alignment checks; makes adjustments, modifications, and replacements as directed; prepares prescribed compounds and solutions. Exclude technicians working in production or quality assurance. Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice.

Key Duties for this position will include:

• Working from engineering drawings, written work instructions and process specifications to assemble structural and precision mechanical components in a shop environment.
• Installation and torquing of fasteners, drilling, installation of rivets, adhesive bonding, measurement and shimming interfaces to close tolerances.
• Aerospace paint, aerospace primer and other aerospace coating application using spray, brush, swab techniques.
• Surface prep, using grit blast, hand abrade and power abrasion techniques.
• Prepreg and wet layup fabrication techniques, including vacuum bag processing, bonding, and oven/autoclave curing.
• Tooling fabrication from various materials such as aluminum, composites, and wood.
• Working with small shop power tools (saws, routers, sanders, and grinders).
• Machine shop equipment operation (mill, lathe, table saw, band saw, etc.).
• Assembly of composite structures including setup, bonding, and fastener applications.
• Operation of measuring devices such as calipers, height gages, micrometers, and torque wrenches.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience working composite manufacturing including layup operations utilizing rosette, insert bonding, final bag application, out time record keeping, composite curing operations including autoclaves.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings
• Strong mechanical aptitude and familiarity with the proper usage of mechanics hand tools and power tools.
• Strong understanding of composites fabrication
• Knowledge of and experience using ovens and autoclaves for composite cures

Desired Skills

• Aircraft & Powerplant license or similar professional certifications.
• Experience in aircraft/aerospace assembly and process equipment (oven) programming/operation.
• Past experience working in an aerospace or space environment.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $56600.00 - $105000.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.

The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.