Boeing

Flight Operations Mechanic

Boeing

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Mascoutah • Illinois, Montana • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $27 - $37 per hour

Job Level

Junior

About the role

  • 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.
  • Perform aircraft and/or spacecraft bench or flight line operational checkout, trouble-shooting, adjustment and repair of any electrical or electronic system.
  • Fabricate, adjust, trouble shoot, repair and modify electronic test equipment. Perform operational checkout of hydraulic systems and mechanical systems.
  • Diagnose and correct hydraulic and mechanical malfunctions.
  • Operate engines during run-ups and troubleshoot when needed.
  • Perform engine buildup as assigned. Install, repair, and replace tanks, power plants, generators, and aircraft engines.
  • Install or replace reservoirs, etc. and repair leaks in same. Install or replace instruments such as fuel quantity, rate of climb and oil pressure indicators.
  • Perform crash crew duties as directed.
  • Splice, route, clamp, solder, and string tie wires or wire bundles.
  • Repair, install and hook up bomb, missile and rocket racks and pylons.
  • Install and load ejection seats and guns. Install adjust, repair and replace structural parts and assemblies.
  • Fabricate parts such as skins, doors, aircraft frames, air bags, test panels, clips, brackets, angles and ribs without the aid of jigs and fixtures.
  • Modify aircraft components or aircraft support equipment.
  • Perform composite repairs.

Requirements

  • Flight line experience
  • Military Aircraft Avionics and/or Mechanical experience highly desired
  • Experience troubleshooting electronic systems
  • Currently hold or have held a security clearance in the past 24 months
  • High school graduate or GED
  • Prefer a minimum of one (1) or more years of related work experience
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Health savings accounts
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Life and disability insurance programs
  • Paid time off
  • Drug Free Workplace
  • Relocation based on candidate eligibility

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
operational checkoutinspectiontroubleshootingrepairfabricationcalibrationadjustmentmodificationhydraulic systemselectronic systems
Soft skills
attention to detailproblem-solvingcommunicationteamworkadaptability
Certifications
security clearancehigh school diplomaGED