layiq

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Composites and Airframe Build Lead at Astro Mechanica | LAYIQ

10+ years of hands-on composite fabrication in aerospace, defense, marine, motorsports, or another high-performance build environment, with at least 2 of those years directing the work of other technicians
A track record of building a hands-on crew: interviewing, onboarding, training, setting the workmanship bar, and holding people to it
Deep personal command of prepreg and wet layup, vacuum bagging, resin infusion, oven and autoclave cure, and secondary bonding
Practical experience with core materials including honeycomb, foam, and syntactic, covering splicing, potting, and core-to-skin bond quality
Strong trimming, drilling, sanding, fairing, and fitting skills, plus the judgment to tell when a surface or edge is genuinely good enough
Experience joining composite detail parts into larger structure: bond prep, adhesive bonding, shimming, and fastener installation
Comfort working alongside metallic detail parts, weldments, and machined fittings, including composite-to-metal joints
Care and keeping of molds, layup tools, and assembly fixtures, including prep, release systems, minor repair, and knowing when a tool is no longer fit to build on Ability to work directly from engineering drawings, ply books, CAD models, and evolving build definitions
Ability to write and improve work instructions that a new technician can actually follow
Experience running builds to a schedule: sequencing the work, staffing it, flagging risk early, and keeping a crew productive
Ownership of quality at the source, including in-process checks, first article support, and honest records of what was actually built
Demonstrated experience and strong desire to work closely with engineering on the shop floor, including the confidence to say when a design cannot be built as drawn
Physically able to do the work: full shifts on your feet, lifting, respirator use, and moving in and around large structures
Experience standing up a composite shop or a new build cell from scratch, including equipment, consumables, layout, and process
Time spent in a development or prototype shop where the build definition changed week to week

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