Department: NIAR Composites

Campus Location: Wichita, KS - WSU Main Campus

Hire Type: Full Time

Pay: Commensurate with experience

Work Schedule: Typically Monday - Friday; 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. Evenings and weekends may be necessary dependent upon business needs.

Export Compliance Requirement: This position requires access to EAR or ITAR controlled technologies. Applicants are required to be eligible for employment under U.S. export control laws and must meet the requirement of being a "U.S. Person".

Responsible for the spray application of aerospace paints on a variety of substrates including the set up and application of primers and finish coat. Supporting responsibilities include masking, racking, turning, and sanding operations as well as equipment maintenance and paint mixing operations. Perform aerospace coating performance testing and flammability testing as per FAA.

Essential Functions

Assists in management, maintenance and monitoring of facilities, equipment, and systems as required to support building operation and daily research activities, ensuring adherence to process standards and established practice. Under general supervision, trains and advises staff, contractors and students in experimental design, product and material selection, research equipment capacity and utilization, and tool operation and processes.

Job Duties

• Select and apply aerospace paint according to documents and specifications.
• Dispose of hazardous waste in accordance with environmental laws and company regulations. Observes all safety, environmental and general housekeeping rules and policies.
• Documents all work accomplished in a clear, concise and accurate manner.
• Surfaces preparation using abrasives, solvents, and brushes or washing tanks to prepare to apply paint.
• Knowledge of painting techniques and tools
• Prepares aircraft surfaces for removing paint by cleaning, masking, applying stripper, removing stripper
• Able to read ASTM, ISO, SAE etc. type of standards to perform aerospace coating performance testing
• Flammability Testing as per FAA.
• Understanding of conventional high volume/low pressure (HVLP) paint spray equipment in pressure, gravity and siphon-fed variants
• Aircraft or auto body painting experience.
• Painting prep includes sanding, masking, surface prep, primer, topcoat.
• 1-3 years minimum related experience or equivalent technical certificate.