Flight Operations Mechanic - Quality Assurance Inspector

Boeing • USA - Patuxent River, MD, MD

2d • $33 - $52 • Onsite

About The Position

Boeing Test and Evaluation (BT&E) is seeking Flight Operations Mechanic - Quality Assurance Inspectors to support the Quality Team in Patuxent River, Maryland. This is a 100% onsite, hourly, union-represented position governed by the International Association of Machinists (IAM 837) Collective Bargaining Agreement. The role is on first shift, though the selected candidate must be able to work any shift as assigned. Travel may be required up to 10% of the time.

The position involves inspecting, maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and performing operational checkouts of experimental aircraft and related systems and equipment. Duties include preflight checks and final inspections, maintaining aircraft historical records, inspecting electrical, electronic, hydraulic, mechanical, structural, armament, and explosive installations, and supporting aircraft maintenance and testing activities.

Candidates must be able to obtain a U.S. security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required, and an interim and/or final U.S. Secret clearance is required after starting. Relocation is available based on candidate eligibility. New hires and employees transferring from non-union positions may be required to complete training, followed by a 120-calendar-day probationary period. Continued employment depends on successful completion of that period. The position requires satisfying the company's Conflict of Interest assessment process and compliance with Boeing's drug-free workplace testing policies.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of experience in a military or commercial aircraft environment.
• High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED).
• Current valid driver's license.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
• An interim and/or final U.S. Secret clearance is required after starting.
• Ability to work any shift as assigned.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
• Ability to satisfy the company's Conflict of Interest assessment process.
• Ability to meet the stated physical requirements: standing, lifting, using fall protection, moving up and down on aircraft, and meeting DOT/ground-operations physical requirements for QASO, towing, and move crew.

Nice To Haves

• At least 3 years of experience performing military aircraft maintenance activities.
• Have or have held an active U.S. Security Clearance within the past 24 months.

Responsibilities

• Perform operational checkout of aircraft before flight.
• Inspect explosive and armament installations.
• Maintain aircraft historical records.
• Perform preflight-status activities, final inspections, and daily maintenance on completed experimental aircraft or major modifications to experimental aircraft.
• Inspect or perform bench and flight-line operational checkout, troubleshooting, adjustment, and repair of electrical and electronic systems.
• Inspect calibration, adjustment, troubleshooting, repair, and modification of electronic test equipment used exclusively by production, and, as directed, other electronic test equipment.
• Perform aircraft or spacecraft bench or flight-line operational checkout, troubleshooting, adjustment, and repair of electrical or electronic systems.
• Fabricate, adjust, troubleshoot, repair, and modify electronic test equipment.
• Perform operational checkout of hydraulic and mechanical systems.
• Diagnose and correct hydraulic and mechanical malfunctions.
• Operate engines during run-ups and troubleshoot as needed.
• Perform engine buildup as assigned.
• Install, repair, and replace tanks, power plants, generators, and aircraft engines.
• Install or replace reservoirs and repair leaks in them.
• Install or replace instruments such as fuel quantity, rate-of-climb, and oil-pressure indicators.
• Inspect splicing, routing, clamping, soldering, and string-tying of wires or wire bundles.
• Inspect repair, installation, and hookup of bomb, missile, and rocket racks and pylons.
• Inspect installation and loading of ejection seats and guns.
• Inspect installation, adjustment, repair, and replacement of structural parts and assemblies.
• Inspect fabricated parts—including skins, doors, aircraft frames, air bags, test panels, clips, brackets, angles, and ribs—without the aid of jigs and fixtures.
• Inspect modified aircraft components or aircraft support equipment and composite repairs.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life insurance, disability insurance, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Relocation based on candidate eligibility.

What This Job Offers

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