15G Aircraft Structural Repairer

National Guard; Cheyenne (WY); Hybrid; USD 52.000 - 65.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Army National Guard is seeking an Aircraft Structural Repairer to inspect, service, and repair aircraft structural components to keep fleets ready for training and missions. You will fabricate parts using metal forming and fiberglass, repair windows and enclosures, balance controls, and maintain safe storage for hazardous materials, with training progressing through BCT and AIT.

Through hands-on tasks you will gain skills applicable to civilian aviation careers with manufacturers and

Qualifikationen

• Experience following drawings, blueprints, and manuals.
• Ability to fabricate structural parts with metal and fiberglass.
• Repair of windows and aircraft enclosures.
• Familiar with safety procedures for hazardous materials.

Aufgaben

• Repair/replace structural components per manuals and directives.
• Fabricate structural parts using metal-forming and fiberglass.
• Repair windows and enclosures.
• Balance controls and apply primers/paints.
• Maintain storage for flammable materials.

Kenntnisse

Hand tools

Power tools

Mathematics

Shop mechanics

Airframe repair

Tools

Metal forming

Fiberglass

Blueprints

Jobbeschreibung

Army planes and helicopters need to be in tip-top shape inside and out to be ready to go at a moment's notice. As an Aircraft Structural Repairer in the Army National Guard, you will inspect, service, and repair structural components on aircraft to ensure that they are ready to deploy for training, rescue, humanitarian, security, or combat missions.

Job Duties

• Repair/replace aircraft structural components according to drawings, blueprints, directives, technical manuals, and safety procedures
• Fabricate structural parts using metal-forming techniques and fiberglass materials
• Make repairs to transparent plastic windows and enclosures
• Balance fixed-wing aircraft controls and apply primers/paints on aircraft surfaces
• Maintain facilities for storage of flammable/hazardous materials

Some of the Skills You'll Learn

• Engine disassembly and repair
• Repair of aluminum, steel, and fiberglass airframes/coverings
• Fix hydraulic, fuel, and electrical systems

Helpful Skills

• Preference for mathematics and shop mechanics
• Ability to use hand and power tools

Through your training, you will develop the skills and experience to enjoy a civilian career with aircraft manufacturers, commercial airlines, and government agencies.

Earn While You Learn

Instead of paying to learn these skills, get paid to learn. In the Army National Guard, you will learn these valuable job skills while earning a regular paycheck and qualifying for tuition assistance.

Job training for Soldiers in the Aircraft Structural Repairer specialty consists of 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training, plus 15 weeks of Advanced Individual Training. During this time, you will learn essential Soldiering skills and refine your aircraft repair abilities in the field and the classroom.