Flight Operations Mechanic: Onsite Avionics & Mechanical Specialist

Boeing; Mascoutah (IL); On-site; USD 39,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has openings for Flight Operations Mechanics in Mascoutah, IL. This role involves preflight checkouts, system inspections, maintaining aircraft records, and various electrical/electronic troubleshooting tasks on military aircraft.

Preferred candidates have flight line experience and avionics or mechanical experience with military aircraft, plus the ability to troubleshoot electronic and aircraft systems.

Qualifications

• Flight line experience.
• Avionics and/or mechanical experience with military aircraft.
• Experience troubleshooting electronic and aircraft systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform operational checkout of aircraft prior to and during preflight.
• Inspect explosive and armament installations.
• Maintain aircraft historical records.
• Perform activities prior to flight status and final inspection and daily maintenance of completed experimental aircraft or major modification to experimental aircraft.
• Inspect and/or perform bench and flight line operational checkout and inspect, troubleshooting, adjustment and repair of electrical and electronic systems.
• Inspect the calibration, adjustment, troubleshooting, repair and modification of electronic test equipment used exclusively by production and at times may be required to inspect the calibration, adjustment, trouble-shooting, repair and modification of other electronic test equipment as directed.

Skills

Flight line experience

Job description

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has openings for Flight Operations Mechanics in Mascoutah, IL. This role involves preflight checkouts, system inspections, maintaining aircraft records, and various electrical/electronic troubleshooting tasks on military aircraft.

Preferred candidates have flight line experience and avionics or mechanical experience with military aircraft, plus the ability to troubleshoot electronic and aircraft systems.