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Uniccon Group is the home of innovative and customizable tech products to meet your needs. We combine world-class expertise, experience, and modern tools to scale up your productivity. Valuing and collaborating for the best services have kept us ahead of the market. Individuals, SMEs, organisation, and government agencies achieve more with us.

Uniccon Group owns Africa’s leading hub for STEM research, training, and solutions (STEMFocus). Research is the bedrock of our innovative services in the marketplace, payment gateway, workflow optimization, financial intel, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and e-learning products. We are futuristic and leading with METAVERSE and NFTs in Africa. The operations extend to Agro-commodities processing and export, fashion brands, and general contracting business. It oversees operations across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, and other parts of the world. The products are innovative, and customizable to meet market needs. Unicorn Group is a key player in their respective industries.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: UAV Composite Manufacturing Technician (Composite Technician)

Location: Abuja
Job type: Full time

Core Purpose

To physically fabricate, cure, assemble, and repair lightweight composite airframe structures, turning technical engineering designs into flight-ready UAV components.

Key Responsibilities & Deliverables

Composite Fabrication: Prepare molds (release agents, surface prep), execute wet or prepreg carbon fiber and fiberglass layups, integrate core materials (foam, honeycomb), handle resins, manage vacuum bagging, oversee curing (oven/autoclave), demold, trim, and perform basic non-destructive testing (tap tests).
Airframe Assembly: Bond structural parts, assemble major airframe sections (fuselage halves, wings, tails), install hardpoints/fittings, perform jig-based alignments, execute structural repairs, and support prototype modifications.
Tooling & Fixtures: Construct, modify, and maintain basic workshop molds, jigs, and fixtures to streamline assembly and improve production efficiency.

Candidate Requirements

Technical Skills: Hands-on experience with carbon fiber, fiberglass, resins, vacuum bagging systems, and precision mold preparation.
Manufacturing Literacy: Ability to work with jig-based alignment setups, structural bonding adhesives, and basic shop tools for trimming and finishing.
Competencies & Mindset: High craftsmanship, attention to structural detail, manual dexterity, and practical problem-solving for prototype rework and fabrication.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV, Portfolio, or a summary of your experience to: recruitment@uniccongroup.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Responsibilities

Prepare molds, execute wet or prepreg carbon fiber and fiberglass layups, integr
Manage vacuum bagging, oversee curing, demold and trim composite parts, and perf
Bond structural parts and assemble fuselage halves, wings and tails.
Install hardpoints and fittings, perform jig-based alignments, execute structura
Construct, modify and maintain workshop molds, jigs and fixtures.

Requirements

Hands-on experience with carbon fiber, fiberglass, resins, vacuum-bagging system
Ability to work with jig-based alignment setups, structural bonding adhesives an
High craftsmanship, attention to structural detail, manual dexterity and practic

Key skills

Composite fabricationCarbon fiber layupFiberglass layupResin handlingVacuum baggingMold preparationAirframe assemblyStructural bondingJig-based alignmentComposite repair

UAV Composite Manufacturing Technician (Composite Technician)

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