Aerospace Transparency Layup Specialist

Job Description

Job Description Hiring Immediately — Aerospace Transparency Layup Specialist

Location: Sylmar, CA

Shift: 1st, 5:00am–1:30pm, Monday–Friday (overtime as needed)

Pay: $25.00 hourly

A day in this role

Before sunrise, you’re on the floor preparing materials that will fly. You inspect glass, acrylic, and polycarbonate plies, check interlayers, and ready assemblies for bagging and lamination. You’ll route electrical braids with care, solder sensing elements, and apply adhesion promoters and tapes so every layer bonds exactly as engineered. Throughout the shift, you verify optics, document results, and troubleshoot using SPC. You collaborate closely with engineers on prototypes and test coupons, support production audits and training, and keep Kanban stock accurate. Above all, you operate safely, follow EH&S and quality requirements, and help teammates learn the craft.

What you will do

• Execute lay-up for aircraft transparencies, including bagging and lamination.
• Clean and inspect coated and bare surfaces of glass, acrylic, polycarbonate, and other transparency ply materials.
• Clean and inspect interlayer materials for lay-up.
• Apply adhesion promoters or primers to mating surfaces.
• Perform soldering for installation of sensing elements.
• Prepare and apply various tapes.
• Route electrical braids on and through interlayers.
• Assemble plies, interlayers, and other components.
• Prepare assemblies for bagging and lamination.
• Inspect parts and verify optics; perform repair, rework, disassembly; problem-solve and troubleshoot (SPC).
• Assist Engineering, including fabricating prototypes, test coupons/parts, tooling, and testing support to manufacturing as required.
• Support production via technical audits, troubleshooting, training, and process improvement.
• Follow all EH&S rules and regulations at all times.
• Comply with quality policies, specifications, regulations, written work instructions, and customer/government requirements.
• Communicate effectively across levels; read and interpret work orders and documented procedures.
• Maintain accurate Kanban floor stock for components, raw materials, and chemicals.
• Train new employees on the lay-up process.

What you bring

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds consistently throughout the day.
• Experience in manufacturing or warehouse environments preferred.
• High School diploma or GED required.
• Ability to obtain Security Clearance where required.
• Commitment to wearing required PPE.
• Basic computer skills.

Why PPG

Here at PPG, we make it happen. We seek people of integrity who push to do better today than yesterday—every day. PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD™

Through leadership, innovation, sustainability, and color, we help customers across industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets enhance more surfaces in more ways than any other company. Learn more at www.ppg.com and follow @PPG on Twitter.

• We partner with customers to create mutual value.
• We act as One PPG to the world.
• We trust our people every day, in every way.
• We make it happen.
• We run it like we own it.
• We do better today than yesterday—every day.

Compliance and equal opportunity

Disclaimer:

We ask that you have the use of, or access to, information subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Only U.S. Citizens, Green Card holders and political asylees or refugees are eligible to apply.

All applicants must provide one of the following forms of identification as part of their application:

(1) Passport, (2) Birth Certificate, (3) Certificate of Naturalization (USCIS Form N-550 or N-570), or (4) Permanent Resident Card (USCIS Form I-551.

PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email recruiting@ppg.com.

Next steps

Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.

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