Boeing

Overview

Boeing Defense Space & Security (BDS) is seeking Experienced Aircraft Sheet Metal Structures Mechanics to join the B-52 team in San Antonio, TX. The role involves performing various structural modifications and repairs on aircraft components.

Responsibilities

• Perform close tolerance drilling, reaming, removal, and installation to critical support structures and fracture critical areas.
• Locate blind holes necessary for installation of new structural items to existing structure.
• Perform sealing, painting, shimming, and preserving structure in accordance with standard repair processes.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, technical orders, process specifications, and retrofit requirements.
• Use tooling assemblies and fixtures for depot level modification and repair of structural parts.
• Knowledge of aircraft mechanical component troubleshooting/repair procedures and replacement of components.
• Fabricate, construct, alter, repair and maintain tooling, dies, jigs, holding fixtures, assemblies, sub-assemblies and/or shop aids.
• Fabricate metals for use in development and modification of aircraft.
• Responsible for first level fabrication, maintenance, tool maintenance, repair, and storage of production tooling.
• Read and interpret assembly drawings, parts drawings, specifications, job layouts, handbook formulas, templates, and other job information.
• Operate manual, power assisted and power operated machines.
• Form a series of non-parallel and parallel bends on parts and determine bend sequence.
• Fabricate and/or repair aircraft components such as leading edges, flaps, rudders, fins, and skins.
• Perform work such as scarfing, blanking, grooving, forming, bending, piercing, punching, flanging, tapers, and slotting.
• Setup, fabricate, align and hand form to specified tolerances.
• Perform work requiring operations from standard procedures due to variations in hardness or usage of metal.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience working with non-porous metals such as aluminum, titanium, and stainless.
• 4+ years of experience working with schematics, specifications, assembly drawings, and standard operating procedures.
• 4+ years of experience using structures hand tools such as drills, pancake adapters, counter sink cages, hole finders, and rivet guns.
• 4+ years of experience working heavy structures: locating, drilling, countersinking and fastening structures to aircraft.
• 4+ years of experience with aircraft sheet metal fabrication, maintenance and processes.
• Ability to access/enter a wing fuel tank opening.
• Ability to work in confined spaces for extended periods during shift.
• Ability to work variable shifts to support mission requirements and workload.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• PTO

Additional Information

• This position is variable shift.
• Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.
• This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance.