Composite Technician I-III (Aerospace)

Location: Onsite at hirify.global’s site in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. Travel or work on other local hirify.global products may be required.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems for space, exploration, and national security missions.

What you will do

• Assemble composite structures, including setup, bonding, and fastener applications.
• Laminate assemblies by determining the proper placement of composite materials.
• Prepare parts for bagging with bleeders, thermocouples, probes, and vacuum connections.
• Perform vacuum bag processing, bonding, and oven/autoclave curing.
• Create basic layouts and check dimensions using calipers, micrometers, precision scales, and torque wrenches.
• Fit honeycomb, foam, and syntactic cores; refurbish thermal protection systems; and integrate mechanical hardware.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• For Technician II: 2+ years of experience with composites or laminations, military equipment maintenance, or electronics/mechanical troubleshooting and manufacturing equipment repair.
• For Technician III: 5+ years of experience in one of the listed composite, military maintenance, or manufacturing equipment disciplines.
• For work in a U.S. office, eligibility under U.S. Government ITAR export regulations is required, including U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residence, refugee or asylee status, or eligibility to obtain the required authorizations.
• The role requires onsite physical work, including standing or walking for at least eight hours, ladder use, tight-space work, repetitive movement, and lifting up to 25 pounds unassisted.

Nice to have

• 8+ years of experience with composites or laminations.
• Basic math skills and experience with pneumatic tools, calipers, micrometers, hand tools, power tools, and precision measurement instruments.
• Familiarity with drilling, laminating, and assembly prints and material data sheets.
• Shop organization, cleanliness, and personal protective equipment use.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on spacecraft, payloads, and components supporting ambitious space missions.
• Collaborate in a hands-on environment focused on teamwork, innovation, and tight deadlines.
• Contribute to hardware for missions involving NASA, the Space Development Agency, and the U.S. Space Force.