Aircraft Mechanic I (Sheetmetal)

About the role

Amentum is hiring an Aircraft Sheetmetal Mechanic I to fabricate, install and maintain sheet-metal equipment and fixtures such as machine guards, grease pans, shelves, lockers, tanks, ventilators, chutes, ducts and metal roofing. The work covers planning and laying out sheet-metal maintenance from blueprints, setting up and operating sheet-metal machines, and using hand tools to cut, bend, form, fit and assemble parts. The position is hourly and overtime-eligible under the Service Contract Act.

Key responsibilities

• Read and analyze work requests and specifications, develop and draw working sketches, and determine the type and extent of repair or replacement needed.
• Fabricate aircraft sheet-metal parts, panels and doors from serviced aircraft, including fuselage, door assemblies, windshield panels, washers, firewalls and brackets, from materials such as aluminum, steel, titanium, brass, copper, magnesium, rubber, plastic, plexiglass and fiberglass.
• Develop parts and templates from prints, drawings or original parts, and cut and shape parts with shears, Do-All saw and turret punch.
• Form metal with cornice brakes, punch presses and drill presses, finish edges, and assemble components with rivets, screws, nuts and bolts, protecting dissimilar metals.
• Apply protective compounds, insulating tape, plastic cement and fiberglass resins, and ensure finished parts meet quality standards.
• Work independently on double-contour parts and complex multi-plane items, and follow safety procedures and PPE, including possible work in confined spaces and fuel tanks.

Required profile

• Valid up-to-date A&P license, or three years of aviation maintenance experience (two years rotary-wing and two years on the assigned MDS sheetmetal), all within the last six years.
• Ability to obtain and maintain facility credentials; US citizenship required for facility authorization.
• Own shadowed/etched tools and toolbox; two or more years of recent aircraft repair, modification, maintenance and overhaul experience preferred.
• Physical ability to stand, climb, lift up to 50 pounds, work in a drafty, noisy, dirty shop, and pass a respirator fit test.

Required skills

• Knowledge of aircraft mechanical component troubleshooting, repair procedures and replacement.
• Knowledge of aircraft sheet-metal and structural modifications and repair.
• Basic electrical theory and familiarity with test equipment, torque wrenches, dial indicators, micrometers, sheet-metal brakes and shears.
• Working knowledge of technical publications and logistics information systems.

What we offer

• Estimated hourly rate of $37.83, with possible health and welfare payments under the SCA.
• Health, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and holidays, retirement benefits including 401(k) matching, educational reimbursement, parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, disability and life insurance, pet insurance.