Senior Composites Technician - 2nd Shift

At Layup Parts, our mission is simple: deliver composite parts faster. We’re not just another machine shop, we’re a technology-first manufacturing startup that’s transforming how composite parts are made for the aerospace, defense, and motorsports industries. Our customers are developing tomorrow's high-tech products, and we are building technology to accelerate their success.

We value initiative, teamwork, and a get-it-done attitude. At Layup Parts we’re building a crew of outstanding individuals who take pride in their work, learn from one another, and aren’t afraid to tackle challenges head-on.

**This position will be supporting our 2nd shift.** We offer $[1.50](http://1.50) shift differential for the entire shift with a start time of 2:00PM.

### What You’ll Do

• **Prepare and maintain tooling:** Sand, polish, seal, release, and maintain molds.
• **Lay up parts:** Place plies using templates, dimensions, or projection systems; apply release film, peel ply, breather, thermocouples, etc.
• **Bag and cure:** Build and install vacuum bags, perform leak tests, and run assigned cure cycles.
• **Demold and finish:** Remove cured parts, trim, bond assemblies, and prepare bond lines.
• **Drive improvements:** Provide feedback to engineering for process and design enhancements.
• **Stay organized:** Document material usage, freeze/thaw status, cure data, and production activities in Layup’s internal systems.

### What We’re Looking For

• **Be awesome! Be the kind of person you want to work with!**
• Have 10+ years experience as a technician in prepreg composites manufacturing, and have an understanding of industry best practices for things like intensifiers/caul plates, adhesive films, core splicing, hard points, ply drops, debulking, etc
• Be a strong team member, able to give and accept help to deliver quality parts on time.
• Identify and solve problems quickly, and communicate issues clearly to leadership and engineering to prevent recurring issues.
• Have a high sense of urgency, with a strong attention to detail and a resolve to deliver the highest quality.
• Be comfortable to read and interpret layup books, as well as working from process controlling work instructions.
• Be proficient in using common measuring and assembly tools such as calipers, scales, tape measures, torque wrenches, hand drills, etc.
• Be comfortable learning new methods and technologies, and incorporating them into your workflow.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs, stand for long periods and work hands-on in a production setting.

### Preferred

• Experience with both in and out of autoclave manufacturing.
• Experience working with ceramics.
• Experience in multiple aspects of the manufacturing process such as: operating ply cutter, mold finishing and releasing, mold maintenance, lamination, bagging, curing, de-molding, trimming and/or finishing.
• Experience in other composites manufacturing methods like vacuum infusion (VARTM), compression molding/hot pressed molding, trapped rubber molding, and wet-layup.
• Have the flexibility to work extended hours/weekends when required to meet customer timelines.