Job Description

Bonded Assembly Technician

The Bonded Assembly Technician will perform composite layup, metal bond layup, composite and structural assembly,
sheet metal forming, and weight, balance, or autoclave operations

Who are we?

Founded in 1849, Ducommun is the oldest company in California. Starting as a hardware supply store during the California Gold Rush and eventually assisted in the birth of the aerospace industry in Southern California by providing aircraft aluminum to early aerospace pioneers like Lindbergh, Douglas and Lockheed.

Today Ducommun is a global provider of innovative manufacturing solutions for customers in the aerospace, defense and industrial markets. We specialize in electronic and structural systems, producing complex products and components for commercial aircraft platforms, mission-critical military and space programs, and sophisticated industrial applications.

Our Facility in Coxsackie, NY manufactures large, complex contoured structural components and assemblies for aerospace and other applications. Our integrated processes include stretch-forming, thermal-forming, chemical processing, precision fabrication, machining, finishing processes, and integration of components into subassemblies.

Why Ducommun?

• Excellent company culture – as recognized by Newsweek’s Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces
• Opportunity for career growth
• Great benefits including paid vacation and sick time, 401K match, Employee Stock Purchase Program, annual bonus plan, and tuition reimbursement

Duties & Responsibilities

• Makes simple pattern layouts on flat or other metal stock.
• Performs drilling, reaming, counter sinking, counter boring, tapping, routing, and riveting of detailed parts to be used in bonded rotor blades and on final bonded rotor blades using
  specified tooling.
• Fills and fairs contour surfaces of rotor blades to within .010" tolerances.
• Prepares metal for bonding and may apply adhesive to parts and sub-assemblies. Sets up and
  operates liquid adhesive spray, brush, and roller coat equipment to prepare parts for metal bonding.
• Fits, installs, and assembles parts and honeycomb core to structural member, bonding materials, and other details. May patch, replace, and rework such assemblies in order to conform to specifications.
• Assembles and installs structures involving drilling, reaming and/or riveting, and the installation of various fasteners to specifications including torque operations on
  structural assemblies using specified tooling, jigs, and fixtures.
• Performs all operations necessary in the location,
  installation,
  assembly, and integral mating of
  major structural sub-assemblies and assemblies, working with or without specialized tooling and jigs.
• Performs operations necessary to aerodynamically balance helicopter rotor blades to customer specifications and Quality Control standards.
• Positions blade into weight and balance fixtures, reads two levels for span and chord-wise movement in adjusting for balance, and reads micrometer to closeness of plus or minus
  .00011 an inch in measuring sweep.
• Records temperature readings, weight, and other pertinent information about blade. May also use scale type fixtures and calculator to check weight and balance.
• Regulates, operates and maintains curing equipment.
• Positions vacuum-bagged parts or assemblies in the autoclave by locating and positioning thermocouples and recording and attaching vacuum lines and checking to determine that proper vacuum is
  maintained.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills & Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Two (2) years of relevant experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Ability to read and write in English.
• Ability to perform basic math functions with whole numbers and decimals.

This is a generic job posting for a Bonded Assembly Technician. Depending on the candidate’s skills, qualifications and experience, they will be hired into an entry (I) level, intermediate (II) level or expert (III) level job and pay scale.

Hourly rate: $19.00 - $21.00/hour

Equal Opportunity Employer
Veterans/Disabled

171 Stacey Road
Coxsackie, New York, 12051
United States