Quality Technician

Quality Technician II

Toray Advanced Composites (TAC) is a leading supplier of advanced composite materials for the aerospace, sporting goods, motor sport, and industrial markets. You will find our thermoset composite products on nearly every satellite, space launch vehicle, unmanned aircraft, military and commercial aircraft in production today. TAC also provides composites materials to industrial and recreational applications including mountain bikes, medical prosthetics, and sports equipment.

Our thermoplastic prepregs, known in the industry as Cetex®, are found in a wide range of commercial and military aircraft, including large wing structures and interior applications like seats and galleys. Our Cetex products are available in unidirectional tape or fabric form in a variety of engineered thermoplastic resins including PEEK, PPS, PEI as well as a full line of performance thermoplastics including Nylon, PET, HDPE, and PP.

The Quality Technician II will support Toray's quality team in one or more phases of the lab. In this role, the Quality Technician II will uphold Toray's quality standards which are set in place by the organization, customers, and management.

Roles and responsibilities are subject to change.

Quality Technician Level Breakdown:

• III:
  Competent in 3 or more lab phases, or Mastery of 2 lab phases and competent in another.
• II:
  Competent in 2 or more lab phases, or Mastery of 1 lab phase and competent in another.
• I:
  Entry level to attain competency in 1 or more phases of the lab.

Major Duties and Requirements:

Quality:

3 levels of QA lab technicians exist, broken up by competency in the lab phases. Technician roles are filled based on need, but cross-training is encouraged.

• Familiarity with composite materials, specifically carbon fiber and fiberglass composites
• Knowledge of time and temperature-sensitive (TATS) materials
• Use of Microsoft Excel workbooks and Microsoft Access to record and report data
• Ability to read and follow written Lab Request instructions
• Communicate discrepancies or non-conformances to Supervisor and/or Quality Engineer
• Strong ethic regarding data integrity
• Usage of FIFO "first in, first out" for self-scheduling assignments
• Record and document work performed each day in a "pass down" email to the supervisor if working off shifts

Layup Phase Technician:
Support the Layup Phase with the following:

• Document incoming material traceability information into Toray's database
• Use of ply cutter to kit plies of prepreg required for panels
• Layup prepreg panels for acceptance testing per documented test plans
• Layup test coupons with resin films, foams, and other aerospace materials
• Program cures into the digital oven and autoclave and record the collected data

Physicals Phase Technician:
Support the Physicals Phase with the following:

• Use scales, calipers, and other devices to measure the size of prepreg/other samples
• Use ovens/furnaces to perform prepreg testing
• Use acids (acetone/NMP) to perform prepreg testing
• Visually or otherwise inspect prepreg specimens to outlined criteria

Sample Cutting Phase Technician:
Support the Sample Cutting Phase with the following:

• Knowledge of machining best practices for composite materials
• Familiar with industry-standard tolerances for coupon geometry
• Use calipers and micrometers to ensure cut coupons meet required tolerances
• Prepare samples through abrading, cleaning, and application of adhesive for testing
• Maintain coupon traceability throughout multiple machining operations

Mechanical Phase Technician:
Support Mechanical Phase with the following:

• Use calipers/micrometers to properly report the dimensions of test samples
• Ensure test coupons meet required tolerances
• Use Instron test frames to test specimens
• Able to use Blue Hill software to perform testing
• Perform mechanical tests on prepared samples to ASTM/other industry standards
• Troubleshoot minor issues with test setups/test frame configurations
• Apply strain gages to the surface of test coupons.

FV/Density Phase Technician:
Support FV/Density Phase with the following:

• Use calipers/micrometers/scales to properly report the dimensions of test samples
• Be familiar with the use of acids (sulfuric/nitric/MEK) to perform sample digestions
• Use ovens/furnaces to cure or perform burn-offs for testing
• Use of CEM microwave digestion system to perform acid digestion
• Use of Pycnometer and processes to perform density testing

Analytical Phase Technician:
Support Analytical Phase with the following:

• Use calipers/micrometers to properly report the dimensions of test samples
• Use of ovens/furnaces to perform testing
• Ensure test coupons meet required tolerances
• Use of Rheometer and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis to perform testing to ASTM/other industry standards
• Use of Thermal Mechanical Analysis (TMA) to perform testing to ASTM/other industry standards.
• Use of Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) to perform testing to ASTM/other industry standards.
• Use of High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) to perform testing to ASTM/other industry standards.
• Use of…