Blueprints, Documentation, Engineering Drawing, Hand Tools, Hydraulic Engineering, Interpersonal Skills, Literacy, Maintain Compliance, Mathematics, Organizational Skills, Pneumatic Tools, Record Keeping, Safety Compliance, System Integration (SI), Systems Administration/Management, Team Lead/Manager, Traceability
Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions)
- System Integration: Install final components, flight controls, surfaces, and secondary sub-assemblies to ensure perfect clearance and alignment.
- Precision Fastening: Install rivets, bolts, and specialized hardware using pneumatic hand tools and manual fixtures.
- Component Torquing: Tighten hardware and flared fittings (fuel, oil, and hydraulic lines) precisely to engineering print specifications.
- Routing Lines: Securely route wiring harnesses, control cables, and fluid tubing through structural areas.
- Chemical Application: Mix and apply specialized bonding agents, structural adhesives, resins, and sealants to composite parts.
- Surface Preparation: Clean, sand, solvent-wipe, and mask parts to ensure strict adhesion standards for bonding.
- Blueprints & Schemes: Read and interpret complex engineering drawings, visual work instructions, and build sheets.
- Quality Documentation: Review your own work and log completed steps in aircraft build records to maintain safety traceability.
- Safety Compliance: Maintain a highly organized, clean workstation to eliminate Foreign Object Debris (FOD) and wear mandatory PPE, including respirators.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Blueprint Literacy: Ability to read mechanical drawings and use basic math to verify physical alignment against engineering specs.
- Tool Fluency: Proficiency with manual, pneumatic, and electric assembly tools (torque wrenches, drills, rivet guns).
- Precision Focus: Ability to hold precise tolerances and catch minor variations or flaws early.
- Pace & Takt Time: Ability to manage personal task timing efficiently to keep up with assembly station movement schedules.
- Communication: Willingness to immediately flag and report build errors or defects to team leadership.