15G Aircraft Structural Repairer

National Guard; Cheyenne (WY); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Paid training

Healthcare benefits

Job summary

National Guard seeks an Aircraft Structural Repairer to inspect, service, and repair structural aircraft components to ensure readiness for training, rescue, humanitarian, security, or combat missions.

You will repair and replace parts per drawings and manuals, fabricate metal and fiberglass components, and perform repairs on windows and enclosures while maintaining proper storage of hazardous materials. Training culminates in real-world field work.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Aircraft structural repair

Hand & power tools

Mathematics

Shop mechanics

Job description

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.