Composites Technician - PrePreg at Redwire in San Luis Obispo, CA

Summary: Redwire is looking for Composites Technicians to join the PrePreg team, combining hands-on skills with knowledge of materials. The role involves fabricating and finishing composite parts, maintaining production tooling, and supporting engineering development and process improvement. Responsibilities: - Follow shop safety requirements and other relevant policies - Complete production documentation to ensure accuracy and completeness - Fabricate, layup, trim, finish, or paint composite parts per production documentation - Maintain production tooling following verbal and written instructions - Support improvement of processes and procedures - Support Engineering development as needed - Support problem solving activities for technical issues - Support the development and training of other team members Required Qualifications: - High School Diploma/GED - Ability to wear a respirator for up to eight (8) hours a day - Standing for two (2) consistent hours at a time - Ability to lift 50lbs - Experience in a fabrication, assembly, manufacturing, or engineering environment - Ability to read and follow schematics, drawings, procedures, etc - Ability to solve problems - Able to work together on a team - The ability to follow verbal and written procedures, good communication skills - Willingness to learn, ask questions, and listen to others - Safety and quality minded, strong attention to detail Preferred Qualifications: - Experience with composites, resins, adhesives, coatings, measurement tools - Experience crafting, woodworking or assembly - Familiarity with engineering documentation and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing - Experience planning, supervision, and coordination - Familiarity with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Computer literacy - Any experience with process tracking documentation Required Skills: Composite fabrication, Composite layup, Composite trimming, Composite finishing, Composite painting, Reading schematics, Reading engineering drawings, Following procedures, Use of personal protective equipment, Use of measurement tools, resins, adhesives, coatings, Process tracking documentation Benefits: Matching 401(k), Paid PTO, Paid holidays, Medical, vision, and dental insurance, Group Short-Term & Long-Term Disability, HSA and FSA Options, Critical Care Plan, Accident Care Plan