Experienced Aircraft Sheet Metal Structures Mechanic - B-52 (2400)

Boeing•San Antonio, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Boeing Defense Space & Security (BDS) is looking for Experienced Aircraft Sheet Metal Structures Mechanics to join our B-52 team in San Antonio, TX. This role involves performing close tolerance drilling, reaming, removal, and installation on critical support structures and fracture-critical areas. You will also be responsible for sealing, painting, shimming, and preserving structures, as well as fabricating and repairing aircraft components and tooling. The position requires interpreting engineering drawings, technical orders, and other specifications to perform modifications and repairs. You will utilize various tooling and machinery to fabricate and maintain parts and assemblies according to directives.

Requirements

10+ years of experience working with non-porous metals, such as aluminum, titanium, and stainless
10+ years of experience working with schematics, specifications, assembly drawings and standard operating procedures
10+ years of experience using structures hand tools such as: drills 45 and 90 degrees, pancake adapters, counter sink cages, hole finders, and rivet guns
10+ years of experience working heavy structures: locating, drilling, countersinking and fastening structures (doublers, stringers, webs, seat tracks, etc.) to aircraft
10+ years of experience with aircraft sheet metal fabrication, maintenance and processes
Ability to access/enter a wing fuel tank opening
Ability to work in confined spaces for extended periods during shift
Ability to work variable shifts (i.e. scheduled and unscheduled overtime; weekends and holidays) to support mission requirements and workload
Must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. A “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.
Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Depot Level/Heavy Structures maintenance
Experience with aircraft maintenance and operations
Operate a forklift, mobile crane, and riding type electric powered elevating equipment to accomplish work assignment

Responsibilities

Perform close tolerance drilling, reaming, removal, and installation to critical support structures and fracture critical areas
Locate blind holes necessary for installation of new structural items to existing structure
Perform efforts associated with sealing, painting, shimming, and preserving structure in accordance with standard repair processes
Read and interpret engineering drawings, technical orders, process specification, and retrofit requirements to perform structural modifications and repairs
Use tooling assemblies and fixtures for depot level modification and repair of structural parts
Knowledge of aircraft mechanical component troubleshooting/repair procedures and replacement of components
Knowledge of aircraft sheet metal/structural modification and repair
Fabricate, construct, alter, repair and maintain tooling, dies, jigs, holding fixtures, assemblies, sub-assemblies and/or shop aids
Fabricate metals for use in development and modification of aircraft in accordance with DOD, manufacturer, company, supplier and other directives
Responsible for first level fabrication, maintenance, tool maintenance, repair, and storage of production tooling.
Read and interpret assembly drawings, parts drawings, specifications, job layouts, handbook formulas, templates, and other job information
Operate manual, power assisted and power operated machines
Form a series of non-parallel and parallel bends on parts and determine bend sequence
Fabricate and/or repair aircraft components such as, but not limited to, leading edges, flaps, rudders, fins, inner and outer skins, bench parts, chem. mill skins and cones
Perform work such as: scarfing, blanking, grooving, forming, bending, piercing, perforating, punching, flanging, tapers, and slotting including the forming of regular and irregular shapes and contours and straight and contour cuts
Setup, fabricate, align and hand form to specified tolerances
Perform work requiring operations from standard procedures because of variations in hardness or usage of metal
Pass an assessment during the training cycle