Composites Technician

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more. As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing. When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.Workplace: On-site, 5 days per weekLocation: Simi Valley, CA The Composites Technician supports the fabrication, bonding, and assembly of composite airframe structures for next generation unmanned aircraft systems. This role sits at the intersection of prototype build and production ramp, contributing to layup, cure, trim, and bonded assembly operations for a new aircraft program as it transitions from development builds into low rate initial production. Responsibilities     • Performs hand layup operations including wet layup, prepreg, and out of autoclave processes for airframe structures, fairings, wing skins, spars, and control surfaces    • Cuts, kits, and stages composite materials per ply schedules, layup books, and engineering drawings    • Builds and debulks laminate stacks, applies vacuum bagging systems, and verifies bag integrity prior to cure    • Runs autoclave and oven cure cycles, monitors thermocouple and vacuum data, and documents cure records for traceability    • Performs demold, trim, drill, and sand operations on cured parts using composite specific tooling and equipment    • Executes bonded assembly operations using aerospace grade adhesives including co cure, co bond, and secondary bonding    • Fabricates and maintains composite tooling including molds, mandrels, caul plates, and layup fixtures    • Performs dimensional inspection and basic non destructive inspection including visual, tap test, and coupon verification    • Identifies and documents defects such as porosity, delamination, resin starvation, and fiber wrinkling, and performs approved rework and repair    • Manages freezer and out time tracking for prepreg and adhesive materials in accordance with material specifications    • Works directly with manufacturing and design engineering to red line work instructions, improve layup techniques, and resolve build issues on the floor    • Supports first article builds and process qualification activities as the program moves toward rate production    • Maintain...