AIM - Airframe Sheet Metal Tech

Calista Corporation • Lakehurst, NJ

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Airframe Sheet Metal Technician is responsible for ensuring that aircraft and equipment is functioning safely and efficiently. This role involves fabricating, assembling, and installing prototype equipment used in research and development on a wide variety of aircraft, interpreting military technical manuals, technical orders, modification work orders, and blueprints. The technician will install prototype equipment, make modifications to airframes, and perform sheet metal repairs, working with various metals and operating specialized shop equipment. A strong understanding of blueprints and schematics is required. This position may also involve other related duties as needed.

Requirements

• High School Diploma / Equivalent
• Minimum five (5) years recent and total experience in Airframe repair, plus a demonstrated ability to fabricate complex items from rudimentary drawings or verbal direction.
• Must have ability understand, interpret and apply technical manual (TM) instructions as well as other approved sources of technical information.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Government Security Clearance
• Must have a shadowed toolbox and a complete set of Airframe Sheet Metal Tools

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of advanced software applications is preferred
• Familiarity with Y-Tech’s policies and procedures

Responsibilities

• Fabricates, assembles, and installs prototype equipment used in research and development information on a large variety of aircraft ranging from single airplanes to complex, multi-engine jets and helicopters
• Interprets military technical manuals, technical orders, modification work orders and blue prints
• Installs prototype equipment on aircraft and make modifications to the existing airframe to accommodate installations
• Coordinates with project engineer personnel throughout the project providing technical assistance to project engineers, contractors, ad factory representatives, etc.
• Performs sheet metal repairs to a variety of aircraft, possess an in-depth knowledge of sheet metal materials and repair techniques
• Works with various thickness of aluminum, steel alloys, stainless steel, copper, brass and other ferrous and non-ferrous metals in the fabrication of production metal parts for aircraft modifications
• Operates tools and equipment associated with sheet metal shop operation such as protractors, calipers, gauges, crimping tools/machines, forming machines, lathes, milling machines, saws, drilling presses, gas and heli-arc welding machine
• Understand and interprets blueprints, schematics and rudimentary drawings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED