SkillBridge Experimental Tech II

Skill Bridge Experimental Tech II

Position Title:

Skill Bridge Experimental Tech II Date:
Jul 2, 2026

Location:

Savannah, GA, US Company:
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

Unique Skills:

• Must Be eligible for the DOD Skill Bridge Program and remain eligible throughout the program
• Must have 2 years experience in aviation, manufacturing, or electronics.
• To be considered, candidates must be eligible for the DoD Skill Bridge Program and meet all job-specific education and experience requirements. Preference will be given to those able to participate for at least 90 days, with a maximum of 180 days. Participants must be willing to work the assigned shift. Please note that military service members in a Skill Bridge program are not eligible for wages or other benefits.
  
  To qualify, you must have 180 days or fewer remaining before your discharge date, have completed at least 180 consecutive days of active military service, obtain approval from your unit commander, and agree that participation may be terminated at any time by your service branch if mission requirements dictate.

• Intermediate experience (2-5 years) of one, or a combination of any, of the following:
• Sheet metal experience
• Cutting, bending, forming, drilling
• Aircraft inspection, maintenance, and repair
• Machining
• Plan, layout, setup, and operation machinery
• Welding
• Familiar with metallurgy, metal working, and welding processes/technology
• Hydraulic installations/assembly experience.
• Intermediate understanding of computer software.
• Basic understanding of Solumina
• Basic understanding of Catia/Smart Team
• Test lab experience
• Experience with calibration tools, gages, meters, instruments, and/or transducers.

• Under close supervision, perform planning, layout, setup, and operation of various conventional machinery. Assist and train junior level machinist.
• Sets up machines to perform operations, computes angular dimensions where required, locates and lays out reference lines, center points, and lines.
• Plans the sequence of operations to be performed.
• Determines the proper cutting tools required to perform machining task.
• Selects the proper speed and feeds for conditions.
• Performs complex machining tasks.
• Checks own work for conformance to specifications using precision measuring equipment.
• Maintains a clean and safe working environment.
• Assist and train junior level machinist.

• Performs a variety of metal joining processes and basic metal working tasks.
• Fabricate and install components as directed by supervisor.
• Remove, refurbish, modify and reinstall components as directed.
• Fabricate aircraft components as requested by appropriate department technicians or external customers.
• Research materials and processes as required, ensuring compliance with pertinent ANSI, AWS, FAA, Gulfstream and/or Aircraft Manufacturer standards.
• Correctly complete required internal and FAA paperwork.
• Correctly use power and hand tools to cut, form, and otherwise prepare pieces for welding.
• Make effective use of the existing systems to enter labor against Work Orders, create picklists, purchase requisitions, review Work Orders, add items to Work Orders, and to sign off Work Orders.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Other Requirements:

High School Diploma or GED required. 2 years experience in aviation, manufacturing, or electronics. Position

Purpose:

Under limited to direct supervision perform operation activities in support of experimental, structural, and flammability testing. Operation activities could utilize skillsets related to sheet metal, instrumentation/electrical, fabrication, calibrations, hydraulic/pneumatics, large structural elements, test execution, etc.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

Essential…