Composites Technician (Aerospace Manufacturing)

Location: Huntington Beach, California, United States; on-site, 2nd shift starting at 2:00 PM

Salary: $22–$38 per hour, plus a $1.50 per-hour shift differential for the full shift.

Company

hirify.global is a manufacturing technology company developing proprietary software, automation, and advanced manufacturing systems for faster production in aerospace, defense, robotics, and other industries.

What you will do

• Prepare, sand, polish, seal, release, and maintain composite tooling and molds.
• Lay up composite plies using templates, dimensions, and projection systems, including release film, peel ply, breather materials, and thermocouples.
• Build and install vacuum bags, perform leak tests, and run assigned cure cycles.
• Demold, trim, bond, and finish cured composite parts and assemblies.
• Document material usage, freeze/thaw status, cure data, and production activities in internal systems.
• Identify production issues and provide feedback to engineering on process and design improvements.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a technician in prepreg composites manufacturing.
• Knowledge of intensifiers and caul plates, adhesive films, core splicing, hard points, ply drops, debulking, and related industry practices.
• Ability to read and interpret layup books and process-control work instructions.
• Proficiency with calipers, scales, tape measures, torque wrenches, hand drills, and other measuring and assembly tools.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds, stand for extended periods, and work hands-on in a production environment.
• Must satisfy ITAR eligibility requirements: U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible to obtain the required authorization.

Nice to have

• Aerospace or motorsport manufacturing experience.
• Experience with both in-autoclave and out-of-autoclave manufacturing.
• Experience operating ply cutters and performing mold finishing, mold maintenance, lamination, bagging, curing, demolding, trimming, or finishing.
• Experience with vacuum infusion, compression or hot-press molding, trapped rubber molding, or wet layup.
• Flexibility to work extended hours or weekends when required by customer timelines.

Culture & Benefits

• Team-oriented environment focused on initiative, quality, learning, and solving problems directly.
• Equity option grants with most full-time offers.
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• 15 days of paid time off plus 9 federal holidays.