Composites Technician

# Composites Technician Modalic Be  an Early Applicant Full Timemid Fairfax, Virginia, USPosted Today##

Role Overview Modalic is hiring a mid-level Composites Technician. This is a full-time role in Fairfax. Part of Modalic's Qa hiring, posted today. applications are still in the early window, before most candidates have applied. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.## Salary Context Salary is not disclosed in this posting. Market median for Mid-level Qa roles is $55k-$75k (based on 81 comparable listings).

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Who We Are Modalic builds swarm mother ships for autonomous long-range strike and sensing for the US and our Allies.

We are driven by a single challenge: unlock the potential of attritable swarms. Small unmanned systems are limited by their range, payload capacity, and computational power. We are giving unmanned systems near infinite reach, putting an end to this paradigm.

Modalic was founded by experts in autonomous systems and multi-domain intelligence. Our team rapidly delivers critical technology to our national security users.

What You Will Be Doing As an early Modalic employee, you will get to help decide the direction of our future. We are looking for a Composites Technician to help fabricate, assemble, and iterate lightweight composite airframe structures for Modalic’s fixed-wing UAS. You will work directly with engineering and manufacturing to build prototype and production-ready parts, prepare tooling, execute layups and resin infusion processes, trim and bond assemblies, and maintain traceable, high-quality shop documentation.

This is a hands-on role for someone who takes pride in precise fabrication, learns quickly, and wants to help get rugged aircraft from the shop floor to flight test, customer demonstrations, and production.
* Fabricate composite airframe components and assemblies for Modalic’s fixed-wing UAS, including wings, fuselage sections, control surfaces, fairings, panels, fixtures, and test articles.
* Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and flight-test teammates and wear different hats as necessary to deliver high-quality UAS products.
* Create and maintain composite molds for repeated use and dimensionally accurate part creation; maintaining accurate inventory of epoxy systems and consumables.
* Manufacture carbon fiber, fiberglass, and kevlar composite parts using techniques like resin infusion, CNC-milled tooling, vacuum bagging, wet and prepreg layup, and oven/autoclave curing.
* Prepare vacuum bag stack ups by cutting and laying peel ply, flow media, and resin flow paths; monitor jobs and troubleshoot issues to ensure high quality composite products.
* Design stands, jigs, and manufacturing tools in CAD and manufacture with CNC-milling and 3D printing.
* Trim, drill, sand, bond, fasten, and finish composite parts and assemblies using hand tools, power tools, pneumatic tools, and basic measurement equipment.
* Read and follow drawings, work instructions, build notes, and verbal direction from engineers and leads; provide practical feedback on manufacturability and process improvements.
* Perform visual and dimensional checks, identify defects, support rework or repair activities, and ensure parts are ready for quality review and downstream assembly.
* Maintain material traceability, lot information, cure records, process notes, and other documentation needed for aerospace-quality hardware.
* Maintain a clean, organized, FOD-conscious work area and follow shop safety practices for PPE, resins, adhesives, solvents, dust, sharp tools, and powered equipment.
* Support prototype builds, rapid design iterations, ground testing, flight-test preparation, field repairs, and customer demonstrations as needed.

Minimum Qualifications
* High…