# Composite Technician - Airframe

**Company:** [Odys Aviation](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/odys-aviation)
**Location:** Long Beach, CA
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Skills:** Composite Fabrication, Prepreg, Wet Layup, Vacuum Bagging, Oven Curing, Resins, Structural Adhesives, Aerospace Structures, Engineering Drawings, Precision Measuring, Cnc Machining, Forklifts
**Posted:** 2026-09-03

> Fabricates, assembles, integrates, and tests composite and metallic aircraft structures and prototype components. Requires hands-on composite manufacturing experience, including layups, vacuum bagging, curing, finishing, and bonded assembly.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Prepare molds and tooling by cleaning, applying release agents, and preparing positive and negative molds.
- Perform composite layups using prepreg and wet-layup materials.
- Mix and apply resins, structural adhesives, sealants, fillers, and primers according to work instructions.
- Perform vacuum bagging, leak checks, and oven curing.
- Trim, drill, sand, finish, and prepare composite parts for bonding and assembly.
- Assemble bonded composite and composite-to-metal structures.
- Operate hand and powered tools, including torque wrenches, drills, saws, sanders, heat guns, and soldering irons.
- Fabricate and assemble test rigs, test articles, jigs, and fixtures.
- Interpret engineering models, drawings, work instructions, layup schedules, and test procedures.
- Fabricate, assemble, and handle tight-tolerance aerospace components.
- Assemble and install prototype aircraft mechanical and electrical components.
- Support internal and external structural and systems testing.
- Inspect parts for appearance, defects, function, dimensions, and tolerances.
- Operate ground-support equipment, including forklifts and gantry cranes.
- Maintain composite materials, tools, equipment, and shop areas in a clean, organized condition.
- Occasionally travel to machine and fabrication shops to obtain parts or purchase equipment.
- Collaborate and communicate effectively with diverse teams.

## Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Hands-on experience with composite fabrication, repair, or assembly.
- Experience with prepreg or wet layup, mold preparation, vacuum bagging, and oven curing.
- Experience applying resins, structural adhesives, sealants, fillers, and primers.
- Experience trimming, drilling, sanding, and finishing composite components.
- Experience using hand tools, powered tools, and precision measuring equipment.
- Experience assembling, fabricating, or handling critical, tight-tolerance components.
- Ability to read engineering drawings, work instructions, and specifications.
- Understanding of composite workmanship standards, material handling, and contamination control.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Aircraft or aircraft-component manufacturing or assembly experience.
- Experience with bonded aerospace structures.
- Experience operating forklifts, gantry cranes, or other ground-support equipment.
- CNC machining experience.
- OSHA certification.
- Knowledge of quality procedures, inspection methods, dimensions, and tolerances.

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