Senior Composites Technician - 2nd Shift

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

Salary: $34–$40 per hour, plus a $1.50 per-hour shift differential for the entire 2nd shift

Company

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

What you will do

• Prepare, sand, polish, seal, release, and maintain molds and other tooling.
• Lay up prepreg composite parts using templates, dimensions, or projection systems, and install 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 prepare bond lines.
• Provide engineering feedback on process and design improvements.
• Document material usage, freeze/thaw status, cure data, and production activities in internal systems.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience as a technician in prepreg composites manufacturing, including knowledge of intensifiers or caul plates, adhesive films, core splicing, hard points, ply drops, and debulking.
• Ability to read and interpret layup books and follow process-control work instructions.
• Proficiency with calipers, scales, tape measures, torque wrenches, hand drills, and other measuring and assembly tools.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, teamwork, attention to detail, and commitment to production quality.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds, stand for extended periods, and work hands-on in a production environment.
• Must meet U.S. ITAR eligibility requirements: U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible to obtain the required U.S. authorizations.

Nice to have

• Experience with both in-autoclave and out-of-autoclave manufacturing.
• Experience working with ceramics.
• Experience with ply cutting, mold finishing and releasing, mold maintenance, lamination, bagging, curing, demolding, trimming, and 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

• Work in a hands-on, collaborative production environment that values initiative and teamwork.
• Equity option grants with most full-time offers.
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• 401(k) plan.
• 15 days of paid time off, increasing to 20 days after one year, plus 9 federal holidays.

Hiring process

• Artificial intelligence tools may assist with application, resume, and response review.
• Final hiring decisions are made by people.