Carbon Composite Technician - Level 1

Job in Auburn Hills, Oakland County, Michigan, 48326, USA

Listing for: Managed Programs

Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-01

Job specializations:

Manufacturing / Production
Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Engineering, Manufacturing & Industrial Operations, Production Associate / Production Line

Full-time Description

Overall Expectations for All Levels:

Utilize appropriate PPE at all times and follow processes
Prioritize quality of production components
Work to meet all due dates for components and customer shipments
Work effectively to meet standard rates and weekly production targets
Follow Plex process, inventory management, best practices and company policies
Maintain clean and organized work area
Manage containment of resins to avoid drops on tools, equipment, facilities
Conduct operations in methodical and organized manner
Clean all work areas immediately after operations completed

Duties/

Essential Job Functions:

Handle resins, epoxies, chemicals, carbon and composite materials with appropriate care, safety and to preserve the quality of the materials and eliminating contamination, foreign debris and disruption of the weave pattern.

Part trimming and bond preparation

Using hand and power tools to trim overmold edges

Precisely scuffing the molded surface to a prescribed location for bond prep

Part bonding using appropriate adhesive application, part location techniques to avoid adhesive film disruption, and cleaning of excess squeeze out;

Assist in the layup and curing of carbon fiber materials using pre-preg and wet layup techniques.

Perform some lower complexity layups without assistance

Prepare molds and tools for composite layup (cleaning, applying release agents)

Maintains layup tooling / layup fixtures for operational readiness

Properly trims (deflashes) material / foam

Understands how to properly handle and store raw material and layup parts

Understands proper prepreg layup techniques to avoid air pockets ad surface defects

Cut prepreg or dry fiber materials using templates or CAD patterns

Demold and handle parts using proper care and PPE

Record basic production data

All other duties as assigned

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