Sheet Metal/LO Coater Technician

Chipton-Ross, Inc.; Panama City (FL); On-site; USD 41,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Chipton-Ross, Inc. is seeking a Sheet Metal/LO Coater Technician for a contract role in Panama City, FL. The ideal candidate has experience with LO coatings on 5th generation fighter airframes and can read engineering drawings to identify repair locations.

Responsibilities include fabricating parts, bonding components, operating precision tools, recording data, and maintaining a safe, FOD-free work area. A Bachelor's or Master's degree is required; U.S. aerospace certifications are a plus.

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in sheet metal or LO coatings.
• Ability to read and interpret aircraft drawings.
• Experience with bonding and data recording is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret aircraft drawings and manuals to locate repair areas.
• Use precision measuring instruments and standard scales.
• Operate drills, angle motors, shears, drill press, and pneumatic riveter.
• Fabricate shims, brackets, doublers, and patches for exacting fit.
• Bond aircraft parts and materials and verify conformity to specs.
• Set up and operate material testers and mixers.
• Record data for future use and maintain a safe, FOD-free work area.
• Perform trimming, filing, drilling, riveting, and deburring as required.

Skills

Sheet metal experience

Low Observable coatings

Aircraft drawings

AFSC/Navy cert

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Tools

Drill

Drill press

Pneumatic riveter

Calipers

Micrometers

Job description

Chipton-Ross is seeking a Sheet Metal/LO Coater Technician for a contract opportunity in Panama City, FL.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• These positions are mostly working LO restore and some modifications. Workers will be require to utilize full face respirator, Tyvek suits, gloves, etc. to complete daily duties.
• 5th Generation Fighter Aircraft Sheet Metal Experience, and or Low Observable Coatings application experience and training, 5 or 7 Skill level USAF AFSC, Navy NEC, or Marine MOS discipline rating or an equivalent Air frame and Power Plant, FAA certificate or equivalent 5 years experience.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Read and interpret aircraft engineering drawings, technical manuals, structure repair manuals, understanding symbols, flags, and general notes - Identify aircraft locations by station, butt-line, and waterline as shown on engineering documentation and technical orders.
• Work with precision measuring instruments, micrometers, calipers, tape measures, and standard scales.
• Utilizes tools to include but not limited to drills, angle motors, shears, drill press, and pneumatic riveter.
• Fabricate detail parts such as shims, splices, gussets, angles, brackets, doublers, stiffeners, and patches - Use shop aids to facilitate assembly and installation as required.
• Bonding of aircraft parts, assemblies and materials on complete and incomplete aircraft where methods and operational sequences are not established, complete information is not readily available, and tooling is not provided or is inadequate, exercising a complete knowledge of bonding practices, procedures, makes layouts and locates parts and material for exacting fit where critical surface contours, edge distances or coordinated dimensions must be established and maintained; completes all bonding operations exercising ingenuity in determining the most efficient fabrication and assembly methods; verifies application/condition of installed materials for conformity to specifications and determines material and time required to perform repairs; removes, takes corrective action and makes reinstallations where design and modification changes.
• Sets up and operates various types of material testers and mixers.
• Record data and procedural information for future use by others.
• Improvises shop aids to facilitate fabrication, application or assembly operations.
• Fabricates shims, brackets and plates as required and performs assembly operations such as trimming, filing, drilling, riveting, reforming and fitting of parts and details, and removing burrs or other surface imperfections as required.
• Work in a safe and efficient manner while maintaining a clean, FOD-free work area.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• Experience Low Observable Coatings application experience and training.

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

• Accredited Bachelor's Degree or Accredited Master's Degree.

WORK HOURS:

• 5/40-1st Shift/Full-Time.