Process Operations Technician

Delivering mission-critical, electronic solutions that protect lives. Use your creativity and critical thinking to take our products from concept to customer.

At CAES, we engineer solutions for the world’s most critical missions. We serve customers in the defense and aerospace markets.

Seeking a career that offers challenging, diverse projects and opportunities? Looking for a position with a company that offers long-term professional advancement? Searching for a place that values a diverse, team-based environment? One that values YOU. Consider CAES.

The most important thing we build is TRUST

Overview

As a Process Operations Technician, you'll be a key player in ensuring our products meet highest standards of quality and reliability. Your technical expertise and attention to detail will drive the efficient and effective operations of our manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Works from processing rout cards, follows detailed process procedures and or verbal instructions to construct a variety of parts used for the production of antennae assemblies while meeting contractual requirements.
• Prepares tooling/fixturing used for alignment and processing during manufacturing process.
• Sets up and operates various types of equipment to support antenna processing while maintain a safe environment. These include but not limited to; ovens, coating and plating baths, alignment and measuring equipment, exhaust hoods and sanding tables and others as require.
• Prepares ingredients, such as resins, catalysts, fillers, accelerators, and colors, according to process instructions.
• Laminates plastics, resins or pre-impregnated cloth onto layup mold or bonding fixture into shaped parts as trained and instructed by group lead.
• Applies cures and sands filler materials to remove pin-holes and imperfections in preparation for painting process.
• Wraps bonding fixture or molds in vacuum bagging materials, attaches fittings to molds or fixture, such as vacuum connections, thermocouples, and probes, and exhausts air from vacuum bag to prepare lamination for curing or bonding as trained and instructed by group lead.
• Cuts material to size, using shears, knives, cutters, scissors, router, or saw.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as required.
  
  

Qualifications

Required:

• 1 year experience working within a supervised work environment
• 1 year working with assembly or composites in a manufacturing environment
• 1 year working with finishing, paint preparation and painting
• 1 year working experience in a production/manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated mechanical ability
• Ability to work with hand tools such as palm sander, bandsaw, etc
• This position requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by US export laws. In order to be eligible for this position, you must be a “US Person” under US export laws (or eligible for approval under a U.S. Government export license).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
  
  

Desired

• 1 year of print and etching experience
• 3 years working with assembly or composites in a manufacturing environment
• 3 years working with finishing, paint preparation and painting
• 3 years working experience in a production/manufacturing environment
• Preference given to those with Aerospace or defense contracting background
  
  

Salary Range: Process Operations Technician II $20.41 - $29.62 per hour. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Applicable pay within the posted range may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, geographical location, job function of the position, education, and experience of the successful candidate. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as business results.

EMPLOYMENT TRANSPARENCY

Benefits

We take care of our people and provide competitive health, wealth and wellbeing benefits – from day one. You’ll also discover learning and development opportunities so you can take your career to the next level – and beyond.

Other Benefits Include

• Comprehensive PTO, Paid Holiday and Paid Family Leave Programs.
• Student Loan Repayment Program & Tuition Reimbursement
• 9/80 Alternate Work Week Schedule
• Tailored Management/Leadership Training
• Innovative Medical Programs, Including Family Forming
  
  

About Caes

CAES is the largest provider of analog and radiation hardened technology for the United States aerospace and defense industry. From human spaceflight and space exploration, to missile defense and electronic warfare, to healthcare solutions addressing COVID-19, our talented team develop high performing electronic solutions that work the first time, every time.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

At CAES we welcome differences and celebrate new ideas. We believe the diversity of our people inspires our creativity and drives our innovation. Everyone is welcome here, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability for any part of the employment process, please email CAEScareers@caes.com.