Senior Aircraft Structures Mechanic: Repairs & Mods

Insight Global; Waco (TX); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking an Aircraft Structures Mechanic to perform heavy structural maintenance, repair, and modification work on aircraft. The role involves reading blueprints and engineering drawings, disassembling/reassembling structures, and ensuring work meets technical data and safety standards.

With 4+ years of hands-on aircraft structures experience, you will collaborate with supervisors, engineers, and inspectors while documenting all work in maintenance records.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on aircraft structures experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform heavy structural maintenance, repair, modification, and rework on aircraft and aircraft components.
• Complete structural modifications as part of an established aircraft modification program.
• Remove, repair, replace, and reinstall aircraft structural components in accordance with approved technical data.
• Perform drilling, riveting, fastening, fitting, trimming, countersinking, and other aircraft sheet-metal and structural tasks.
• Inspect aircraft structures for cracks, corrosion, damage, wear, deformation, and other structural concerns.
• Complete structural repairs using approved engineering instructions, technical manuals, drawings, and specifications.
• Read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, repair instructions, technical orders, and aircraft maintenance manuals.
• Perform aircraft disassembly and reassembly to support structural repairs and modifications.
• Accurately document completed work in maintenance records, work orders, and other required documentation.
• Maintain proper tool control and comply with all safety, quality, regulatory, and foreign-object-damage prevention requirements.
• Coordinate with supervisors, engineers, inspectors, and other mechanics to ensure work meets program requirements.
• Perform flightline or hangar-based work, including assignments in confined spaces or varying weather conditions when required.

Skills

Aircraft structures

Job description

Insight Global is seeking an Aircraft Structures Mechanic to perform heavy structural maintenance, repair, and modification work on aircraft. The role involves reading blueprints and engineering drawings, disassembling/reassembling structures, and ensuring work meets technical data and safety standards.

With 4+ years of hands-on aircraft structures experience, you will collaborate with supervisors, engineers, and inspectors while documenting all work in maintenance records.