Gas Turbine Mechanic

Solar Turbines•San Diego, CA

1d•$25 - $45

About The Position

Perform assembly, disassembly, rework, and repair across Caterpillar product lines, including engines, sub-assemblies, accessory units, and driven equipment. Work with engineers to develop processes using available shop-floor information, operating instructions, assembly drawings, bills of material, photographs, and written or oral instructions. The role supports engine builds and test operations, including instrumentation installation and troubleshooting, dyno work, rotor balancing, test-cell modifications, and routine maintenance of shop tools and equipment. The mechanic also provides product support and technical assistance to internal and external customers and performs duties of Production Gas Turbine Mechanic and engine mechanic classifications as required. The position requires a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent; at least three years of mechanical experience; experience with precision measuring devices; the ability to interpret blueprints or drawings; and experience with forklifts, overhead cranes, and rigging. Applicants must be willing to work any shift and include a resume with their application. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
At least 3 years of mechanical experience.
Experience with precision measuring devices, such as multimeters, dial calipers, and depth micrometers.
Ability to read and interpret blueprints or drawings.
Experience with forklifts, overhead cranes, and rigging.
Mechanical aptitude.
Willingness to work any shift.
Include a resume with the application.

Nice To Haves

At least 3 years of turbine engine mechanical experience.
Thermocouple wiring and termination experience.
Experience with proximeters, bolt heaters, hydraulic stretch tooling, pullers, torches, spot tackers, and build stand elevators.
Military gas turbine or aviation experience.
A&P license.

Responsibilities

Assemble, disassemble, rework, and repair engines, sub-assemblies, accessory units, and driven equipment across product lines.
Build, rebuild, fix, or modify sub-assemblies in the engine build area.
Use turbomachinery knowledge to adapt, modify, and make shop aids for special projects.
Provide product support and technical assistance to internal and external customers.
During tear-down, preserve, identify, and document evidence related to engine or assembly failures or nonfunctioning tests.
Follow unique engineering instructions for assembly, disassembly, and measurement taking.
Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering and Design Engineering on new-product build processes.
Identify faults and develop solutions to build stoppages through process improvements, shop aids, and development-part modifications.
Install, route, and terminate instrumentation, adjusting build processes for unique engine instrumentation as required.
Use electronics knowledge for installation and troubleshooting as required.
Use and maintain knowledge of all company dynos; assemble, disassemble, repair, and rework dynos used for test operations.
Balance rotors.
Support test-cell operations, including installation and in-situ modifications to development engines as needed.
Perform partial tear-downs and part swaps without removing engines from the test cell.
Perform routine maintenance on shop tools and equipment.
Operate tools and equipment including precision measuring instruments, multimeters, proximeters, bolt heaters, hydraulic stretch tooling, pullers, torches, spot tackers, forklifts, tugs, build stand elevators, borescopes, balancing machines, specialized induction heaters, arbor presses, and overhead cranes.
Perform Production Gas Turbine Mechanic duties as required.
Perform engine mechanic classification duties as required.