Lead Composite Technician - 2nd Shift (Aerospace)

Location: Middle River, Maryland, United States; onsite, 2nd shift

Salary: $37–$45 USD per hour in Maryland

Company

hirify.global builds rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems, including the Neutron medium-lift launch vehicle.

What you will do

• Lead composite technicians, assign work, coordinate production activities, and track progress against delivery objectives.
• Mentor and train technicians while ensuring compliance with health, safety, PPE, and production standards.
• Build and assemble composite structures through setup, bonding, fastening, laminating, vacuum bagging, and oven or autoclave curing.
• Fit honeycomb, foam, and syntactic cores and refurbish thermal protection systems.
• Integrate mechanical hardware and perform layouts and dimensional checks using precision inspection tools.
• Drive improvement projects, work-instruction feedback, capacity planning, and basic facility preventive maintenance.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in mechanical troubleshooting, assembly, installation, or repair in a highly regulated manufacturing or maintenance environment.
• Experience leading a team in a production environment.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Familiarity with hand, power, pneumatic, and inspection tools.
• For U.S. office roles, eligibility to access ITAR-regulated technology is required: U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residence, refugee or asylee status, or eligibility to obtain the required authorizations.
• Ability to stand and walk for an entire 8+ hour shift, work at elevated heights and in tight spaces, and lift, carry, push, or pull materials up to 25 pounds.

Nice to have

• Composite, lamination, core bonding, splicing, prepreg manufacturing, or resin infusion experience.
• Experience with material data sheets and drilling, laminating, and assembly prints.
• Certification or ability to become certified in all composites work centers.
• Experience training and mentoring composite technicians on industry standards and specific processes.
• Broad manufacturing experience across multiple industries.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on work on meaningful aerospace and spaceflight missions.
• Medical HMO, PPO, and a company-sponsored HSA option, plus dental and vision coverage.
• Three weeks of paid vacation, five sick days, and 11 paid holidays per year.
• Paid parental leave, disability and life insurance, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, and a 401(k) with company match.
• Employee stock purchase discount, company equity eligibility, and free snacks and drinks onsite.
• Flexibility to work extended hours, weekends, and varied shifts as operational needs require.