SHEET METAL MECHANIC (AIRCRAFT)
SHEET METAL MECHANIC (AIRCRAFT)Atsugi, Japan, Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station, JapanMid CareerPosition Description
Performs independently using work orders, instructions, technical specifications, and orders, blueprints, etc., where situations are often tentative and must be extended to cover Sheet
Metal Mechanic (Aircraft) WG-3806-11 unique or prototype situations not previously anticipated and based on minimal information. Independently develop and layout templates
using a variety of methods of contour delineation, aircraft lofting techniques, and triangulation using the fewest seams and least amount of material. Working knowledge of various aerospace
alloys such as aluminum, stainless steel, titanium, magnesium, etc., maintaining extreme precision measurements within close tolerance. Requires very little to no instructions or
supervision when developing repairs and/or repairing aerospace systems by riveting, bolting, spot welding, screwing, etc., and completing assignments using own initiative, foresight, and
resourcefulness with responsibility for the quality of workmanship, accuracy, and compliance to specifications.
Experience Required
4-7 Years
Position Duties/Responsibilities
- You will perform the most complex or unusually complicated aspects of sheet metal and composite work such as assisting engineering personnel or independently developing and constructing one-of-a kind prototype repairs.
- You will perform unique repairs on a broad array of fuel cells.
- You will disassembles, modify, repair, and reassemble complex aircraft metal items and systems, e.g., bulkheads, air frames spars, air scoops, wings, flaps, pylons, sponsons, fuselages, skins, ribs, gussets
- You will perform fiberglass repairs as well as fabrication of fiberglass composite parts.
- You will perform corrosion control on aircraft and parts finishing in accordance with Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) 0l-lA-509 series and other engineering approved processes.
Minimum Salary
$31.44
Maximum Salary
$36.67