Composite Layup Technician

30 Old Windsor Rd, Bloomfield, CT 06002, USA

Job Description

Posted Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 4 : 00 AM

Year after year, Kaman delivers technical breakthroughs and innovative solutions for our customers. As technology advances and industry shifts, Kaman will always be a place where people can come together and make a difference.

Responsibilities

• Work from work orders, process sheets, verbal or written instructions.
• Diagnose and repair blade damage by replacing components.
• Perform and support assembly or bonding together shaped components using adhesives and composite materials.
• Perform other duties such as dry fit, autoclave preparation and cures as well as lay-up and vacuum bagging operations.
• Cut composite plies and dry fabrics using manual and automated cutting equipment (e.g., CNC cutting tables, hand tools).
• Identify ply orientation, pattern, and sequence per kit drawings and cut files.
• Verify material traceability, shelf life, and storage conditions (freezer management).
• Label, package, and organize kits for production layup with complete documentation.
• Ability to use a variety of hand and power tools such as mallets, scissors, knives, dremel, sanders and drills.
• Layup composite plies (carbon fiber, fiberglass, aramid, etc.) into molds or tools following engineering drawings and ply schedules.
• Apply adhesives, core materials, and bonding films per specifications.
• Maintain strict control of fiber orientation, ply count, and foreign object debris (FOD) prevention.
• Assist in moving fixtures as necessary or required.
• Continuously give input ideas to improvements on technical documentation, work instructions and certification process.
• Working to the highest safety and environmental standards whilst ensuring that targets are met.
• Support internal and external audits (FAA, AS9100, customer).
• Motivated by teamwork and a positive mindset.
• Responsible for own work.
• Detail-oriented.
• On the job training for qualified candidate.

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Kaman is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other protected characteristics protected by law. Kaman and all its related companies fully endorse equal opportunity for all.

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30 Old Windsor Rd, Bloomfield, CT 06002, USA

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