Associate Structures Repair & Modification Technician – JAWACS
Core
Perform close tolerance drilling, reaming, removal, and installation on critical support structures and fracture critical areas of aircraft.
Role type
Associate Structures Repair & Modification Technician
Builds
Structural modifications and repairs for JAWACS (Joint Airborne Warning and Control Systems) aircraft
Domain
Aerospace / Aviation Maintenance
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
non-porous metals (aluminum, titanium, stainless), schematics and assembly drawings, structures hand tools (drills, rivet guns), heavy structures fastening, aircraft mechanical component troubleshooting, basic electrical systems, aircraft data systems
Preferred skills
Depot Level/Heavy Structures maintenance, forklift operation, mobile crane operation, electric powered elevating equipment operation
Technologies
test equipment, torque wrenches, dial indicators, micrometers, cable tensiometers, sheet metal brakes, sheers
Responsibilities
Perform close tolerance drilling, reaming, removal, and installation to critical support structures; locate blind holes for new structural items; seal, paint, shim, and preserve structure; read and interpret engineering drawings and technical orders; use tooling assemblies and fixtures for depot level modification; determine functionality of basic electrical systems; ascend/descend ladders and work in confined spaces
Seniority
Associate, hands-on IC
