Aircraft Mechanic I (Sheetmetal)

Amentum•Groton, CT

About The Position

The Aircraft Sheetmetal Mechanic I fabricates, installs, repairs, and maintains aircraft sheet-metal parts and assemblies. The role involves interpreting work requests, specifications, blueprints, drawings, models, and other technical data; developing working sketches, parts, and templates; and planning and carrying out sheet-metal maintenance and fabrication work. The mechanic determines the type and extent of repair or replacement, selects materials and methods, and lays out, cuts, forms, joins, assembles, and installs parts made from a range of materials, including aluminum, steel, titanium, and other metals and nonmetals. Work includes producing complex aircraft parts and repairs, using sheet-metal machinery and hand tools, and fastening parts with rivets, screws, bolts, or seams. The mechanic applies protective compounds and materials, takes precautions when working with dissimilar metals, and ensures completed aircraft parts meet applicable specifications and quality standards. The position may involve working inside fuel tanks or other confined spaces, participating in maintenance test flights and operational checks, inspecting maintenance work, making aircraft-log entries, and occasionally leading teams on complex tasks. Technical guidance is provided by a supervisor or higher-level technician as required. The position requires adherence to safety procedures, use of appropriate personal protective equipment, and maintenance of a safe, clean work environment. Work may take place in a maintenance shop or outdoors, including austere and all-weather conditions. The environment may be drafty, noisy, dirty, and involve exposure to operating equipment, electrical hazards, moving parts, and vehicles. The role requires physical activity such as standing, walking, climbing, crouching, crawling, reaching, handling tools and parts, and lifting or moving heavy objects.

Requirements

Valid, up-to-date A&P license; alternatively, three years of aviation maintenance experience, two years of rotary-wing aircraft experience, and two years of experience on the assigned MDS (Sheetmetal). All experience must be within the six most recent years.
Ability to obtain and maintain facility credentials or authorization; U.S. citizenship is required for facility credentials or authorization at the work location.
Must possess personal shadowed or etched tools and a toolbox.
Thorough knowledge of aircraft mechanical-component troubleshooting, repair procedures, and replacement of parts.
Broad knowledge of aircraft sheet-metal and structural modifications and repair.
Basic knowledge of electrical theory and thorough knowledge of aircraft-specific tools and equipment, including test equipment, torque wrenches, dial indicators, micrometers, sheet-metal brakes, and shears.
Working knowledge of technical publications and Logistics Information Systems.
Ability to prioritize workloads to maintain assigned project schedules.
Experience level sufficient to inspect required aeronautical maintenance performed by mechanics.
Ability to walk and stand on level or inclined surfaces for extended periods; climb stairs, ramps, ladders, and work stands; crouch, crawl, grasp and handle objects, use finger dexterity, bend elbows and knees, and reach above and below the shoulders.
Ability to lift, push, or pull at least 50 pounds; may need to lift objects weighing more than 50 pounds.
Ability to type using a standard keyboard to communicate through email and software applications.
Ability to pass a Respirator Physical and Fit Test qualification.
Ability to wear required personal protective equipment and handle dirty parts and lubricants.
May be required to operate power vehicles, machinery, hand tools, ground support equipment, or a forklift.

Nice To Haves

Two or more years of actual and recent experience in aircraft repair, modification, maintenance, and overhaul.

Responsibilities

Read and analyze work requests, specifications, and related technical data.
Develop working sketches and create parts or templates from prints, drawings, or original parts.
Determine the type and extent of aircraft sheet-metal repairs or replacements, and select suitable materials and repair methods.
Plan, lay out, cut, form, shape, join, assemble, and install aircraft sheet-metal parts and assemblies.
Use sheet-metal machines, hand tools, and developed patterns or templates to fabricate parts, including complex parts with multiple contours and planes.
Align, drill, and ream material and assemble components using rivets, screws, nuts, bolts, or seams, while protecting dissimilar metals.
Apply protective compounds, insulating tape, plastic cement, fiberglass resins, and other required protective materials.
Ensure finished aircraft parts meet requirements for soundness, strength, appearance, and applicable specifications.
Follow safety procedures, use appropriate personal protective equipment, and maintain a safe, clean work environment.
Inspect required aeronautical maintenance performed by mechanics and, as required, participate in maintenance test flights and operational checks.
Prioritize workloads to maintain project schedules and occasionally lead teams through complex aircraft-related tasks.
Make entries in aircraft logs and records when required.