Composites Technician

Job Description

Job Description

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Who we are and where we are going :

Ascent Aviation Services is one of the largest aviation maintenance, repair, overhaul, storage and reclamation operations in the world. Our strength comes from our talented and professional employees who excel through teamwork and enthusiasm. Ascent Aviation Services continues to grow and are continually looking for motivated and career-minded aviation professionals who will support our vision and goals.

Join Our Team as a Composite Technician at Ascent Aviation Services! We're looking for a hands-on Composite Technician to support specialized composite repair work at our Tucson location. You'll perform critical repairs on aircraft composite material structural members while maintaining a safe and efficient work environment. Guided by our core values of respect, safety, quality, and results, you'll ensure all work meets FAA regulations, technical data requirements, and Ascent Aviation’s high standards.

As a 24 / 7 operation, we have openings across all shifts, including days, evenings, weekends, and 12-hour schedules. Candidates must be flexible and willing to work any shift based on operational needs. Overtime—both scheduled and unscheduled, including holidays—may also be required.

DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Research technical data and performs fabrication of plastic aircraft parts, accessories, and trim in accordance with applicable maintenance manuals, FAA regulations, and Ascent Aviation policies and procedures
• Cuts fiberglass, Kevlar, or graphite cloth to size, following templates or blueprints, using cutting machine, scissors, or knife
• Marks identifying information on material and assembles materials in kits for subsequent laminating
• Applies parting agent to mold or bonding fixture
• Impregnates cloth with resins by dipping cloth in solutions, feeding cloth between rollers to impregnating machine, or brushing resin onto cloth
• Applies layers of impregnated cloth or prepreg onto mold or fixture in predetermined ply sequence, and presses cloth to fit contours of mold, smooth surface, and remove air pockets and excess resin using squeegee, scraper, spatula, or roller
• Fits and laps ends of cloth using scissors or knife
• Encases molded laminate in bagging material and bleeder cloth, attaches vacuum bagging apparatus (such as thermocouples, probes, and vacuum connections) to mold or bonding fixture, and exhausts air from vacuum bag to seal laminate for curing; tests seal using leak detector
• Trims, drills, deburrs, grinds, sands, and finishes cured parts to specifications using templates, fixtures, hand tools, and power tools
• Pre-fits and assembles cured parts into assemblies or subassemblies using jigs, fixtures, power tools, and fasteners such as rivets and bolts
• Performs cold / hot metal bonding
• Applies adhesives to surface of assembled parts for bonding in autoclave

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Ascent Aviation Services is dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment. We provide equal employment opportunities and are committed to making reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of their job.

If you require any accommodation during the application or interview process, please let us know. EEO / AA / F / M / VET / DIS