Senior Composites Technician

Successful candidate is responsible for the activities in the Composites Shop, consisting of a variety of tasks of considerable complexity which require the manufacture of parts and components to extremely close tolerances.Location: On-site at GSFC Greenbelt, MDJob Requirements:Looking for a minimum of 10 yrs of experience doing composite layup.Knowledge and experience creating and executing composite work direction.Should you become ill or unexpectedly absent it is expected that your program code communicates clearly the optional stop or hard stops such that part handoff to another person is possible.Assembles or fabricates tool molds per Engineering drawings or sketches.Applies knowledge of mechanics, shop mathematics, machinability of materials, machine shop procedures, and has good knowledge in the use of edge finders, indicators, etc.Studies specifications, such as blueprints and sketches to determine dimensions and tolerances of pieces to be installed, bonded, sequence of operations, tooling and materials and machines required. Establish most efficient composite fabrication process to build and test the hardware.Verifies conformance of work piece to specification prior to turning in work, using calipers, micrometers, and various other inspection equipment.Uses hand tools to assemble parts when necessary.Generates complete composite documentation. Inputs part data process and inspection from Engineering drawings and sketches to produce finished hardware.Exercising shop safety and shop processes such as keeping work area clean and reporting safety issues are required.Job Preference:Knowledge of regular maintenance and scheduled maintenance of Freezers, autoclaves, spray booth, Routers, Fibre cutting machines, Vacuum layup, manual machines desired.Knowledge of and experience using part tracking software such as Acumatica, Katana, JobBoss or Epicor is desired.US EEO Statement