Aircraft Structures Mechanic

Aircraft Structures Mechanic

This role focuses on assembling, repairing, and modifying complex aircraft structural components, including major assemblies and structural subassemblies. You will work with a variety of materials, perform precise structural repairs and fabrication, and ensure all work meets engineering and quality requirements in a production and depot-level maintenance environment.

Responsibilities

• Assemble and build major aircraft structural assemblies such as fuselage panels, bulkheads, and structural subassemblies including rudders, flaps, and stabilizers.
• Align parts accurately on jigs using templates and fixtures to ensure proper fit and structural integrity.
• Perform part-fitting operations such as filing, sawing, burring, crimping, trimming, framing, riveting, drilling, and reaming.
• Carry out tight-tolerance drilling and riveting on aircraft sheet metal and structural components.
• Measure parts with precision tools such as micrometers and calipers to verify dimensions and ensure compliance with engineering specifications.
• Modify incomplete and complete assemblies to incorporate engineering changes and structural updates.
• Perform depot-level structural repairs and modifications, including sheet metal repair and structural fabrication.

Essential Skills

• Ability to understand and interpret blueprints.
• Ability to comprehend engineering requirements and apply them in practical structural work.
• Proven ability to independently perform complex depot-level structural repairs and modifications.
• Proficiency in using precision measuring tools, including calipers and micrometers, to verify part dimensions.
• Experience working with aluminum and composite materials in an aircraft structures environment.
• Demonstrated experience in aircraft sheet metal work, including riveting and structural assembly.
• Experience with tight-tolerance drilling and fabrication of fuselage panels and bulkheads.
• Experience in depot-level structural maintenance and depot-level fabrication.
• Ability to mentor junior mechanics and lower-level technicians.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Extensive experience with composite structural repair.
• Extensive experience using precision measuring tools such as micrometers and calipers.
• Experience working as a lead technician, guiding lower-level employees and working independently.
• Strong skills in sheet metal repair, structural assembly, and aircraft modification.
• Ability to monitor and verify quality using statistical process or other control procedures.

Why Work Here?

You will join a structured environment that offers a defined contract term and clear shift options, including a pay differential for second shift work. The role provides the opportunity to work on complex, high-impact aircraft structures while developing leadership skills through mentoring and guiding junior technicians. You will gain exposure to depot-level maintenance and fabrication, enhancing your technical expertise and career growth potential.

Work Environment

This position is fully on-site and does not offer telecommuting. Two shifts are available: 1st shift runs from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and 2nd shift runs from 4:30 p.m. to 3:00 a.m., with a pay differential for 2nd shift. The work takes place in a depot-level aircraft maintenance and fabrication environment, where you will work with aircraft structures, sheet metal, composites, and precision tools such as micrometers and calipers.

The setting is hands-on, production- and maintenance-oriented, with a focus on tight-tolerance structural work, adherence to engineering requirements, and compliance with established quality control procedures.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of St. Augustine, FL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $58.00/hr eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in St. Augustine, FL.

Final date to receive applications

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 27, 2026.