Flight Operations Mechanic

Boeing • USA - Patuxent River, MD, MD

1d • $33 - $52 • Onsite

About The Position

Boeing Defense, Space and Security is seeking experienced Flight Operations Mechanics to join its team in Patuxent River, Maryland. The Flight classification encompasses duties associated with Inspector Aircraft, Mechanic Electrical and Electronics, and Mechanic Flight job classifications. This hourly position is governed by the IAM Collective Bargaining agreement. Candidates must be able to work any assigned shift.

The role involves inspection, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, modification, fabrication, and operational checkout of experimental aircraft, aircraft systems, electronic test equipment, and aircraft support equipment. Duties also include preflight and flight-line work, structural and composite repairs, and maintaining aircraft historical records.

The selected candidate must satisfy Boeing’s Conflict of Interest assessment process and be able to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance is required after starting, and U.S. citizenship is required by the U.S. Government for clearance eligibility. Boeing will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status. Relocation is available based on candidate eligibility. New hires and employees transferring from non-union positions may need to complete training and are subject to a 120-calendar-day probationary period after required training. Continued employment depends on successful completion of required training and probation.

The stated summary pay range is $32.65–$52.11 per hour, depending on candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. Eligible employees may enroll in benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and paid and unpaid time away from work. Program availability depends on eligibility factors, including location, hire date, and collective bargaining agreement applicability.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience performing military aircraft maintenance activities.
• At least 1 year of experience in a military or commercial aircraft environment.
• Military fighter or commercial aircraft maintenance experience.
• Ability to work any shift as assigned.
• Must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest assessment process.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for clearance eligibility, and an interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance is required post-start.

Nice To Haves

• Experience troubleshooting electronic and aircraft systems.
• Experience with aircraft maintenance or aircraft structural repair.

Responsibilities

• Inspect calibration, adjustment, troubleshooting, repair, and modification of electronic test equipment used exclusively by production, and at times other electronic test equipment as directed.
• Perform activities before flight status, final inspection, and daily maintenance of completed experimental aircraft or major modifications to experimental aircraft.
• Inspect and/or perform bench and flight-line operational checkout, troubleshooting, adjustment, and repair of electrical and electronic systems.
• Fabricate aircraft parts such as skins, doors, frames, air bags, test panels, clips, brackets, angles, and ribs without jigs or fixtures.
• Perform flight-line operational checkout, troubleshooting, adjustment, and repair of aircraft electrical and electronic systems.
• Install or replace instruments such as fuel quantity, rate-of-climb, and oil-pressure indicators.
• Install, repair, and replace tanks, power plants, generators, and aircraft engines.
• Perform operational checkout of hydraulic and mechanical systems.
• Fabricate, adjust, troubleshoot, repair, and modify electronic test equipment.
• Repair, install, and connect bomb, missile, and rocket racks and pylons.
• Perform operational checkout of aircraft before and during preflight.
• Install, adjust, repair, and replace structural parts and assemblies.
• Operate engines during run-ups and troubleshoot as needed.
• Splice, route, clamp, solder, and string-tie wires or wire bundles.
• Diagnose and correct hydraulic and mechanical malfunctions.
• Modify aircraft components or aircraft support equipment.
• Install or replace reservoirs and repair leaks.
• Inspect explosive and armament installations.
• Install and load ejection seats and guns.
• Perform engine buildup as assigned.
• Maintain aircraft historical records.
• Perform 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 and disability insurance programs, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Relocation based on candidate eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed