Sr. 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

Where Precision Meets Innovation

A Process Operations Technician drives operational excellence in our advanced manufacturing facility, ensuring mission-critical aerospace and defense components meet the highest quality standards. Join a team where your attentin to detail directly contributes to national security initiatives!!

• Works from processing route 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. This may include repetitive tasks such as creating lay-ups, sanding, sandblasting, etc.
• Prepares tooling/fixturing used in the layup/manufacturing process.
• Sets up and operates various types of equipment to support antenna processing while maintaining a safe working environment. These include but are not limited to; ovens, alignment and measuring equipment, exhaust hoods, sanding tables, air tools such as orbital sanders or die grinders and others as required.
• Prepares ingredients, such as resins, catalysts, fillers, accelerators, and dyes, 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 the painting process.
• Wraps bonding fixture or molds in vacuum bagging materials, attaches fittings to molds or fixture, such as vacuum connections, thermocouples, and probes to exhaust 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.

Minimum:

• Minimum 4 years' experience within the Manufacturing, Aviation/ Aerospace, Auto body, Paint, Composite, Fiberglass, or Marine industries. Preference given to those with previous experience working within the Aerospace/ Aviation industry.
• High School Diploma or GED Certificate.
• Experience with a PC windows environment.
• 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.

Preferred:

• 5 +years' experience within the Manufacturing, Aviation/ Aerospace, Auto body, Paint, Composite, Fiberglass, or Marine industries.
• Experience maintaining sanding tables and air tools in accordance with instructions and procedures.
• Experience reading and interpreting drawings and specifications.
• Experience in the use of HVLP paint guns to performing finish coat painting in accordance to specifications where high-grade finishes is desirable.

Annual Range: $25.83 hr to $37.48 hr (Lansdale, PA). 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. CAES provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, 401K, paid holidays and vacation.

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.