Composites Technician-Bike Shop

Date Posted: 2026-11-02 Country: United States of America Location: US-AZ-TUCSON-914 ~ 6880 S Tucson Blvd ~ BIKE SHOP 914 Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: Secret Security Clearance Status: Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world. The Bike Shop within the Hardware Engineering directorate’s center is charged with providing rapid prototyping, early demonstration, product development support, and a wide range of capabilities and services to help engineering teams achieve demonstrated solutions throughout the product development process. These capabilities include engineering and test support, procurement coordination, and electrical and mechanical fabrication. The Bike Shop is seeking a Composites Technician professional to support our prototyping shop operations. They will work with the composites team to ensure that composites projects are planned, fabricated, and delivered on time. What You Will Do Read and interpret engineering drawings, models, and specifications. Understand tolerances, ply schedules, fiber orientations, and surface‑finish requirements to ensure parts meet design intent. Estimate fabrication tasks (labor hours, material costs, lead times) in a timely manner while identifying manufacturability issues and tooling required. You will use your skills to communicate and negotiate technical requirements. Initiate quoting and ordering of raw materials, hardware, and machine tools for each project. Perform hands on fabrication in composites shop, including but not limited to mold making, vacuum forming, woodworking, silicones, part marking/stencil making, carbon fiber layups, fiberglass work, etc. Perform trimming, sanding, bonding, installing inserts like Helicoils, Keenserts and assembly operations. Carry out wet layup, prepreg layup, bagging, curing, demolding, part trimming, drilling, bonding using adhesives/films, paint/stenciling and final part finishing. Perform mechanical/electro-mechanical integration. Responsible for doing final inspection of the composite parts and also final close out of projects. All around hands on mechanical fabrication, this is a very fluid role that could require different mechanical skills every day. Qualifications You Must Have Typically requires an AA/AS degree, (or another 2-year post high school training) and a minimum of eight (8) years of experience in a manufacturing or composites shop environment. Relevant composites and woodworking experience. Relevant knowledge of adhesives and silicones. Experience reading fabrication drawings. Qualifications We Prefer Experience using 3D CAD programs Knowledge of materials, machining processes, plating, hardware, inserts, etc. Experience working with small engines What We Offer Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation. Learn More & Apply Now! Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role. Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products. As part of our commit…

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