Composites Lamination TechnicianNew$52K–$60K

The opportunity

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

What you'll do

  • Laminate assemblies by determining proper placement of composite materials into molds

  • Prepare parts for bagging, including placement of bleeders, thermocouples, probes and vacuum connections

  • Perform vacuum bag processing, bonding, and oven/autoclave curing

  • Make basic layouts on parts or assemblies in order to establish reference: points and to check dimensions using calipers, micrometers, precision scales and torque wrenches

  • Prepare surfaces using grit blast, hand abrade and power abrasion techniques

  • High school diploma or equivalency certificate

What they're looking for

  • + years of assembly experience
  • Experience working with composite materials in either layup (lamination),: bonding or assembly of composites (prepreg or wet layup)
  • Experience operating a ply cutting machine
  • Experience operating a laser projector to layout laminated assemblies