Depot Aircraft Structures Tech — 4/10s, Birmingham

Aerotek; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Paid holidays

PTO after 1 year

Relocation allowance

3-day weekend

Job summary

Aerotek in Birmingham, AL is seeking an Aircraft Structures Technician for depot-level maintenance, repairs, and skin/bulkhead upgrades on T-38 aircraft. The role focuses on structural integrity, repair design, and precise assembly in a day shift environment.

Responsibilities include inspecting damage, removing high-strength fasteners, and fabricating replacement parts with advanced metalworking techniques.

Qualifications

• Experience in airframe, aircraft sheet metal, and aircraft maintenance.
• Expertise in structural mechanics, sheet metal repair, and fabrication.
• Proficiency in aircraft modification and structures.
• Experience with heavy depot-level repairs or modifications.
• Skills in skin repairs, skin patches, and skin changes.
• Knowledge of bulkheads, stringers, and doublers.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and assess damage to aircraft structural components and formulate proper repair or replacement procedures utilizing applicable technical data.
• Remove and install close tolerance, high-strength fasteners in major aircraft structural components.
• Design structural repair, modification, and corrosion protection treatments while maintaining original strength, weight, and contour.
• Perform post-repair flight control weight and balance functions and control surface rigging per designated technical orders.
• Inspect components and repairs for structural serviceability according to specifications and technical publications.
• Manufacture and use jigs, fixtures, forms, and molds to fabricate repair or replacement parts.
• Utilize advanced metalworking practices, equipment, and tools for forming, cutting, bending, and fastening replacement or repair parts.
• Train in shop drawing and depot-level metal layout techniques, shop mathematics, corrosion identification, removal, repair, and prevention.

Skills

airframe

sheet metal

fabrication

structural repairs

skin repairs

bulkheads

Job description

Aerotek in Birmingham, AL is seeking an Aircraft Structures Technician for depot-level maintenance, repairs, and skin/bulkhead upgrades on T-38 aircraft. The role focuses on structural integrity, repair design, and precise assembly in a day shift environment.

Responsibilities include inspecting damage, removing high-strength fasteners, and fabricating replacement parts with advanced metalworking techniques.