Job Description

Overview

The CBP Aircraft Mechanic is responsible for maintaining, repairing, and modifying aircraft structures and components, ensuring the operational readiness of aircraft systems. This role requires technical expertise in various aircraft systems and adherence to safety and operational protocols.

Responsibilities

  • Apply technical knowledge of airframe and power plant systems to determine equipment malfunctions.
  • Perform daily, flight line, and hangar maintenance on all assigned aircraft.
  • Conduct inspections, corrosion control, troubleshooting, and fault isolation on aircraft systems.
  • Provide own hand tools for aircraft maintenance; special tools and test equipment will be provided by Customs.
  • Occasionally lead teams through complex aircraft tasks.
  • Make entries in aircraft logs and records as required.
  • Prioritize workload schedules on assigned projects.

Requirements

  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a CBP Background Investigation Suitability clearance; US Citizenship required.
  • High School Diploma or equivalent required.
  • Must hold a current airframe and power plant mechanic (A&P) certificate.
  • Competent and knowledgeable in the repair and maintenance of airframes, hydraulics, fuel systems, and aircraft engines.
  • Broad knowledge of aircraft sheet metal/structural modification and repair.
  • Working knowledge of military and general aviation aircraft airframe and engine logbooks.
  • Basic knowledge of electrical theory.
  • Thorough knowledge of aircraft unique tools such as test equipment, torque wrenches, and micrometers.
  • Working knowledge of technical publications.
  • Able to follow procedures for handling and disposal of hazardous waste materials.
  • Proficient in Office software applications, especially Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
  • Ability to meet required deadlines and maintain necessary workflow.
  • Ability to read, write, understand, and communicate in English.

How this job compares in San Angelo, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $41/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $39/hr median for welding jobs in San Angelo, TX, whose middle half runs $31–$42/hr across 10 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 60% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in San Angelo, TX

We're tracking 21 other active welding openings in San Angelo, TX right now, from 16 different employers. 17 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,424 other active welding openings from 737 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in San Angelo, or widen the search to Texas.

Amentum currently has 7 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (26), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (25), and Austin Industries (23). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $40/hr, San Angelo at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. San Angelo is among them.

Similar openings near San Angelo, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Aircraft Mechanic - Customs and Border Protection figures were last recalculated when this page was built.